The Change Makers
A podcast celebrating the remarkable not for profit people dedicating their careers to making positive change.
We'll be talking to society's fixers, menders, mopper-uppers and fighters about why they do their job, what they see in their work and why it matters.
The Change Makers
Patricia Parker OBE, Kids for Kids, on the reality of life in Sudan , why it matters that we know about it, and the power of goats.
Patricia Parker OBE was approaching a stage in her life where she hoped she could finally use her studio for the purpose for which it was intended: being creative.
Instead a trip to see her son who was working in Sudan quickly turned into her next mission to make things better for others. More than two decades later, her studio remains the office where she runs Kids for Kids, a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of children and their families in what they call, the forgotten Darfur, an area of the country which faces tremendous hardship and is blighted by the horrors of war, genocide and extreme poverty.
It’s a part of the world which receives little press coverage in this country, so prepare to learn lots and be inspired by a woman who is relentless in her quest to make lasting change, child by child, goat by goat.
Content warning: There is a brief reference to female genital mutilations (FGM).
Visit the Kids for Kids website.