Get Hands On and transform lives in Bolivia
Nicanora and her community faced unimaginable challenges on her small farm in the Bolivian highlands. But Hands On supporters joined her on a two-year journey to transform her life and help her provide for her children.
Life on the Altiplano is harsh
CAFOD's partners worked with Nicanora and her community through our Hands On Altiplano project
Nicanora is a 36-year-old mum of four, who lives on the Bolivian Altiplano – an area of arid plain high in the Andes mountains. Up here the burning sun can give way to heavy hailstorms, destroying the crops Nicanora spends so long cultivating.
But with the help of Hands On supporters, Nicanora started an extraordinary journey that is now transforming her life.
The grand plan to transform a community from poverty to plenty
Our experts have helped Nicanora and her neighbours to install piping and a tap for irrigation; build a wormery, this has produced compost to give crops all the nutrients they need; and build a vegetable garden and a greenhouse, to shelter their vegetables from the harsh environment. Nicanora is continuing to work hard. All she needed was people like you to make regular donations and get beside her every step of the way.
Introducing our next Hands On project
Hands On Altiplano is no longer in need of new donors, but we have now launched a new Hands On project in Colombia. The community is ready to get to work and if you’d like to, you can support them with a regular gift where you can follow the work from start to completion. You can opt out of communications and pause or cancel your Direct Debit at any time.
Hands on heart: our promise to you
1. Your Hands On donations will directly fund your chosen project
Every penny you donate will go into our Hands On Fund. Your chosen project will receive all the money it needs from the fund.
2. Your Hands On donations are flexible
If you are unable to continue supporting Hands On, you can change, pause, stop or restart your donations, just call us on 0303 303 3030.
3. When your project ends, you can get hands on somewhere else
After your chosen project is complete, we’ll introduce you to another project. And once again you’ll follow the work from start to completion.
4. You’ll always see the difference you are making
Over time the Hands On Fund will support many projects. But you’ll always be able to see how you are helping communities to build a secure and prosperous future.