Welcome to Helping Hands Every day the staff of Helping Hands encounters heartbreaking life stories. Yet, despite this, we are an organization filled with joy. Our mission is to restore hope to those that are hurting. Being the bearer of hope is a joyful task thus, alongside the heartache, we see smiles break through. We see lives changed. We see capacity built and we see people rise up to take responsibility for their communities. We trust that as you visit this website, it will become obvious to you that Helping Hands is an organization made up of dedicated people who believe they have been born for a time such as this and who have stepped up to the task set before them with determination and thankful hearts. Mission statement Helping Hands is dedicated to restoring hope for the future in disadvantaged communities by providing opportunities for individuals in the community to develop skills that will equip them to take responsibility for their own economic, health, educational, social and spiritual upliftment. Ethos Helping Hands is a Christian Ministry, openly and unashamedly. But it is not exclusionary. We fully recognize those who are not Christian and we do not discriminate in any way whatsoever in our care and love for those we serve. Affiliation News & Updates As I am sure you know, I am a South African. I live in a country that is so unique and yet so diverse. We have eleven official languages with eleven distinct cultures. I live and work amongst the Setswana speaking tribe. One thing about this people group that always amazes me is the sense of rhythm that the children from the village display. Read more about this story. The children at our pre-school are truley the smartest kids in all the world. Here are two links where you can hear them speak and watch them follow commands in English. Watch These Now! Praying Song You Would Like to Make a Donation? Click Here! Annual Report 2006/2007 Download PDF Now!