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Local Hobart radio station talks about HEAL Africa

Stu Harris — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:28:44 +0000

Following interviews on local radio station Ultra 106.5fm, they have also sent information about Love in Action: HEAL Africa to their listeners via their monthly newsletter reaching hundreds of people in Tasmania. You can read the story here.

Listen to the interview on Ultra 106.5

Stu Harris — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:19:04 +0000

Recently Jenny Baxter spoke with Stu Harris about the book launch in Hobart, and the story behind the story. You can listen here to the interview that went on air Sunday 27 November 2011.

Book Launch, Hobart – Photographs

Stu Harris — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:47:12 +0000

Thank you to everyone that turned out this evening to our Love in Action: HEAL Africa exhibition and book launch event. In total 200 people attended the evening to look at the photography, read the stories and purchase a copy of the book. If you missed it, don’t worry, we are opening the exhibition up for 2 hours on Sunday 4 December from 10 am – 12 pm. 45 Melville Street, Hobart. You can purchase the book, copies of the photographic images and learn about how you can support HEAL Africa.

Lastly, here is a copy of the speech that I made during the evening, and a link to the video featuring excerpts from an interview with Lyn Lusi.

HEAL Africa launch invitation – Hobart

Stu Harris — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:53:49 +0000

Click here to download the official HEAL Africa launch invitation with friends. Print it, post it, email it, stick it on your Facebook page. The big event is only 2 weeks away.

RSVP via our Facebook page.

Lyn Lusi wins Opus Prize

Stu Harris — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:28:55 +0000

Congratulations Lyn Lusi, Co-founder and Program Director of HEAL Africa for winning the prestigious Opus Prize 2011.

Lyn Lusi will be the recipient of US$1 million when she receives her award at a ceremony on 2 November. Lyn is an inspiring leader. We had the privilege of interviewing Lyn during the production of Love in Action – HEAL Africa.

Read more about this exciting prize, and Lyn Lusi here.

Lyn Lusi nominated for Opus Prize

Stu Harris — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:11:21 +0000

HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi has been nominated for the 2011 Opus Prize! The Opus Prize is given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the world, solving today´s most persistent social problems. Read more…

Save the date. Friday 2 December 2011

Stu Harris — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:24:36 +0000

You’ve been waiting patiently, and the great news is that Love in Action – HEAL Africa is due to arrive very soon. It is on a ship coming from China. No, not a slow boat from China!

On Friday 2 December 2011 at 7pm we will be holding a launch celebration at 45 Melville Street, Hobart. Save the date. More info to follow very soon. Save the date and RSVP via this Facebook page.

For all you folk on the mainland (that’s what we Tasmanians call you!), events are being planned for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More on that very soon.

Love in Action: HEAL Africa – Update

Stu Harris — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:41:55 +0000

It has been a little while since we provided you with an update on the progress of the book. Wonderful news, it is now with the publishers having been reviewed and signed-off by everyone. So while we wait, we now prepare for the launch.

In the coming weeks a launch committee will be created and effort will be put into confirming a suitable venue and inviting people. This launch will be an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about the current issues and needs for the people in DR Congo.

Watch this space for further news about the upcoming launch, and please contact us if you have any ideas or if you want to support the launch event in some way.

Silent No More – speak out against sexual violence

Jim Collins — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:08:27 +0000

Of all the countries on earth, DR Congo is one of the most dangerous places on earth to be a woman. We’ve met people whose lives have been ruined by this evil. Women who’ve been raped, ruptured and left to die. Families that’ve been torn apart. Children left without parents…

HEAL Africa are doing all that they can to reverse this – with God’s strength behind them. Daily their efforts are helping Congolese women achieve freedom and begin to enjoy the life that God intended for them

A report released this week ‘Silent No More‘ highlights the horrific truth about the numbers of people affected by sexual violence globally. The report urges the church to get involved: to speak out boldly; to act decisively against evil. It’s an inspiring initiative.

Lyn Lusi, co-founder of HEAL Africa (and an unbelievably gracious, mild-mannered, yet powerful warrior for women in DR Congo) helped launch the report in London – along with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Read the press release here.

Please take time today to add your name to the global petition to see the world’s churches rise up against sexual violence. Send the link on and get your friends involved in the race to bring justice. It’s not okay to do nothing!

Where there is education there is hope

Stu Harris — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:01:30 +0000

It’s 8 o’clock in the morning. It’s a school day. My wife is busy ironing a clean shirt for our son who is busy eating his porridge and flicking through the pages of his library book. It’s his first year at school and he is still excited about going.

Just add varying levels of calm or chaos to the morning activities and you’ve probably visualised the scene in most Australian homes.

In DR Congo, and many developing world countries, school is not always compulsory, in fact in eastern Congo there is no free public education. In homes that we visited during our recent trip we learnt that in some cases families have between 8 and 10 children, and only 1 child goes to school!

According to a recent news story on the BBC website conflict robs 28 million children worldwide of an education. Conflict has certainly been and continues to be present in many of the lives of people living in DRC. I would add that their failed state has also robbed the children of an education. Without access to state funded education most families are unable to afford to send their children to school. We heard of teachers that hadn’t been paid for months, and saw that the facilities available for teaching were basic and deteriorating.

During our trip we visited a HEAL Africa supported school in the outskirts of Goma that helps provide education to children of the former IDP camps. HEAL invests in their nations future. It’s more than a hospital.

Children and teachers at HEAL supported school