Who we are

Sarah Louise Knoll

Sarah was born in South Africa, and grew up in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Before moving to Australia, she discovered a great passion for working in underpriviledged communities. Since then she has worked in various places, including an Aids orphanage in Johannesburg, and a refugee school in Brisbane, Australia. In December 2005 she took a volunteer trip to Kenya, East Africa. There she fell in love with the people, the culture and the children, and decided that she would devote her life to creating change where it was truly needed, and where there was a desire to make life better. She is currently undertaking her honours in Psychology at the University of Queensland. Her plans for the future are to do further post grad study in Peace and conflict resolution and community development as well as continue to grow and expand Handprints and travel the world finding new places for projects.

“Africa is in my blood, it will always be a part of me. I love the people, the land and the many cultures, I know I will continue to visit and work there for the rest of my life”.

sarah@handprintsforhumanity.org

Courtney Goes

After graduating from high school, Courtney worked for six months to fund an 18-month journey around the world. During this year and a half, Courtney explored 17 countries in 5 different continents, with one of them being Tanzania in Eastern Africa. Her love for the people there, appreciation of the country and obsession with travel fuelled Courtney to co-found Handprints and help improve the current conditions. Courtney currently studies Public Relations and Marketing at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia and continues to save for her next trip abroad.

"I loved Africa; the country and the people taught me so much while I was there, and I still learn from them now - they're amazing."

courtney@handprintsforhumanity.org