Sir Martin became an enthusiastic and active HATW vice-patron from 1995 until his recent passing. He hosted an event for us in his London office and was a very generous supporter through his family foundation. We will miss him.
Fr Angelo d’Agostino: an inspirational American psychiatrist and Jesuit priest who started the wonderful Nyumbani project in Kenya helping HIV+ children, at which several HATW volunteers became involved.
Eileen Barrette: David’s practice manager at the Jersey surgery and a supporter from Day one! Always remembered for her outrageous high heels!
David Steiner writes: “Sadly we need to record the passing of Father Hans Burgman, a very special Dutch priest and one of the most inspiring people I have ever been fortunate enough to meet. May he rest in peace.
“In his late fifties, as leader of the Mill Hill Fathers worldwide, he voluntarily chose to stand down and then spent more than 35 years living amongst and serving the people in the slums of Kisumu in Kenya. His work made a tremendous difference to many people, including HATW volunteers who visited the Pandipieri Centre in 1996, 1999 and 2000, and to Joan Dixon who helped over a long period to train HIV bereavement counsellors for children.”
Geoff Burnett: retired secondary head and inspiration behind the whole HATW Benin project
Patrick Changufu: farmer and donor of the land on which the Kaliyangile Vocational Training Cantre is set, he was on the management board from the outset and was its chair in recent years until his early death in the Covid pandemic.
Janette Crouch: Janette was one of our early skilled volunteers – a dedicated lady, she helped develop a physio department for children at a rural hospital in South Africa.
Joan Dixon was a HATW Superstar, having volunteered about 13 times at Pandipieri Centre in Kisumu, Kenya over as many years. Originally a nurse, then nursing tutor and later trained by Cruse and Winston’s Wish as a bereavement counsellor for children, she helped many affected by the HIV pandemic.
Chris Halsey: Jersey trustee and volunteer in Zambia, Chris was an A&E nurse always keen to help children access medical care when needed. A specialist fund is set up in his memory.
An enthusiastic builder and handyman, Barrie was involved in two HATW projects in Africa, including upgrading dormitory and cooking facilities for children with disabilities at Athi School in Kenya.
Terry Hooper: a hardworking and enthusiastic member of HATW teams helping build schools in northern Uganda.
Joel Joffe: Lord Joffe was for many years one of our Patrons – a tenacious South African lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela and later became chair of Oxfam in the UK. He hosted a memorable fundraiser in the House of Lords for HATW.
David Steiner writes:
“It is my experience that over the years it is people we meet who inspire us to do things. This has certainly been the case for me. HATW started with a challenge to help do something about children in Africa dying needlessly of malaria and poverty.
“And the person who first set me off thinking globally was Bob le Sueur, my inspirational grammar school first-year form teacher in Jersey. Aged 102, he has just died and will be missed by many.
“Quite an act to follow! Thank you, Bob, for your inspiration and challenges! May his soul now rest in peace.”
John Maitland: a dedicated doctor, former medical superintendent of Ngora Hospital in Uganda and founder of NGO Uganda Development Services. His knowledge and love of Uganda were very useful to us especially in the early years.
Jacqui Manwaring: a lovely friend who regularly hand-knitted many children’s jumpers for HATW passed away recently. Jacqui, with her husband, was a great supporter of fundraising for HATW projects, holding concerts and various other events in their home to help. She had been knitting jumpers for almost 20 years to send to the children HATW supports, and how dear to her heart this was!
Brian and Jan McDonnell were generous supporters, keen members of Ross on Wye Baptist Church where they encouraged others to support the work of HATW.
John Mills was a social support worker and advocate for the disadvantaged, and an inspiration to many. Prolific volunteer with HATW in Uganda, Kenya and Zambia, his gentle encouragement and energetic hard work was much appreciated.
Darren Mizon: a 20 year old prospective volunteer on our very first project in 1994, he was sadly killed in a UK road crash shortly before leaving.
Agnes Mwenya was a former Pizz student, a young trainee nurse in Monze, Zambia, who sadly died of her epilepsy.
John O’Connell was a missionary in Uganda with his wife – they hosted and looked after several of our HATW volunteers in the Goli area.
Fr Maurice O’Gorman: A much-loved priest in Swaziland and also a good friend to many of our volunteers helping in schools and hospitals there.
Lucy Ochieng: Lucy was an experienced nurse who worked at Pandipieri in Kisumu, Kenya with Paul, her carpenter husband, until they branched out to start Paluoc – in partnership with HATW – as a carpentry project training young people from the slums.
Jim Oliver joined HATW as a trustee after many years’ experience of business around the world. He memorably arranged to send an ambulance to a remote hospital in Zambia, embarked on an ambitious hospital waste biodigester programme and promoted the many benefits of beekeeping.
Brenda Sherwood: An energetic member of our first team to India, who kept in touch with Mr Naskar and encouraged her church in Southampton to provide much ongoing support.
Ted Steiner: David’s younger brother, supporter and member of teams helping at projects in Zambia and Brazil.
Alan Stephens: Prolific HATW volunteer in Africa and Brazil, to which he quietly brought many years’ building experience. He was the husband of Mandy Stephens, a volunteer and formerly HATW’s Administrator.
Jill Yates volunteered with us first in Kenya, and later became very involved with the children supported through Chez Papa Geoff orphanage in Benin.
