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In the mid-nineties HATW was looking to develop links with several rural mission hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa as the country was joyously moving with Nelson Mandela into the post-apartheid period. St Apollinaris hospital... Read more »

Joan Dixon was a HATW Superstar. She volunteered about 13 times over a period of 13 years at Pandipieri Centre in Kisumu, Kenya – the mission started by Father Hans Burgman whose life inspired many... Read more »

Alindra Naskar is the inspirational founder of the New Life Centre School and Vocational Training Centre, Sarberia, India, which HATW has been involved with since 2005. Here he shares some of his life story, and... Read more »

My name is Habanabakize Jean Damascene, a dedicated teacher at G.S. Saint Paul Muko, where I manage discipline, oversee our school garden, and support street children in developing their talents. My journey into sustainable agriculture... Read more »

Written by David Steiner, Founder of Hands Around the World, this is an account of how one little girl’s life was changed. Margery’s story Last October (2002), I got to meet Margery Akurut. This was... Read more »

The DCC has continued to provide essential and much needed support to children with disabilities at Irindiro Special School in Meru County. The delivery of specially designed horseshoe tables and chairs to the school earlier... Read more »

In 2003, Phil travelled to Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) with a team of people mainly from (and sponsored by) the finance and legal firm Mourant that Phil worked for. This would be the first... Read more »

Esther comes from a very poor family, who live in a fairly remote village in Kenya. Sometimes the family don’t have enough to eat and have to rely on the kindness of friends and neighbours to get... Read more »

David wrote this piece in 2003, following his trip to Pandipieri in Kisumu, Kenya   “It’s taken me two trips to Africa with HANDS AROUND THE WORLD to clearly understand the merits of being part of... Read more »

David’s Story As a family, we spent a year at St. Francis Hospital, Katete, Zambia in the early nineties. I was working as a medical officer, both in the hospital and one day a week... Read more »

Florence is a student at GS St Paul Muko School, Burgarama, Rwanda, which is located on the border of the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). She did well at school, but due to lack of... Read more »