Hand in Hand

Josie In Peru

2011-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:00

Josie is in Peru ensuring that the new community nurseries are all coming along well.

Here are a few photos of her getting into the Amazonian way of things!

Project Iquitos

2011-05-22T04:29:00.000-07:00

Hand in Hand's latest project is located in the Amazonian City of Iquitos. If you wish to know a little more about this area please view our brief presentation.

If you missed our last newsletter or wish to have an electronic copy please click this link

Kids Awake!!

2010-11-07T10:15:00.000-08:00

Kids Awake is a new initiative from Hand in Hand Trust. Sponsor a child for nursery care one year at a time.

We understand that sometimes giving to a charitable organisation can seem to be less than personal. Therefore Kids Awake is new way to support Hand in Hand Trust by sponsoring a child in one of the nurseries.

Pay monthly or annually and you will receive a photo and details of their age and family. Every 4 months you'll recieve a review, letting you know what a difference your support is making.

Please download our promotional material and pledge form.

Newsletter Summer 2010

2010-09-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

The latest Newsletter from the Hand in Hand Trust is now available. Download a copy by clicking here

Congratulations Eileen!!

2010-06-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

On 26th June Eileen climbed her final Wainwright, Brock Crags

Well done from all at Hand In Hand Trust

The 214 Challenge

2010-06-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

What's the connection with the fells of the Lake District?

There are 214 summits listed by A.Wainwright in hisPictorial guides to the Lakes and it has become a popular challenge to try and climb them all.

Eileen Jones is dedicating her final summit to the Hand inHand Trust and, keeping the same arbitrary number, has launched a fundraising challenge.

The aim is to encourage 214 people to sign up and pledge £10 a month to the Hand in Hand Trust.

There's no deadline or timescale, but we'll be keeping a tally on the figures and will report back regularly on the progress of the challenge.

If you would like sign up please complete the pledge form and return it to us. It will make a huge difference tot he lives of poor families in Peru.

Welcome

2010-01-25T18:05:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Hand in Hand Trust news and blog section. In this section we will keep you updated with all our news, events and fund raising as it happens! So stay tuned...

Arctic Challenge for Hand in Hand Trust

2010-01-24T16:05:00.000-08:00

Martin Beardall, Hazel Campbell and Martin’s 19 year old daughter Jessica are hoping to raise £5,000 by doing a 6 day Arctic walk for Hand in Hand Trust in February.

They will travel on skis through the Arctic wilderness, each towing a 35 Kg sledge and will experience almost paralysing winds and temperatures of minus 35. We wish them the best of luck and will keep you in touch with their progress. If you would like to sponsor them go to: www.justgiving.com/MartinBeardallarcticchallenge

Thank you!

2010-01-23T16:47:00.000-08:00

We have numerous people who regularly donate to Hand in Hand Trust. We also have had donations from over 30 different people/groups this year and would like to thank you all for your kind generosity. All donations help us bring a future to the children of Peru. Just £6 buys food and materials for one child per month while £150.00 will pay for books at one nursery for a year.

There are too many donors to list but we would like to thank the Besom Foundation for their recent donation which has bought lots of wonderful outdoor play equipment – climbing frames, see-saws, trampolines and a playhouse; Saga Charitable Trust for their continued support of the Arequipa nursery; the parishioners of the Sacred Heart Church; the students of Eastbourne College, and the many, many people who help fund Hand in Hand Trust so we can continue with our valuable work.

Our Mission

2010-01-22T04:27:00.000-08:00

Our mission is to create lasting and sustainable change for the poorest children of Peru by giving them a real chance to step onto the road out of poverty.

Background
Hand in Hand was started by Josie and Roger Masters who took 10 of their adopted children to visit Peru in order to experience a different life. They never imagined that it would actually lead to a permanently different life. Having seen the devastating effects of poverty on the children of Peru they determined to help and in 1997 they opened their first nursery in Lima. There followed the opening of a second one in Arequipa and in 2007, two in Yurimaguas.

The British Government has closed its Peruvian aid operation yet over half the population still live in abject poverty and nearly a quarter struggle for their daily existence. 14 million impoverished Peruvians are in danger of being totally forgotten by the international community.

In major city centres there are a limited number of nurseries; however, they are open for only 3 hours a day, and are only for children over 2 years old who are given no food and who spend most of their time sitting silently at tables and are predominantly staffed by untrained carers with very few resources.

All Hand in Hand staff are thoroughly trained, the fully equipped nurseries are open from dawn till dusk and the children are given 3 nutritious meals each day.

The Nurseries

Yurimaguas - In Yurimaguas, in the Amazonian jungle of northern Peru, there is a high incidence of teenage parenting and very low literacy and numeracy levels among both children and adults. Many of these community problems arose from a population of dislocated people brought together by an American logging company who have left a vast treeless area in their wake. In 2007 Josie Masters won the Clarins Woman of the Year award and the £30,000 prize money was presented to Hand in Hand to set up and run two nurseries for two years here. Future funding is imperative to keep these nurseries open.

Arequipa - At 2,380 meters above sea level Arequipa is far colder than Lima. Most families have open fires for both cooking and heating which are a major problem when children need to be left home alone and many suffer badly from burns. The Hand in Hand nursery here has a small garden with rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens and is wholly paid for by Saga Charitable Trust. In addition to the day to day funding, one of Saga’s regular cruise ships takes clothes, shoes, books and toys to the children who love being able to tour the huge liners.

Callao (Lima) - This is our biggest nursery with nearly 100 children. It is in the spacious grounds of the Fe y Alegria School and the headmaster there will give us extra space to build an extension when funding allows.