International Women's Day & Mother's Day

[vc_row type=”vc_default” full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”51683″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” image_hovers=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1678959907813{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ff6f08″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1644500435163{margin-top: -35px !important;}”][ultimate_fancytext fancytext_prefix=”#EmbraceEquity” fancytext_effect=”ticker” strings_tickerspeed=”200″ ticker_wait_time=”1500″ ticker_show_items=”1″ fancytext_trans=”uppercase” sufpref_color=”#203963″ fancytext_strings=”at Work
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We have also launched a campaign to raise much-needed healthcare funds for HOPE’s Mother & Child Care Unit.

Nearly one-third of women in India have experienced physical or sexual violence, finds the National Family Health Survey-5 Report 2022. Incidents of violence at home affect the mental and physical state of a child. One of the common forms of abuse and violence against mothers is separating their children from them and forcing them to leave home.

The Mother and Child Care Unit, established by HOPE in 2010, is a short-stay care unit which provides safe shelter to mothers and their children who were abandoned by their families and/or experienced domestic violence from their husbands and were compelled to leave their homes and take shelter on the streets, pavements and platforms of Kolkata.

Just €800 will cover the annual healthcare costs of the 16 mothers and their children residing at the MCCU. You can donate to this campaign using the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”51637″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Your donation will help us to buy medicines for the treatment of chronic and long-term illnesses like cancer, tuberculosis, psychosocial disorders as well as therapeutic support which are not available free of charge.

This March we ask you to support this campaign in any way you can. Any donation, big or small will help these women and their babies lead safe & independent lives.

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Click the button to donate €4 to our IWD campaign by text

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Text costs €4. The Hope Foundation will receive a minimum of €3.60. Service Provider: LIKECHARITY. Helpline 01 481 9311.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=”10px”][vc_column width=”1/2″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”What HOPE is Doing” heading_tag=”h3″ spacer=”line_with_icon” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”1″ line_color=”#fb6a19″ icon=”icomoon-the7-font-the7-heart-filled” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#fb6a19″ spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:20px;”]to Protect & Educate Girls & Women[/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]Kasba Girls Home – Girls below 14 years of age rescued from vulnerable situations on the streets and within the slums of Kolkata are provided for holistically. The girls also engage in recreational activities and outings, while residing in a safe, child-first environment.

Ashar Alo Girls Home – HOPE’s newest girl’s protection home caters for the needs of girls between 14-16 years of age, inclusive of girls above 18 years of age who are placed in secure and supported hostel care. This home provides all the necessary care for these young women to become independent, informed and confident young women through guidance, education and job placement support.

PBK Girls Home – A shelter home for 18 children of sex workers in the Kalighat district of Kolkata, working to eradicate second generation prostitution through the restoration of their childhoods and the delivery of education, protection, healthcare, counselling, recreational and holistic and full development.

Keertika Girls Home – 25 at-risk girls are supported in the Keertika Home through the provision of healthcare, education, protection, counselling, nutrition and recreation activities. Many of the girls have fallen victim to trafficking, physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse or were at great risk and danger of such violations and neglect.

Crisis Intervention Centre Female – Providing immediate care and protection with a temporary shelter home for girls and young women who experience violence, abuse or neglect throughout the streets of Kolkata.

Mother & Child Care Unit – Short-term, immediate care and protection for mothers and children who experience difficulties on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata. Necessary support services are provided on a needs-basis, with family restoration, rehabilitation and repatriation as an integral part of the project where possible.

Likeskills & Vocational Training – The Lifeskills Training Institute delivers high-quality skills training to underprivileged women enabling them to earn an independent living and provide a sustainable pathway out of poverty.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]