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Mar 22, 2021, 09:50 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Promotes Water Conservation with One Day Water Challenge

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) marks World Water Day by challenging individuals to use only one gallon of water today. This year's...

Mar 15, 2021, 09:45 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Marks 10 Years of the Syrian Refugee Crisis by Assisting Through 13 Programs

Helping Hand for Relief and Development's (HHRD) Middle East North Africa (MENA) office in Jordan has provided humanitarian assistance to roughly 1...

Jan 24, 2021, 09:45 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Paves A Path of Success Through Education Support

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) observes the United Nations' annual International Day of Education as it continues to provide...

Dec 29, 2020, 10:57 ET Helping Hand USA's Diverse Programs Positively Touch Over 11 Million Lives in 2020

Helping Hand for Relief and Development 's (HHRD) diverse programs and projects changed the lives of 11,026,333 people across the globe this year....

Dec 15, 2020, 09:34 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development's Global Winter Provisions Program Gives Relief Packages to Refugees, Orphans, Widows and Those Living in Poverty

Helping Hand for Relief and Development 's (HHRD) "Global Winter Provisions Program" aims to provide essentials that will help families brave the...

Nov 30, 2020, 09:45 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Joins Millions Worldwide for Giving Tuesday Through Its Caravan Homes and Restroom Projects for Syrian and Rohingya Refugees

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) aims to inspire generosity of its supporters for Giving Tuesday, on December 1st, 2020, by providing...

Sep 15, 2020, 10:00 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Assistance to Zanzibar Blood Bank a Welcomed Reprieve

Helping Hand for Relief and Development's (HHRD) In-Kind Gifts program provided three medical refrigerators to the Zanzibar National Blood Bank, run...

Sep 09, 2020, 15:04 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Team in Lebanon Assisting Blast Victims

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) Emergency Relief team members, working with vetted partner NGOs, is on location in the areas of...

Mar 22, 2020, 08:00 ET Hygiene Kits Provided to the Most Vulnerable During Covid-19 Crisis on World Water Day - Helping Hand for Relief and Development

The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus or Covid-19 has affected countries worldwide causing approximately 270,000 to be infected and leaving over...

Mar 13, 2020, 10:59 ET Sole Searching: Barefoot Children in Africa Desperate for Shoes

An estimated 20 million children in sub Saharan Africa are walking without shoes causing them to endure temperatures up to 100-degrees. A simple walk ...

Jan 21, 2020, 09:05 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Furthers UN Clean Water and Sanitation Goal with Water for Life, Sanitation and Hygiene Programs

Girls and women don't have to travel long distances when they have a close source of water; empowering them and keeping them safe. In 2019, Helping...

Jan 10, 2020, 12:04 ET Serving Humanity For Over A Decade Since Deadly Haiti Earthquake, Helping Hand For Relief And Development

An unimaginable nightmare occurred 10 years ago when a massive earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince, Haiti which affected 3.5 million, killed 222,570 and ...

Dec 26, 2019, 09:00 ET Northern Virginia Relief Center teams up with Helping Hand for Relief and Development to assist Syrian Refugees

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) has teamed up with leaders from the Northern Virginia Relief Center (NOVA) for a third year to conduct ...

Dec 18, 2019, 12:41 ET Hurricane Dorian Affected Families in Bahamas Continue to Need Aid

Shamkia Miller, a single mother of six, is one of the many who continues to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. "Please help us; a lot of...

Sep 05, 2019, 10:43 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Prepares Emergency Response To Provide Relief in Bahamas Following Hurricane Dorian

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) launched its "Bahamas Relief Fund" to provide emergency relief to those affected by Hurricane Dorian...

Apr 24, 2019, 10:37 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Stands in Solidarity with Victims of the Bombings in Sri Lanka and Condemns these Heinous Attacks

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) stands in solidarity with the victims and families of the heinous attacks on churches and hotels in...

Nov 14, 2018, 10:10 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development Surpasses $3.5 Million Aid Target for Rohingya

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) continues to work alongside its vetted partner NGOs inside Burma and Bangladesh to provide...

Oct 03, 2018, 18:25 ET Helping Hand USA representative in Palu, Indonesia; launching Indonesia Relief Fund to Help Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) is working closely with its partner NGO PKPU, which is on location in Palu, to provide emergency...

Mar 28, 2018, 09:00 ET Helping Hand for Relief and Development and InterAction NGO Community Announce CEO Pledge on Preventing Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Harassment

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) joined InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in every ...

Mar 21, 2018, 01:21 ET Delegation Leaving Northern Virginia to Assist Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD), working alongside several faith based NGOs and local government entities throughout Northern Virginia ...

Mar 08, 2018, 01:00 ET Syrian Refugee Crisis Intensifies as Humanitarian Relief Continues

This region has been marked with civil unrest, which has led to an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. There is a massive refugee population with many...

Feb 21, 2018, 10:45 ET Despite Roadblocks, Difficult Relief Continues for Rohingya Refugees

Several members of Helping Hand for Relief and Development's (HHRD) Emergency Response Team have been providing relief in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh...

Feb 13, 2018, 10:20 ET Long Term Rehabilitation Efforts Continue in Haiti Eight Years Later

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) is in its 8th year of long term rehabilitation efforts in Haiti following the deadly earthquake of...

Sep 27, 2017, 16:42 ET Helping Hand USA Emergency Team in Mexico: Providing Food Packages, Blankets and Tarps

Helping Hand for Relief and Development's (HHRD) Emergency Relief Team (ERT) is on location providing emergency relief to earthquake victims in the...

Oct 06, 2016, 07:01 ET HHRD USA Emergency Relief Team on ground working in Haiti as Hurricane Matthew Devastates an Entire Region

Hurricane Matthew has devastated Haiti with over 100 lives lost, leaving more than 15,600 displaced, and more than 350,000 needing immediate...