Transforming Lives

Health, dignity and opportunity for every community.

Hands of Hope Organisation drives health equity, HIV prevention and human rights, led by the communities we serve.

Who We Are

Community-led. Rights-based. Results-driven.

Hands of Hope Organisation (HOH) is a community-led NGO based in Zimbabwe. We work alongside people whom health and social systems too often leave behind.

Our team lives and works in the communities we serve. That closeness shapes every programme we run, from HIV prevention to psychosocial support and economic empowerment.

The Hands of Hope team in blue shirts at an outdoor retreat
What We Do

Five areas. One goal: equity.

Our work connects health, rights and livelihoods, because lasting change needs all three.

Health Equity

Closing gaps so everyone can reach quality, respectful health services.

HIV Prevention

Community-driven prevention, education and linkage to care.

Psychosocial Support

Safe spaces and support that strengthen wellbeing and resilience.

Economic Empowerment

Skills and opportunities that build independence and security.

Advocacy

Evidence and community voices that influence policy, protect dignity and challenge stigma.

Our Work

How we create change

Everything we do starts with communities and aims at one result: universal access to quality health services, rights and opportunities in Zimbabwe.

Community EngagementWe work with communities through dialogue, education and peer support, so solutions come from the people affected.
Monitoring and EvidenceWe listen to communities and document what works and what blocks access, so decisions are based on real experience.
AdvocacyWe engage health facilities, service providers and decision makers to change policy and practice.
Support and EmpowermentWe strengthen wellbeing, skills and livelihoods so people can seek care and build secure futures.

The result we work for: communities that are informed, supported and heard, with services and systems that respond to their needs.

Services We Offer

Support when you need it.

Our services are confidential, respectful and open to everyone we serve.

HIV Testing, STI Screening and Referrals

Confidential HIV testing and STI screening, with referrals to KP-friendly health facilities that welcome key populations without stigma.

Counselling

Caring, confidential support for emotional wellbeing, HIV and life challenges.

Rapid Response

Quick action when a community member faces an urgent crisis or a violation of their rights.

SRHR Information

Clear, accurate information on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Programmes

Work we have delivered with our partners.

UNDP: Power of Prevention

Power of Prevention is a UNDP-supported project that strengthens HIV prevention for key and vulnerable populations.

It brings communities, government and partners together around fair funding and better access to prevention services.

We advocate with evidence and community voices so that prevention reaches the people who need it most.

UNAIDS: Community-Led Monitoring

Communities document the quality of the HIV services they receive.

Findings go to facilities and decision makers to improve access and care.

AHF

Index case testing reaches the partners and contacts of people living with HIV and links them to care.

Breaking Barriers for HIV Prevention sensitises health care workers to deliver respectful, stigma-free services.

USAID: Last Mile and PREVENT

Both projects focused on HIV prevention, treatment and care.

They strengthened our work to link communities to quality services.

ViiV: Mental Health

Support for the mental health of the people we serve.

We build wellbeing and resilience alongside HIV services.

Hivos: Socio-Economic Empowerment

Skills and income opportunities that build independence.

Financial security helps people stay healthy and claim their rights.

Where we work

Harare Chitungwiza Gweru Mutare Masvingo
Rainbow flag flying against a blue sky
Inclusion

Everyone belongs in the HIV response.

Stigma keeps people from services. We exist to remove it, so that care, protection and dignity reach every person. We serve and stand with:

LGBTIQ+ community Men who have sex with men (MSM) Transgender and gender diverse people Sex workers People who use and inject drugs
Get In Touch

Let us work together.

Funders, partners and communities are welcome to reach out.

Phone0712520087
077433800
Address87 Hillside Road, Hillside
Zimbabwe
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