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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Bibian is now 23 and she was desperate to return to school following the amputation of her left leg in 2020. She has struggled with a very severe lymphatic disease since she was 8 years old. For many years HHI…
Unwanted stoma and colostomy supplies which we have collected from patients in the UK were gratefully received by the staff at Monze Mission hospital. In the past many boxes were transported to the hospital from the HHI containers. Today we…