Projects 2007 will see Hands of Help travelling to Africa for the third time. During the three years we have made a difference to lives of thousands of people lives in Uganda young and old through the schools we have refurbished and the establishment of the Community Health Project. Last year we touched the lives of 250 beautiful orphans in Kenya. In our own backyard we assisted the local Aboriginal Service in Broken Hill. In 2007/2008 Hands of Help have 4 projects planned which will allow us to move further into obtaining our goal and objective of alleviating poverty, improving the health and education for disadvantaged indigenous people living in Australia and for persons living in developing countries.
1)
Indigenous Health Care Project –Far West NSW & Lismore,
NSW
10 volunteers will travel to Broken Hill & remote
Indigenous communities in NSW to gain experience in Aboriginal health
from well recognised, established chronic diseases management strategies
implemented by regional Aboriginal Medical Service Maari Ma Aboriginal
Health Corporation. This year work is being conducted to pilot a similar
project in Lismore in Northern NSW.
2) St Francis Orphanage project - Kenya 10 returning Hands of Help volunteers will travel to Nairobi, Kenya to create a sustainable Secondary School Sponsorship Program & ensure Orphans placed with relatives since the Orphanage’s closure in May 2007 are receiving the best care possible via the Family Sponsorship Program supported by Barnados in Kenya. 3) Uganda School Health project - Uganda 25 volunteers will travel to Avogera, a remote region in NorthernUganda, to build a primary school for an impoverished village 4) Community Health Project - Africa
The Community Health Project will continue to grow into further
villages in the Sub-Budondo Sub-county of the Jinja District of
Uganda and will continue to carry out ongoing health checks, education
and basic healthcare procedures. Hands of Help has also recently
partnered with the Sydney Peace Foundation to establish a second
Community Health Project in the war-torn areas of Lira and Pader
in Northern Uganda.
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