Charity Partner

Again, this year the Legal Business Awards will support the charity Hand in Hand International with a silent auction.

Hand in Hand equips under-served women with the skills and resources to start their own businesses to lift themselves and their families out of poverty, for good.

To date, the Hand in Hand network has helped create over 10 million jobs, empowering almost 6 million women in Kenya, Tanzania, Afghanistan and India. Supporting women to earn their own income – and decide how they spend it – means more children in school, and more families with access to healthcare.

For Veneranda and her family, living in one of Tanzania’s most disadvantaged rural communities, putting food on the table was a daily struggle. That’s until Veneranda joined Hand in Hand’s business training programme. She now grows vegetables on a small plot of land, to sell in the local market. Her business earns about TZS60,000 (USD 25) a week – tripling the family’s income. They can now afford to build a toilet, and the children have all the clothes, shoes and books they need for school. You can support Hand in Hand’s work by donating via Hand in Hand’s website or by bidding in the fabulous silent auction at the awards dinner.