Amazing Grace
Today, our last full day in Monze, we returned to see Grace and collect the shirt and skirt she had made for us. Last Thursday she kindly took our measurements, and today we were very excited to collect our new…
Making a difference – Penultimate day – Part One
Menstrual Hygiene Education making a difference. Today we spent the morning with the HHZ staff. We especially spent time with the seamstresses Primeldah and Alistair. We spoke about the menstrual hygiene programme, and they explained that they are required to…
Making a difference – penultimate day – Part Two
Robbie making a difference. Having seen the need for the disabled students at Choongo school to be seated while having their mid-day meal and not be expected to stand, we suggested that Robbie could use his skills to fix wooden…
Newsworthy Nanga
It is a long drive to Nanga from Monze through the Mazabuka sugar plantations but when we finally reached Nanga it was truly worth it. The school environment looked very well maintained. Mr Bweupe, the head teacher, met us with…
Matelo’s miserable existence
After the uplifting visit to Lynn and her family we visited Matelo who is cared for by his aging father. The father must be over 70 and it was estimated that his son, seen here lying on the floor, must…
Meeting lovely Lynn
Lynn is a 36-year-old single mum with three boys. She has been managing with crutches since the age of 4 when the left side of her body was paralysed with what Zambian’s call a ‘stroke’. Initially the family just about…
And a Weekend in Abergavenny
The very popular annual Food Festival was held in Abergavenny this weekend. The United Reformed Church on Castle Street was more than happy to host an HHI stall thus enabling us to advertise some of the work undertaken in India…
And Midweek in Merthyr
It was great to step, once again, into Hope and Market Uniting Church, Merthyr Tydfil on Wednesday afternoon. The Croeso Club certainly lives up to its name! As this was our first visit to our Merthyr friends since before Covid,…
Midweek in Magor
We were delighted to respond to a request for a speaker from Christine Miles of the Ladies’ Fellowship Group at Magor Baptist Church on Tuesday evening. Christine had spotted the piece on the back of the current Tidings which advertised…
Help for sustainability
Two ladies were visited this morning who are receiving help from HHI. The Mwiinga’s family home was the first port of call. Mrs Mwiinga lives in a very unsavoury area of Monze, where she tries to support 9 children. Her…