HHA's 2025 Highlights

As we begin the new year, we want to take a moment to pause, smile, and celebrate with you.
It has been one of the most challenging years for international aid in HHA’s history, with sudden funding cuts and deepening crises across Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan. And yet, we have witnessed a year of God’s provision, hope and impact.

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.