Tools and Resources to Support your Advocacy
Hands UK Annual Gathering: Saturday 8th November, St Albans - book your place!
Next online Advocates’ call: Monday 15th September, 2025, 7pm
Next online Women’s Prayer: Monday 6th October, 8am
Next online Men’s Prayer: Tuesday 7th October, 8am
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sharing about hands at work
Intro to Hands slides 1 | Intro to Hands slides 1 notes | Intro to Hands slides 2 | Crisis & Response slides | Crisis & Response slides notes | Reaching the Poorest slides | Reaching the Poorest slides notes | Storytelling | Telling ethical stories | Watchwords over the years | Simple summary | Print your own poster 1 | Print your own poster 2 | Print your own invitations
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videos
Visit Hands at Work’s YouTube channel to view all available videos
NEW! Intro to Hands (short) | Introduction to Hands (long) | Vulnerability of the African Girl | Changing the Way We Think about Education | The Gift: Gogo Belita's Story | Meet Mwete | Her Journey: Mama Safi (Care Worker) | A Generation on the Rise: Judah’s story | Celebrating 20 Years | Where We Work | Playground construction | Life Centre Vision | Life Centre beautification | The Importance of Play
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Planning & INSPIRation
Advocacy Action Plan 2025 | Fundraising Ideas | Display Board Inspiration | Read advocacy and fundraising stories from the UK | The UK celebration of 20 years of Hands at Work - the story so far (password: F&GqZ5#!) | Check out our folder of children’s resources.
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Partnerships
Exploring Partnership | Partnerships - Delving Deeper | Each One Reach One
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teams
Teams | Teams Training Manual | Team Leaders Google Drive
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GIVE
Have someone who wants to donate? Need to pay in some money after a fundraising event? Visit our Giving Page | Gift Aid | QR code
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UK-Supported communities
Alugbo | Amlew | Bhandeni | Chilabula | Chilando | Chinyausunzi | Houtbos | Mafambisa | Malakota | Maposa | Miswa | Mutaba | Oloba
DEVELOP YOUR OWN MATERIAL
Where We Work Across Africa 2025 Map | The Hands Model diagram | The Life Centre | Dream for Each Child | The Wall | Bible Verses | The Bible Project Video on Justice | Community Profiles | Elements of a Healthy Partnership | Writing in the Hands at Work style | Walk/Run/Ride Logistics | Walk/Run/Ride Script & Tips | Holy Home Visit Drama Leader’s Guide | Holy Home Visit Drama Roles & Script
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Themes
2025: Watchword 2025 | Africa’s Dreams and Priorities 2025 | 40 Days of Prayer
2024: Watchword 2024 | 40 Days of Prayer
2023: Africa’s Dreams and Priorities 2023 | Watchword 2023 | 40 Days of Prayer | Where We Work | Report on Programming 2023
2022: Africa’s Dreams & Priorities 2022 | Watchword 2022 Video | 40 Days of Prayer
2021: Education | Sermon Series | The Gift of Hope (Primary Caregiver)
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PODCASTS AND MUSIC
Meanwhile in Africa & Illuminate Podcast Series | The Sounds of Hands at Work
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BIBLE STORIES 2024-2025
March and April 2024 story | May and June 2024 story | July and August 2024 story | September and October 2024 story | November and December 2024 story | March and April 2025 story | May and June 2025 story | July and August 2025 story | September and October 2025 story
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Hands at work news
Hands on Deck newsletters | Hands Africa newsroom | Hands UK newsroom
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CURRENT CAMPAIGNS
Drought Report Nov 24 | Drought Report Aug 24 | The latest from Goma
Events and meetings
Hands UK Annual Gathering: Saturday 8th November, 2025, at St Luke’s Church, St Albans
2025 Advocates’ Zoom meetings for your diary: Monday 27th January, Tuesday 25th March, Monday 19th May, Tuesday 8th July, Monday 15th September, Tuesday 18th November. All 7pm start.
Women’s and Men’s prayer take place at 8am on the first Monday and Tuesday of the month respectively on Zoom (apart from when there is a bank holiday and Women’s prayer will move to the second Monday of the month).
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