Celebrating 30 years: Joel’s Story

Hello everyone my name is Joel KWIZERA I am Hands Around The World volunteer in Rwanda. I am Rwandese. I first met Hands Around The World volunteers in 2010 at GS ST Paul Muko School... Read more »

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Celebrating 30 years: Annet’s story

Tororo Girls School | Uganda

Annet is an enthusiastic teacher of Agriculture at Tororo Girls School, Uganda.  In 2023 she won a scholarship through HATW’s collaboration with Marshal Papworth to attend a 10-week course on sustainable agriculture at Harper Adams... Read more »

Group of people with a loaded pickup truck

Partner update: Disability Community Centre, Kenya

Disability Community Centre | Kenya

Previously HATW has supported our local partner, the Meru North Disability Community Centre (DCC) with the provision of new wheelchairs and specific staff training on the assembling and fitting wheelchairs. Through the DCC, valuable support... Read more »

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Celebrating 30 years: Jill & Androck’s story

The sound I heard as we turned off the track and headed in amongst the sugar canes, was joyful laughter. When we came in view of the homestead in a clearing, we saw a group... Read more »

Tess and Lyn with some of the children

Volunteer’s report: Visit to New Life Centre, India

New Life Centre | India

By Lyn Helyer, Volunteer My 7th visit to the New Life Centre in Sarberia last November began, as always, with being met by a waving & smiling Alindra Naskar, head of the Centre. I was... Read more »

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Lunches Project Update February 2024

Maluba Kasensa | Zambia

By Jane Powell | Operations Manager Kasensa is a community-based project that supports people in the surrounding compounds in Monze, Zambia. It is run by caregivers who live in these compounds signposting vulnerable youngsters to Kasensa.... Read more »

A student using one of the laptops provided

Christmas Appeal Update – January 2025

Kenya Special Schools | Kenya

Hands Around the World (HATW) has been implementing projects in Kenya since 2003. Our projects provide essential and much needed support to children with disabilities attending special schools in Meru County, Kenya. Recently HATW partnered... Read more »

Children supported with new wheelchairs at the DCC

Partner update: Disability Community Centre, Kenya

Disability Community Centre | Kenya

By Alex Kirkwood | Grants Manager In our last update we brought you news of HATW’s efforts to provide new wheelchairs to the DCC, with associated staff training, in collaboration with the mobility charity Motivation... Read more »