Thanks to your generosity, your prayers, and the dedication of our incredible local teams and partners, we’ve seen doors open, lives transformed, and entire communities strengthened in ways we could never have predicted back in January.

So take a moment as we share the 10 milestones that made 2025 a year to remember. This is just a selection of highlights that particularly stood out for us - you can read more about the ongoing impact of our work in our Impact Report!

OUR BRAND NEW OXYGEN PLANT PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING OXYGEN FOR THOUSANDS 

Back in February, we celebrated a huge milestone in Haiti, when we opened our Oxygen Generation Plant - and for most of the year we have been the only provider of medical grade oxygen in the entire north of the country. The plant produces life-saving oxygen, with2,387 bottles made so far this year, supporting fragile newborns, trauma patients and emergency surgeries across the region.

PREVENTING HAITIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMME FROM CLOSURE

Earlier this year, sudden international aid cuts threatened to close a key maternal and infant health programme in one of Cap-Haïtien’s poorest neighbourhoods. By working with local partners, we stepped in to keep the doors open, ensuring vulnerable mums, babies and children continued to receive antenatal care, vaccinations, home visits and essential support. A quiet but deeply meaningful victory that reminds us of the importance of stepping in when communities risk losing vital lifelines.

BRINGING COMMUNITY HEALTH TO SOUTH SUDAN'S HARDEST-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES

Healthcare at New Hope Kajo-Keji continued at full pace with over 300 consultations every week. And, this year we went even further. In August, we launched a brand-new maternal and infant health outreach programme, allowing our midwife and team to travel to remote communities to deliver pre- and postnatal care, nutrition advice, breastfeeding support and vaccinations. This is the kind of work that truly transforms long-term outcomes and we are so excited to see it evolve in 2026!

PLUMPY'NUT FOR UGANDA: A WAVE OF GENEROSITY

You responded with incredible compassion following an urgent appeal in July when we saw rising malnutrition in the Ugandan refugee settlements following drastic food ration cuts. Thanks to your support, two containers of Plumpy’Nut are on their way, and when they arrive, will provide life-saving therapeutic food to over 3,400 children battling severe acute malnutrition. What a powerful, tangible expression of love in action!

A NEW DISABILITY CENTRE IN KAJO-KEJI

For the first time ever, Kajo-Keji has a permanent home for disability care. This year, we built a dedicated Disability Centre, hired local staff, and established a real base from which to offer consistent rehabilitation, follow-up care and support. In a region with no other services for people with disabilities, this is a beautiful new chapter.

DREAMS REALISED: HAITI'S CBR TEAM IS REINSTATED

This has been in our hearts for years and it finally happened! We have a new and revitalised Community-Based Rehabilitation team which is carrying out home visits, supporting caregivers, providing pastoral care, and working in close partnership with local churches to build more inclusive, compassionate communities. Our disability work in Haiti continues to grow and the CBR team underpins everything we do.

NIGHT TO SHINE (AND SHINE THEY DID!)

One of the most joyful nights of the year for our work in Haiti! Over 100 children with disabilities dressed up, walked the red carpet, danced, laughed and celebrated their worth and beauty. Night to Shine is a worldwide celebration inspired by God’s love, created to honour and value people with special needs - and for many, it was the first time they’d experienced such inclusion. It was a night bursting with dignity, joy and smiles.

GROWING HOPE: AGRICULTURE EXPANDS ACROSS BORDERS

With food insecurity rising in East Africa, our Agriculture & Livelihoods programme continues to be a lifeline. This year, alongside welcoming 100 new households in Uganda and continuing to mentor past participants, we reached a major milestone by securing a partnership to launch the programme in South Sudan for the very first time. Seeds planted today will feed families for years to come.

THE SOUTH COAST CHALLENGE: COMMUNITY AT ITS BEST 

This year’s South Coast Challenge left us inspired and incredibly grateful! An amazing team of HHA supporters pushed themselves to their limits - some of them walking an astonishing 100km in 24 hours! Thanks to a generous match funder and all the donors that rallied behind the team, the event raised over £20,000 - far more than we ever expected and a beautiful testament to what happens when people unite around compassion.

DOUBLE IT DECEMBER: WE REACHED OUT GOAL!

