Hands of Hope - Africa

Hands of Hope, through its partnerships, feeds more than 500 children per day through its feeding programs. Meals consist of sudza (a corn dish that resembles mashed potatoes), rape (spinach-like, leafy vegetable) and protein.

Our programs are administered by a local church and open to all in the surrounding community.

Highfield Nazerene Church / view photo slideshow

Set in a distressed suburb of Harare, the Highfield Nazerene Church has become the fastest growing Nazerene Church in Africa. It's also one of the fastest dying. Nearly one third of the people in the church and the surrounding neighborhood have AIDS. In an average week, Pastor Mutatu conducts at least one funeral, sometimes more than three. Yet, through his generous feeding programs, the church continues to grow and give hope to a neighborhood surrounded by grief and anguish.

Calvary Baptist Church / view photo slideshow

Tucked in a compact city block in downtown Harare, Calvary Baptist Church looks like any western-style evangelical church. Hands of Hope provides financial aid for food to help this large, dynamic church feed Harare's children and adults.

Arcadia Baptist Church / view photo slideshow

Begun on July 5, 2004, this program involves a neighborhood feeding program and preschool.

City Presbyterian / view photo slideshow

This church has a bridging school and feeding program. Hands of Hope supports the feeding program and the church has funding from other areas to support it's bridging school. What is a bridging school you might ask? For those children who can't afford to go to school because they can't pay for school fees or uniforms, this church has a school where the kids can continue in their education until they are able to afford to get back into public school. Many of the kids at this bridging school are orphans or come from single-parent households. Many of the children walk long distances in order to attend class..

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Chipo M, Age 11

Only four years old when her parents died, Chipo lived in multiple houses, with various family members, including her grandmother, brother, and auntie. Being at Westgate is a blessing to her because she is given a lot of food, compared to the two teaspoons of sadza she was given in her home before.

She has a new passion for swimming, having learned how this summer, and finds that she enjoys English because she is good at it. In evening devotions at Westgate she has learned to share. Though quiet in nature, when she smiles her face beams from top to bottom and her happiness is apparent.