Documentaries

Social Impact Summit

This week on Helping Hands, we see the inaugural Social Impact Summit - an event curated by the ImpactInstitute. It was the first-ever gathering of leaders from the corporate, not-for-profit, social and government sectors, who met with the intent of forming partnerships to create real social change in Australia through collaboration.

Lost Children of Jonglei Scholarships

This week, we join Aduk Dau at her Women's Afternoon Tea fundraiser and see the inspiring story about her passion to provide secondary school education to vulnerable South Sudanese youth, displaced by civil war and living as refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya.

KYUP! Project

This week, we see the empowering and inspiring work of Mel Thomas' KYUP! Project. We observe the project's Mother and Daughter Self-Defence Workshop and see how this fantastic initiative teaches girls and women to recognise the warning signs of violence and protect themselves should the unexpected happen.

Brad and Rich's story - Wesley Mission

This week, we step into the lives of Brad and Rich to see how their lives are enriched through Wesley Mission's housing and community.

Thornleigh Community Garden (Pt 2)

This week, we see Part 2 of our story on Thornleigh Community Garden. Even in the hustle and bustle of suburbia, we see that a therapeutic oasis is created to nurture friendship, purpose and dementia support through a connection to nature.

Thornleigh Community Garden (Pt 1)

This week, we see Part 1 of our story on Thornleigh Community Garden and see how the garden provides a beneficial space for its members to share time together through a common interest.

Wesley Mission's Edward Eager Centre (Pt 2)

This week, we see Part 2 of our Wesley Mission's Edward Eager Centre story. See the impact the centre makes by providing short-term crisis accommodation and support to men and women experiencing homelessness.

Wesley Mission's Edward Eager Centre (Pt 1)

This week, we see Wesley Mission's Edward Eager Centre - who dedicate their work to those less fortunate than most of us, offering a helping hand to people so they can get their lives back on track.

Inner West Tool Library (Pt 2)

This week, we see Part 2 of our Inner West Tool Library story and find out more about how the tool library is bringing huge benefits financially and environmentally.

Inner West Tool Library (Pt 1)

This week, we see Part 1 of our Inner West Tool Library story. See how one person's need, combined with a spark of innovation, creates an initiative that serves the whole community.

Wesley Community Housing (Part 2)

Wesley Mission's Community Engagement team complete the outdoor garden table with their temporary and transitional housing tenants, and we meet the residents and hear their stories first hand.

Wesley Community Housing (Part 1)

This week, we see Wesley Mission's Community Engagement team working with the Royal Botanical Gardens and their tenants in temporary and transitional housing to build an outdoor garden table.

Wentworthville Op Shop (Pt 3)

Wentworthville Op Shop in Western Sydney is a small, community initiative with a surprisingly wide reach in unexpected places around the world.

Wentworthville Op Shop (Pt 2)

Visit an Op Shop in Western Sydney and see the story of a community initiative that creates local connection and has an impact in unexpected places around the world.

Wentworthville Op Shop (Pt 1)

Visit an Op Shop in Western Sydney that has been running for more than 40 years, and meet the characters who run the place, volunteer and the shoppers who grab a bargain, catch up with friends, and find themselves being part of a local community story that reaches beyond their four walls.