30 Years, 30 Stories

“What’s the gravy ladle for?” I enquired curiously, as we stood in theatre, scrubbed and ready to start operating on a young man suspected of having sustained a ruptured spleen in a road accident. “You’ll... Read more »

Simonetta from our partner project in Zambia, Pamodzi Ndi Ana, introduces Annie: “Annie started her journey with us as a volunteer in 2005. She got to know us thanks to a project on nutrition we were carrying... Read more »

I have always been interested in travelling overseas and experiencing an entirely different culture from the one I grew up in. I am in my final year of studying Economics at the University of Bristol.... Read more »

I am Afsana khatun, a registered nurse. I specialize in ICU & EMERGENCY department  I belongs to a small village, my father is a car mechanic. My educational journey started at Fr. Ante Gabric Memorial... Read more »

In 2004,  a team of people mainly from (and sponsored by) the finance and legal firm Mourant travelled to Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). It was the second trip for Team Leader, Phil (see Phil’s... Read more »

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 »

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 »