Hands Newsroomhttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/Latest news from Hands at Work in Africa.en-ZA2008-05-16T15:01:15ZSquarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)A Church Partner Working in Luanshya, Zambiahttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/5/13/a-church-partner-working-in-luanshya-zambia.htmlHands at Work2008-05-13T17:41:09ZZambia (CAN) Team Visitors Home-Based Care Training MulengaIn March, long-time Hands at Work in Africa partner Westside King’s Church sent a team of congregation members to work with the Hands at Work Luanshya Service Centre supporting the launch of a new home-based care (HBC) organization in the community of Mulenga.

Below is the team’s report of their activities training HBC volunteers, mentoring youth, and generally participating in Zambian life.

]]>Conference Packagehttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/5/7/conference-package.htmlHands at Work2008-05-07T12:25:09ZHands at Work in AfricaThe Hands at Work in Africa Int'l conference was a huge success with over 75 attendees from 12 different countries.

For those of you that were able to attend here is a file full of all the presentations and handouts from the event. Thanks for coming! See you next year!

Download my conference pack here.

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]]>On Tourhttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/4/10/on-tour.htmlHands at Work2008-04-10T15:26:02ZHands at Work in Africa George Snyman (UK) (CAN) (USA)

George Snyman, founder of Hands at Work in Africa, is touring North America and the UK over the next month and a half. If you are interested in a more detailed itinerary with all the locations that George will be speaking at please email: lynn@handsatwork.org.

United Kingdom: May 6 - 12
Tuesday, May 6: Zion Christian Centre
7:45pm Halesowen West Midlands (details: 0121 550 7056)

Wednesday, May 7: Hands at Work in Africa Exhibition
2:30-4:00pm at The Place, Lime Walks, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire (details: 01952 820451)

Wednesday, May 7: Holy Trinity Church
7:30pm Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme (details: 01782 624669)

Friday, May 9 : Doncaster and North East
Other dates and events to be confirmed (details: 01952 820451)

]]>New Footprints Intakehttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/2/28/new-footprints-intake.htmlHands at Work2008-02-28T11:06:28ZFootprints

A new session of Footprints is upon us! How exciting to think that this will be our 4^th group of Footprints volunteers to join the Hands at Work team for mid-term volunteer service. Training officially began on 25 February 2008, but preparations began long ago, including prayerful consideration of which projects will receive the volunteers when they complete their 10 weeks training and depart to act as “scaffolding” at our projects across Africa. Please remember to pray for them.]]>View from the Groundhttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/2/28/view-from-the-ground.htmlHands at Work2008-02-28T08:48:40ZHands at Work in Africa Zambiaby Lize-Marie Theron
For more than a year, I have worked as Hands at Work in Africa’s Human Resources officer, supporting projects across the continent from my office in South Africa. And this January I got my first opportunity to travel with Hands at Work in Africa CEO George Snyman to our projects in Zambia. It was an amazing experience that taught me many things.

We traveled between Kabwe and Luanshya, visitng project leaders and spending time with volunteers on the ground, where I learned much about giving. In Zambia I experienced an unknown freedom in the desire to give. In Zambia money had no meaning. Love was evident and it spoke to me. Of course money is what brings resources to those who serve on the ground, but it was obvious: money is not the solution to Zambia’s problems.

In Kabwe I experienced the heart and passion of a project

]]>Looking Back on my Footprintshttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/2/28/looking-back-on-my-footprints.htmlHands at Work2008-02-28T08:41:32ZMozambique Footprints

Brook Bruns
One bright day last May the three of us who were the February 2007 Footprints cohort, walked our final trip down the winding South African dirt road that led from our accommodation to the Hands at Work in Africa staff base. We admired the majestic view of hills filled with huts in the distance, and we teased and joked with one another, remembering our 3-months training time together and anticipating the 6-to-9-month journey we were each about to embark on at separate Hands at Work projects across Africa.]]>Hands are at Work in the USA Officehttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/2/28/hands-are-at-work-in-the-usa-office.htmlHands at Work2008-02-28T07:09:21ZHands at Work in Africa Expansion (USA)

With much excitement and joy we announce the official registration of Hands at Work in Africa (USA). Hands USA, as we call ourselves, was officially formed last fall, and our team and activities have continued to develop and grow from that initiation.

Our Roots

While we exist to work with all churches across the USA, it was with Hands at Work partner Wellspring Church that our passion to start Hands USA was born.

]]>Images of the Vulnerable Reach British Parliamenthttp://www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2008/2/7/images-of-the-vulnerable-reach-british-parliament.htmlHands at Work2008-02-07T09:09:32Z(UK)

Hands at Work in Africa UK’s photo-exhibition featuring its South Africa and Mozambique projects reached The Upper Waiting Hall of the UK House of Commons at the end of January. "This is a magnificent opportunity for us to reach decision makers to raise the cause of those with HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children generally and Hands at Work in particular" explained the charity's marketing co-ordinator and photographer Veronica Caperon.