About Us

Helping Hands makes a difference to child health in Uganda

Helping Hands is a Christian charity which draws people together to make a difference in the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children in Uganda. We work on the belief that every child matters to God and we aim to demonstrate this through practical healthcare to those children in need. From small beginnings in May 2004 we have grown through our relational network in Uganda, the UK and beyond. The day to day work in Uganda is carried out by local men and women as we believe that is good practice.

We are steadily increasing our Ugandan team through additional full and part-time staff as well as local volunteers so as to reach out into more communities. You can support a new health educator to work part-time in one of our communities by giving £25 a month. You could support a health worker for a year by doing a sponsored event and raising £300. See Giving to children in Uganda.

Meet one of the team

Florence Nakitembe is one of our part-time health educators. She has been a friend since the very beginning of Helping Hands but she only began to work with us in 2010. Florence had experienced a very painful season in her life before she came to work for us. Her life had begun to crumble as she was diagnosed with cancer and then had some relational challenges to deal with too whilst caring for her own 6 children. God has since healed her body and heart and Florence has got to be one of the most compassionate and beautiful ladies to walk on the earth. Everyone pours out their troubles to her and she is such an asset to the team and a blessing to her community. She now cares for 600 children in three different schools and her influence will continue to grow.