We’re ending 2025 with so much gratitude.
Thanks to your incredible generosity, we smashed our £100,000 Double It December target! This support means we can step into 2026 ready to continue delivering life-changing health and disability care where it’s needed most. Thank you for helping us finish the year strong and full of hope!! 

Every one of these milestones exists because of you, our extraordinary supporters, partners, churches, trusts, volunteers and local teams. We see God’s faithfulness working through each of you as you continue to show up with courage and compassion.

Amid a year of uncertainty, your generosity kept hope alive, affirming that God is present and at work even in the most challenging contexts.

Here’s to 2026 - and to choosing love, justice and dignity, again and again.

This reflection captures just 24 hours of my recent visit to Uganda – a day that held both sobering challenges and surprising moments of hope. It was a powerful reminder of the complexity of the context we work in, and the difference that even small seeds of support can make.

Crippled Systems, Growing Desperation

This was my first trip back to Uganda since the latest round of global aid cuts began to severely disrupt services for refugees. Uganda remains home to Africa’s largest refugee population, with over 1.8 million people seeking safety here. But the international response is faltering.

In May, the UN Refugee Agency announced that food rations for around 1 million refugees would be cut entirely. The rest have seen their monthly rations slashed to unmanageable levels. We arrived in Palorinya Refugee Settlement – home to many South Sudanese refugees – where we were met by Robert, our Nutrition Officer. Normally an unshakably positive presence, Robert didn’t mince his words. “The health system is crippled. Education is crippled. Nutrition is crippled,” he said as we travelled along the dusty tracks towards our HHA projects.

What does this mean in practice? It means services that once offered a lifeline are now reducing or in some cases gone. NGOs and UN agencies have made huge staffing cuts. Essential, life-saving supplies are running desperately low.

Take Plumpy’Nut – a therapeutic food used to treat severe acute malnutrition. Since 2018, HHA has partnered with Edesia (a US supplier of Plumpy’Nut) and UNHCR to help plug supply gaps, shipping this life-saving product to frontline clinics. But the pipeline is now critically strained. One aid worker told us plainly: without extra support, they soon won’t be able to treat malnourished children at all.

The result? Children who could be saved will die.

I struggle to write that sentence. Many of you know our personal story – my wife and I lost one of our sons, Noah. Yet amidst that grief, we carry the comfort that Noah received the very best care possible. The very best support, the very best love. That’s a gift every parent should have. But it’s no longer the reality for thousands of families across the world – families who watch helplessly as health centres run out of the basics they need to save their child’s life. To then face the prospect of losing your child inside a health facility, not because the treatment doesn’t exist, but because it’s simply not there – that leaves me speechless, and angry.

Hope amongst the cabbages

And then, on the same day, against this harrowing backdrop, we stepped into a field of cabbages – more cabbages than I’ve ever seen.

Walking through maize fields to one of our agricultural sites, we found ourselves in what felt like an oasis of peace. A refugee father welcomed us, proudly overlooking his crops. “Before I was introduced to HHA, it felt like I was walking through a desert,” he said. “Living in the dark, with nothing to show for my efforts.” Now, he’s harvesting over 800 cabbages – enough to generate over £475 for his family and others, a huge amount when many families in the settlements live on less than $1 a day. Beyond that field, over 100 acres of HHA-sponsored farmland stretched to the horizon.

Further along, we found 100 wheelbarrows, each filled with tools and seeds funded by one of our amazing donors. These will support 100 new families – most of them including a person with a disability – to join this growing movement of hope. It was a joy to see each family walk away smiling, carrying not just equipment but renewed purpose.

A powerful reminder of the ongoing need

At the edge of the crowd of this distribution, we noticed a mother and her beautiful daughter, who has Down syndrome – much like my eldest son. They arrived in recent months, having fled the war in Khartoum, Sudan, with seven children. As she shared her story, I was struck by the familiarity of her expression. It mirrored the faces of South Sudanese mothers I met in 2017 when this settlement first opened – a mixture of grief, confusion and quiet resilience. A kind of dignified calm in the midst of deep upheaval. They’re not yet enrolled on our programme, but our team took their details to ensure follow-up support through our Community-Based Rehabilitation team. Meeting this family was a sobering reminder that this refugee crisis is ongoing; that, just like when I first visited in 2017, new people are arriving every day and are in desperate need of support.

