Joining Hands Blog
2016 Fact Sheet
We’re excited to present our 2016 Fact Sheet! In it you will find updates on our key programs and an excerpt from our brand new Story of Freedom. We’re especially pleased to share that our savings program participation grew by 35% over the course of the last year.
How one local savings group changed a life
Meet Jaya, a Hands of Freedom savings group member who is building a pickle-making business in India. Before joining her local community savings group, Jaya’s family was struggling to make ends meet.
2015 Fact Sheet
Get the latest on Hands of Freedom – and how we’re helping to transform the lives of Untouchables in India!Download the 2015 Fact Sheet
Thank You! Give to the Max Day was a success!
Thanks to all who participated in Give to Max Day on behalf of Hands of Freedom!This year we focused on funding two areas that impact Untouchable children most: Water Well Projects and Education.
Give to the Max Day: 11/13/14
Gear up to change the future of the Outcastes of India on Minnesota’s biggest giving day of the year – Give to the Max Day!
For this year’s giving campaign, Hands of Freedom is focusing on transforming the lives of Untouchable children through our Education and Water Well projects.
The more gifts we generate on GiveMN.org on November 13, the more our chances increase to receive an additional $10,000 donation. Imagine the impact we could have on the lives of the Untouchables with $10,000!
Our goal is to raise $18,000 toward education and water well projects, and we can reach it with your help!
Transforming Lives: Priya
After a church service, Priya came up for prayer and shared her ordeal with us. She was born and raised in the local red light district. Her mom, whose family was extremely impoverished and barely able to survive, was from the poorest district in the state.
KSTP interviews board chair, Brian Numainville
High school sophomore earns $3,000 to fund a water well in India!
Over the course of two years, Minnesota high school sophomore Hannah Enck earned enough money to fund a fresh water well in an Indian village.
High school student improves the lives of hundreds by raising money for a water well.
Minnesota high school sophomore Hannah Enck donated the $3,000 she earned working on a strawberry farm to Hands of Freedom to dig a fresh water well in an Indian village. Her inspiring story has been noted by several media channels across the Twin Cities!
Thank You!
Thanks to all who were able to attend the Hands & Hope for India Event! We enjoyed sharing stories of life transformation that have occurred on the ground in India, including new preschools, water wells, and participants in our savings program. We hope that you were encouraged and blessed by the evening.