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About The Program
Hey Kids! Welcome to our first ever Kids Helping Kids program! IDRF has designed this website to be fun and informative so that you can learn about international aid and development. With our brand new website, we have a lot to offer you! Take a look around and you’ll find links to Educational Resources, Fundraising Ideas, Featured Kids, and much more! Below you can find more information on what the Kids Helping Kids program is all about.
When you’re looking through our brand new Kids Helping Kids website, think about different ways you can help those kids in New Brunswick and Pakistan. IDRF would like you to consider doing fundraising at your summer camp, at school, or just among friends and family. Check out our Fundraising Ideas sections idea so that you can figure out the best way possible to raise money for other kids. Thanks for being a part of our brand new Kids Helping Kids program and happy fundraising!
Who You Are Helping:
The Kids Helping Kids program is about helping other children in need. IDRF has chosen two special projects, so you can help kids not only here in Canada but abroad in Pakistan as well.
1) Canada - Eel Ground School Breakfast Program
2) Pakistan - Promoting Literacy in the Underprivileged Areas of Pakistan
For more information on these two projects, click here…
What You Get In Return:
When you sign up for the Kids Helping Kids campaign, you’ll receive a Free Fundraising Kit which includes:
- Kids Helping Kids T-Shirt.
- Donation Label + instruction on how to create your very own unique donation box.
- Educational resources so you can learn about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.
- Information on how you can win a Nintendo DS Lite or Apple iPod + other great prizes!
Signing-up is totally free and is a great first step to helping other kids who really need of your support. Sign-up and start your fundraising today!
Fundraising Ideas:
Here, you can read through IDRF’s database of great fundraising projects other people have done. You can use these ideas to raise money, or you can change the idea a bit to make it your own.
While fundraising, make sure to take lots of pictures. Later on don’t forget to share your story and photos with IDRF. Upload your photos and stories online and receive a chance to win a prize!
Click here to upload your creative stories and photos now…
Educational Resources:
In this section, you can learn about international development and the importance of helping other people. Learn about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, try one of our group activities, provide your teacher or camp counselor with one of our lesson plans, or try out one of our crosswords or word searches.
Click here to explore the educational resources available to you…
Share Your Story:
Have you already started your fundraising? Do you have some great ideas? IDRF wants to hear about how you have been fundraising! In this section, IDRF invites you to post pictures and stories about how you have been fundraising and why!
Your story and photos may be featured on our website or in IDRF publications such as our e-bulletins, annual reporters, donor mail outs, newspaper ads, and much more!
Click here to upload your creative stories and photos now…
Featured Kids:
Here you can take a look at other kids in your community who are making a difference! See what has motivated these children to help others in need and find out what they are doing to fundraise. Share your story with IDRF and you can be featured as well.
Click here to see the kids who are featured…
Poster Contest:
IDRF has another great opportunity for you to show your creativity. The winning poster will be the official Kids Helping Kids Program poster for one full year. Winners receive a cash prize of $100 along with an IDRF prize package, which includes a Kids Helping Kids t-shirt, wristband, and tote bag.
To learn more about IDRF’s poster contest, click here…
Awards and Prizes:
IDRF wants to recognize your efforts to help other children. When you send in the money you have raised along with your donation form to will receive:
A) A certificate recognizing your achievement!
B) A chance to win a one of IDRF’s grand prizes, which include a Nintendo DS Lite and an Apple IPod Nano!
C) A chance to win a variety of raffle prizes
Click here to register for the program!
What is international aid and development?
Basically, international aid and development is work done mostly by volunteers and charitable organizations like IDRF that creates a greater quality of life for people who don’t have a lot of money or access to things that they need. For example, for every six people in the world, one of them doesn’t have access to clean drinking water. Without access to water and food, many people get sick. It’s important to understand this concept at an early age because international aid and development is happening more and more around the world and it’s important that you get involved!