Extraordinary News – and an Urgent Need

And to add to this extraordinary 24 hours, we also received a message from our partners at Edesia. Not one, but two containers of Plumpy’Nut had been secured for our joint efforts. Over 3,400 cartons. Each one representing a child who can now be saved from malnutrition. It’s extraordinary. An answer to prayer.

But here’s the challenge. We’d only budgeted to ship one container this year. The second wasn’t planned – and isn’t funded. We’ve taken the decision to say yes anyway. Because how could we not? We’re now urgently working to raise the additional £7,500 needed to ship both containers and get them to Uganda as soon as possible.

This was one day. One glimpse. But it says so much. It tells the story of why your support – your prayers, your donations, your advocacy – matters so deeply. In a world of overwhelming need, your generosity is changing lives.

If you’re moved to respond, we’d love you to consider helping us fund the second Plumpy’Nut container. We have the product. We have the team. We have the need. We just need the means to deliver it.

Donate Now – and help us bring hope and healing, one carton at a time.

With deep gratitude,
Carwyn

As shared in our latest newsletter, we’re thrilled to invite you to our next Challenge Event on Saturday, 6th September—a stunning adventure along the south coast of England, all in support of HHA’s life-changing workaround the world!

🚶‍♀️ Choose your challenge:

• Team 1: 25km from Eastbourne to Alfriston – a perfect intro for first-timers!

• Team 2: 57km all the way to Hove – for those wanting to push further.

• Team 3: 100km ultra challenge to Arundel in 24 hours – the ultimate test!

Whether you're walking a few miles or taking on the full distance, every step helps fund:

🍽️ Nutritious meals for children with disabilities at Maison de Grace, Haiti

💊 Life-saving medication for patients in South Sudan

🌾 Food security & resilience programs for refugee families in Uganda

🎉 It’s been a few years since our last big challenge (remember Yorkshire 3 Peaks?)—let’s make this one unforgettable!

✅ Ready to take part?

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💡 Can’t join us in person?

No problem! Host your own fundraiser—run a race, host a bake sale, or celebrate your birthday with purpose. Your creativity can transform lives.

It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year! As we reflect on the past six months, we are so grateful for the incredible progress happening across our projects – all made possible through your prayers, generosity, and partnership.

It’s been a while since we shared a big update, so this news item is a little longer as we celebrate some of the most joyful highlights from recent months. Be sure to read to the end for an exciting opportunity this autumn to get involved alongside our (brave? slightly crazy?) CEO Carwyn and a team of other intrepid supporters!

This World Health Day’s theme is "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures" – a commitment to providing a strong, healthy start in life for every mother and baby. For me, this theme could not be more relevant: I have just got back from a trip to Haiti, where I spent time visiting our maternal and infant healthcare projects. While it was a trip filled with joy, it was also a sobering reminder of the immense need, and of the critical importance of helping mothers and babies to thrive in regions where pregnancy and childbirth are still hugely dangerous.

At Fort Saint Michel, a small but vital health clinic in one of Cap-Haïtien’s poorest neighbourhoods, I met the health workers delivering our community healthcare programme for mothers and babies. This initiative provides antenatal consultations, postnatal home visits, 'Mothers' Clubs' for education, and training for Traditional Birth Attendants to support safer home births. It is a lifeline for women who would otherwise have no access to healthcare during pregnancy.

However, the programme is at risk. Recently, the clinic lost a major international funding source, leaving Community Health Workers unpaid for over a month. Despite this, many continue to work voluntarily, driven by their commitment to protecting mothers and newborns. As we walked through the community, women - having heard about the funding cuts - stopped us in the street to desperately share how much this programme means to them and their families. It was a sobering reminder of the critical need to keep this work going. We are now working with our local partners to ensure that support continues, because without it, too many women and babies will be left without care.

At Justinien University Hospital (JUH), the largest government hospital in the north, it was a joy to see firsthand how our support is saving lives. We have seconded an expert paediatrician, donated five mOm incubators, and are providing medical-grade oxygen and financial support for vulnerable families.

