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2012 campaign for International Day of Street Children

 

Friends of HOPE launched in Kolkata

‘Friends of HOPE’ is a new initiative in Kolkata in partnership with the Hope Kolkata Foundation.  It is a group of dedicated supporters from throughout the city who advocate in line with HOPE’s vision: ‘It should never hurt to be a child’. While the group was established earlier this year,...

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Irish Public Supports Overseas Aid

Despite ongoing recession, the Irish public continues to believe Ireland should to invest in overseas aid.  A new opinion poll, commissioned by Dóchas (Irish Association for Non-Governmental Development Organisations) from IPSOS/MRBI, found that 85% of people rated overseas aid as “important” or “very important”. What’s more, a very large majority...

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Love books? Give a Child the Gift of Reading

“Education is not the filling of a pail,
 but the lighting of a fire.”
 William Butler Yeats  ”Only the educated are free.”  Epictetus (Roman slave &  philosopher (55 AD – 135 AD) What do books mean for the children we work with in the slums and on the streets of...

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Minister Jan O’Sullivan joins HOPE to Make a Difference…

On April 12th, we have a day to step back and reflect on the lives of the street children of the world. Today is International Day for Street Children, a day especially dedicated to the children who spend their time surviving, running, hiding, chasing, but still dreaming…. Today is the...

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Minister Fitzgerald supports HOPE Campaign

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD, this week supported the work of HOPE by joining our campaign to recognise the rights of street children for International Day of Street Children, 12th April. Minster Fitzgerald was joined by Emily, Honor and Elinor Fitzgerald, helping to support their grandmother, Maureen...

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