On our last morning with the HHZ staff we had a fun time at our morning worship gathering. We started with a traditional Zambian song https://youtu.be/1ePGUCAnhKc Then we laughed a lot as we tried to sing Bind us together not realising…
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…
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…
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…
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…