It was here that I met Baby Justinien, who was born prematurely on the street. His mother, who has learning disabilities, was unable to care for him, so a kind stranger brought him to JUH. He was extremely premature and in a critical condition, but, thanks to the incubators and oxygen your support has helped provide, the doctors and nurses were able to stabilise him. They named him Justinien - after the hospital - and in an extraordinary display of compassion, they are now taking turns caring for him as if he were their own.

This World Health Day, as we celebrate "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures," we are reminded that hope begins with access to healthcare. Without it, too many mothers and babies face unimaginable risks. With it, futures can be transformed.

We want to thank every single person that is joining us on this mission, with a special mention to J&K Wonderland Foundation, whose ongoing support of this work is making incredible things possible, and to Konbit Sante, whose partnership locally is truly invaluable. Thank you for helping us to ensure healthy beginnings – so that more mothers and babies have the future they deserve.

A Turning Point for Global Aid - Why HHA's Work Matters Now More Than Ever

A reflection by Carwyn Hill, CEO

Since HHA began, few moments have marked such a rapid shift in the international aid landscape as the past few weeks.

I remember 2005, when our HHA journey began, and the Make Poverty History campaign sparked global momentum—uniting governments, schools, businesses, and communities in the belief that we could be the first generation to end extreme poverty. This wasn’t just wishful thinking; between 1990 and 2015, the global under-5 mortality rate dropped by 53%.
On my recent trip to Haiti, I witnessed the reality of that progress. I visited the paediatric and neonatal unit at Justinian Hospital, one of the country’s largest public hospitals and a new HHA partner. Thanks to your support, we’ve provided five state-of-the-art incubators (where before there were no reliable working incubators), a much-needed paediatric doctor, and an exoneration fund ensuring families can access essential medical supplies.

In just the one day I visited, I met three children whose lives have been saved through this support: a six-month-old suffering from severe acute malnutrition; a baby battling sepsis whose family couldn’t afford the expensive medication; and seven-day-old premature infant, orphaned at birth, for whom we are covering all care costs—from lab tests to antibiotics and vital nutrition. A hospital staff member told me: “With your support, we have the possibility to keep this baby alive.” Without it, this has tragically not always been the case.

Yet, even as my week was filled with this incredibly hopeful impact, I also spent my trip grappling with the devastating effects of the recent suspension of USAID funding. One of our community health programmes in Haiti has had to lay off 30 staff, drastically reducing vaccination, malnutrition and maternal health services. In South Sudan, our Kajo-Keji health facility is also affected, as critical reproductive health supplies have been suspended—forcing us to increase independent fundraising efforts. This week, the UK Government announced further aid cuts, and they are not alone.

This is a significant and heartbreaking step back from the progress we once believed was possible. The real cost will be felt by the most vulnerable—millions like those three babies I met in Haiti.

In this climate, HHA's work has perhaps never been so critical. The coming years are going to be incredibly tough for the world’s most vulnerable, but we will continue to hold onto our vision, inspired by the call of Jesus, to love others as we with to be loved – to see a world free from injustice, made up of inclusive, resilient communities that value the dignity and health of every person. Thank you for joining us on this journey.

Celebrating 2024: A Year of Challenges, Opportunities, and Impact

With the end of 2024, we at Hope Health Action (HHA) reflected on a year filled with incredible opportunities and significant challenges. From launching new projects in East Africa to beginning a new chapter in Haiti, the journey has been a rollercoaster—but we’re so grateful to have shared it with you.

Thanks to your generosity and God’s amazing faithfulness, we’ve been able to change thousands of lives this year. Now, we’re excited to share 10 of our top highlights from 2024—moments that wouldn’t have been possible without your support.

2024 Top 10 Achievements

Grace Rehabilitation Centre Opens in Haiti

One of the biggest milestone moments of the year was in July, when we opened Grace Rehabilitation Centre in Haiti – which offers specialised care, physiotherapy, and vocational training to people with spinal cord injuries and other neurological disabilities. Opening this centre in less than 6 months was a huge feat, and is now enabling us to offer continued compassionate care to people that otherwise risked being left behind. 

Night to Shine

In February, we were thrilled to host our third Night to Shine event in Haiti, celebrating children with special needs. We had over 70 children in attendance with their parents or caregivers and over 150 volunteer staff to make it the most memorable night! This unforgettable evening brought joy, inclusion, and fun as the children were crowned kings and queens and walked the red carpet to cheers and applause!

