Film Screening for HOPE at The Nehru Centre Thursday 5 October, 6pm – 8.15pm The Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London, W1K 1HF Jane Richter, HOPE UK supporter and film maker, will host a screening for HOPE of her fascinating film, Cameron, Coffee & Calcutta: A Traveller’s Tales Reserve your seat(s) by completing the…
Jane Richter, HOPE UK supporter and fundraiser, visited several of HOPE’s projects in late 2022. *Jane discovered HOPE during the extensive research for her film called Cameron, Coffee & Calcutta; A Traveller’s Tales about the life of pioneer Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron. From Jane’s research, she discovered strong links to Kolkata and, as a…
You could be one of over 100,000 people taking part in the world’s biggest marathon to complete 26.2 miles in 24 hours.
Manchester United legends Wes Brown and Mikael Silvestre recently visited Kolkata and took the time to meet some of the children from our Residential Childcare Centres and took part in a Friendship Soccer Match with the children! We are extremely thankful to Mr. Soumya Dasgupta from the Manchester United Fan Club of Kolkata for organising…
The theme of this year’s World Food Day, taking place on 16 October, is Leave No One Behind. Millions of people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet, which puts them at high risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. Here, Pabak Sarkar (Phd) from The Hope Foundation writes about the challenges of hunger and…
For one week only, online donations made to HOPE via The Big Give Christmas Campaign will be doubled at no extra cost to the donor.
This campaign will raise funds for one of HOPE’s programme which will protect and empower street connected girls in Kolkata.
Ellora Mukherjee and her father, Dr Kausik Mukherjee, recently visited Panditya Creche and Gariahat NabaAsha in Kolkata. Ellora returned to Gariahat NabaAsha for a second visit and spent a few more hours there.
Congratulations to Shashi Tharoor for being awarded the esteemed Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian award. We at The Hope Foundation are forever grateful to Shashi for his support and participation in an online event – Conversation For Hope – which raised vital funds for HOPE’s Emergency Response to Covid 19 and Cyclone Amphan in…
Join Team HOPE and help to make a positive and lasting change to the lives of the children and communities living on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata, India.
Left to right – The Bedford Fundraising Committee (Seema Bhogaita, Reza Beyad HOPE Ambassador, Poonam Chand, and Karen Crofts Hotston) Stopping at the side of the road to view a fabulous Indian wedding, during one of many work trips to India, was the start of my journey towards The Hope Foundation For Street Children…
Recently we distributed the Gifts of HOPE that our wonderful supporters purchased at Christmas. Animals like clutches of chickens, goats and cows were handed over to underprivileged families living in rural areas of West Bengal as part of our sustainable livelihood programme. Healthy animals provide a sustainable source of food while also allowing the family…
During HOPE’s school intervention programme, it was found that many children with special needs were still not enrolled in primary school or special school. HOPE’s Resource Centre is barrier-free and provides an opportunity to access therapy for that category of children. The objective of the project is to improve the quality of life for children…
Everyone at HOPE is incredibly proud of our most recent Likeskills Tailoring Unit graduates! We wish you all the very best of luck for the future. We are delighted that HOPE Lifeskills Training Institute has helped you gain qualifications to further your careers. Thank you to Kolkata crop nutrition brand, Indorama, for their support on…
We have now extended our COVID emergency response to feeding those affected by the crisis in the street and slum communities.
Kolkata is now in partial lock-down. Daily laborers, migrant workers, and their families are running out of food. We need to reach these families and hand out food packs.
India recently surpassed Brazil to become the world’s second worst-hit country in the COVID-19 pandemic. A second wave of infection is currently sweeping through the country and is considerably more infectious, and deadly, than the first. It is getting worse day by day.
Join the Yoga Garden Party (YGP) in aid of the HOPE Foundation for an unforgettable month of Yoga Classes to kick off 2021. Throughout January 2021Yoga classes will be streamed live to your home via Zoom. The first class on Sunday 3rd January, will be led by Simon Low, who is a long time supporter and HOPE Patron, and one of the UK’s most celebrated and experienced yoga teachers. Minimum donation of £10 per class. For more info and how to book click here.
Host a Festival of Lights Diwali Supper at your home and help raise much needed funds for HOPE’s vital work with Street Children in Kolkata
“We have been through difficult days at HOPE over the years, today is the absolute worst of them. Today, in complete shock and devastation we announce the untimely and sudden death of our beloved Geeta Venkadakrishnan. There will never be anyone like Geeta, this loss is almost impossible for us to put into words. She…
HOPE’s Emergency Response to Covid-19 September update The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause devastation across the globe and the tragedy is escalating in India. The number of Covid-19 infections in India is over 6,835,000 with more than 105,000 reported deaths (figs @ 8 Oct) and the number of infected patients in West Bengal is rapidly…
Reza Beyad, HOPE Ambassador and philanthropist, will engage in conversation with award winning TV and BBC Radio broadcaster and HOPE Ambassador, Andrea Catherwood; current Miss England and frontline NHS doctor, Kolkata born Bhasha Mukherjee; Shashi Tharoor, acclaimed author and member of the Indian Parliament, and from the frontline of HOPE’s Covid-19 response in India, Geeta Venkadakrishnan, HOPE Kolkata Director.