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Here we share the latest updates on our work supporting children across Africa and India. From inspiring success stories to community projects and urgent appeals, this is where you can see the real impact of your support.
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to go on an overseas volunteering placement in July 2025 in Zambia, for just over 2 weeks. You would need to self-fund this trip. You would volunteer... Read more »
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to go on an overseas volunteering placement in July 2025 in Zambia, for just over 2 weeks. You would need to self-fund this trip. You would volunteer... Read more »
We’re excited to have runners representing Hands Around the World in this year’s Oysho Cardiff Half Marathon – please support their efforts as they race to raise funds and awareness for our charity! This event... Read more »
Chisomo and his mother at the PNA centre Hands Around the World (HATW) works in partnership with Pamodzi Ndi Ana (PNA) in Zambia. PNA specifically supports children with disabilities in rural communities and aims to... Read more »
Hands Around the World (HATW) supports the Maluba Kasensa community centre in Monze, Southern Province, Zambia. The centre serves the most economically deprived areas in Monze and volunteer caregivers, who live in the community, sign-post... Read more »
The Disability Community Centre (DCC) is a community-based organisation in Meru North, Kenya, dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. In collaboration with Motivation Africa, the DCC received 54 wheelchairs for... Read more »
In December we were able to complete new latrines and install water tanks at Mubera Primary School, Bugarama, Rwanda thanks to funding from the Rotary Club of Jersey. We are now starting on Phase Three... Read more »
In the last report I wrote about the Vocational Training Centre and the tailoring course for young women. One of the classrooms of the New Life Centre (NLC) school has now been given over to... Read more »
The IWD 2025 campaign theme is ‘Accelerate Action’ for gender equality. As we mark International Women’s Day, we honour women who are accelerating action by embodying compassion, resilience, and the pursuit of social justice and... Read more »
We are delighted to have received a grant from the Ulverscroft Foundation to purchase a second instalment of refurbished laptops for visually impaired students at St Lucy’s School in Kenya. This grant will make a... Read more »
Purpose of funding Aim: to support projects which help mitigate the impact of climate change and those which help people adapt and build resilience to the inevitable consequences of environmental change. Theme: The theme for... Read more »
Zambia has experienced an extreme drought over the past year, causing widespread hunger and malnutrition. The ongoing drought is affecting millions of people and significantly impacting the most vulnerable, including women, children and persons with... Read more »