Empowering with skills for life

Continuing and improving our holistic approach to disability care, our Vocational Training Programmes in Haiti and East Africa made significant strides this past year, focusing on equipping individuals with income-generation skills to create sustainable and independent futures. Beneficiaries are learning skills such as donut making, IT, and soap creation. We also offer training in sewing, shoemaking, and much more. By combining physical mobility support with these empowerment opportunities, the programmes foster independence, and deliver lasting change.

Special Education at Amazing Grace

In 2024, HHA partnered with Amazing Grace School in Uganda to launch a much needed Special Education Programme for children with disabilities, giving them the chance to learn and grow alongside their peers. In refugee contexts, children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable, often left isolated at home as parents work to survive. Our programme provides a tuk-tuk ‘school bus’ for safe transport and access to a Special Needs Teacher, fostering an inclusive environment where every child can thrive.

New Hope Kajo-Keji Turns One

In South Sudan, our New Hope Clinic continued delivering essential care, treating over 20.000 people since the start of the year. Following the outbreak of malaria in the region, a key highlight has been the start of our malaria prevention programme, supplying mosquito nets and the ground-breaking University of Oxford vaccine. Since launching in August, this programme has vaccinated over 300 children, having a major impact on so many preventable premature deaths.

Award-Winning Agriculture in Uganda

In May, we were proud to see our agriculture project in Uganda recognised through the Global Development Network’s award for ‘Most Innovative Development Project’. This year alone, this project reached an incredible 420 households across two refugee settlements with seeds, tools, land and training – empowering hundreds of vulnerable families to grow their own sustainable source of food and income. By empowering vulnerable individuals - particularly people with disabilities - and making them visible as able, active members of their communities, his project is not only combating hunger, but also promoting understanding and reducing stigma.

Mobility Through Innovation

In collaboration with our amazing global partners, we continued the distribution of wheelchairs in Haiti, Uganda, and South Sudan, providing over 1500 wheelchairs for life-changing mobility.  In addition, we launched an innovative Wheelchair Repurpose and Repairs programme in Uganda, transforming old, unused chairs into fully tailored solutions for individuals in need. The program is a wonderful leap towards more sustainable operations, transforming discarded or old wheelchairs into fully functional mobility aids, maximising resource efficiency and minimising waste. Over the past year, HHA’s amazing local team repaired and repurposed 570 wheelchairs - an enormous achievement that will enable even more beneficiaries to use chairs functionally and safely!

A new home for the Maison

In September, we proudly opened Maison de Grâce, our independent respite care centre in Haiti, dedicated to children with disabilities and their families. Currently supporting 23 children three days a week, the centre provides a holistic programme of care, including education, physical, music, and play therapy, as well as nutritious meals. Parents also receive invaluable support, advice, and the crucial respite they need. Maison de Grâce is more than just a centre, it’s a place of hope, empowerment, and renewal.

Partnering to treat malnutrition

With the help of our partner Edesia, we shipped over 1,500 cartons of Plumpy’Nut to refugee settlements in Uganda, delivering life-saving support to children facing severe malnutrition. Plumpy’Nut is a therapeutic, ready-to-use food designed to treat acute malnutrition. Packed with essential nutrients, it’s a transformative solution: a single course of treatment can take a child from the brink of starvation to a healthy weight in just 8 weeks. By bridging critical supply gaps, this vital intervention truly demonstrates the power of targeted nutrition to save lives and create a healthier future for vulnerable children.

Transforming care for mothers and babies

2024 marked the beginning of a transformative maternal and infant health programme in Haiti – an urgent need in a country with the worst maternal mortality rates in the western hemisphere. A recent highlight was the delivery of five life-saving ‘mOm’ incubators to Justinien University Hospital (JUH), the largest public hospital in northern Haiti, which previously had no working incubators. This milestone is just the start of a broader initiative, supported by an incredible partnership with J&K Wonderland. Alongside the incubators, we're also building clinical capacity, and launching a large-scale community-based maternal and infant health programme, with the goal of transforming maternal and infant health outcomes for years to come. We look forward to seeing this initiative flourish in 2025!