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HANDS ACROSS THE NATIONS

A charity run entirely by volunteers, we work with small rural communities in South America and Africa
to provide development assistance.

Meet some of our families:

Mali

Jane Coulibaly has lost five children to poor health, a heartbreaking reality for many mothers in rural Mali, Africa. “I fear for my children’s health all the time,” says Jane. The nearest health centre was 18km away, too far on foot while pregnant or carrying a sick child. Women delivered their babies at home or in the bush next to the village, alone.
Without health care assistance in the first precious hours and regular follow up, or health fundamentals like clean water and nutrition, two of our five children will die before the age of five.

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The Gambia

At nine years old, Jabu is entrusted with a very important daily chore: collecting clean, drinkable water for the family. Like three quarters of the population in The Gambia, Jabu and his family live without access to running water. The closest well is miles away, a trek that can take him more than two hours in the unforgiving heat. Often the water is of questionable quality but Jabu’s family has no other choice. They know disease from dirty water is especially dangerous for children under five years old, and so Jabu worries about his baby sister, Sotali who is just two years old.

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Bolivia

Maria and her family live in rural Bolivia at a staggering 13,000 feet above sea level, one of the world’s highest altitude communities. Life here is a daily challenge. Under her alpaca poncho is a bloated belly, the result of poor sanitation conditions. Maria loves school but often misses it because of her tummy troubles. Her family also needs her to work the farm – with yields that barely feed them. It is gruelling work for a child with compromised health.

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