Hands at Work in Africa (UK) has three primary purposes in order to help care for 100,000 orphans and vulnerable children by 2010:
• education and awareness - through working in the UK with churches, schools and organisations
• fund raising - operating throughout Europe to support projects in Africa
• providing experiences and exchange of skills and expertise in Africa for UK volunteers and supporters
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Summer Newsletter

Click and scroll through the stories - Christmas in May in SwazilandSpend two weeks in AfricaUK represented at African Leaders and International Conferences 2008 • British schools help with GoLD future in South AfricaFrom Halesowen to Africa - college students link with Zambia schools
Regular monthly givingFinancial Statement for first 17 months as a registered charity • Your Will, Their future - a legacy from you will be such a welcome gift to ensure a future of hope and fulfilment for those affected •  Schools Service - From infant classes to agricultural students, talks are tailored suitably • Hairless for Hands! GBP1395 raised!  Forthcoming fundraising events: throw yourself off St Peter’s Church for Hands at Work  Abseiling with local scouts - “hands...at work... in Africa” photo exhibition -  “An evening of Words and Music” - performed by singers of the much acclaimed Midlands Chorale and The Keele Poets - whose poetry reaches parts of your soul no-one else ever has • Christmas is coming...
Give someone something useful this Christmas. Now you can make a difference to the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS - and give it as a present to someone special! • Progress in Nigeria - Local managers report in Nigeria on our Lagos Home Based Care (HBC) Programme, and helping commercial sex workers tackle the daily problems of HIV/AIDS at Isolo. We include some stories of children given new hope by volunteers on our Community Based Organisation (CBO)
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Hands at Work in UK Visit

veronicaUKhands.jpgVeronica Caperon, marketing coordinator of the UK team, visited Masoyi, South Africa and the Rubatano project in Central Mozambique in July and returned inspired by the work and commitment she found amongst the Hands at Work volunteers.

“It must have been so depressing - how can we get on top of this terrible problem?” That has been a common response from people when I have explained that I’ve just spent 10 days visiting projects for an HIV/AIDS charity in southern Africa. They then seem taken aback when I reply that I have returned inspired and uplifted by the excellent things I have seen.

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UK team in Zambia

Nick Lawrence, Chairman of Hands UK, visited our projects in Zambia in early August. He travelled with his wife, Heather, who was continuing her teacher-training programme with the volunteers from our community schools in the Copperbelt region...

Swaziland for British couple

George and Sheila Green our schools liaison co-ordinators spent time in South Africa and Swaziland where they found a woman who dedicates her life to a thousand orphans in the most difficult circumstances. ..

Powerful and moving images for you to exhibit

We are touring an exhibition of photographs in aid of Hands At Work. Click more details and to book it for your church, school organisation...