The hunger situation in rural areas is escalating. According to our partners on the ground, "People have no money to buy mealie meal (cornflour), the staple diet for most Zambians. The government through the Disaster Management and mitigation Unit (DMMU)…
Dr John Phiri is a name familiar to many. He was supported through medical school by enthusiastic HHI contributors and sends regular updates about his work. He recently contacted HHI with this news. ‘My work as District Health Director involves…
We are all too aware that when there is drought in Zambia, it hits hard. Jonah Sialumano, our Disabilities Affairs Manager at HHZ recently wrote to us…. ‘Here it has been worse than before where hunger is concerned because here…
Following on from our earlier post, we've had the stories of two of the women who are learning tailoring. They illustrate some of the problems of Indian culture that are all to common. Pastor Wilson writes: 1. Soumya: She is…
Our supporters are often touched by the stories from India and Zambia and dig deep to find the necessary funds to support a project, a family or a child. So, what happens when a donor discovers that the child’s education…
Recently one of our partners in India, Pastor Wilson, was given two sewing machines. He had the vision of training unemployed women, most of whom are widows who have great difficult finding work, in tailoring. There is a great demand…
Jonah Sialumano, our Disabilities Affairs Officer in Zambia, sent us this account of the official handover of the house which was built using monies donated by HHI supporters for Priscilla and her new baby. ‘The official hand over of Priscilla’s…
Back in January when Chris and Edmund visited India, two of the people that we met were Babu and Sharmala (see the news item "Three do some shopping"). Sharmala has arthritis, and Babu had fallen whilst at work and had…
