World Breastfeeding Week – Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
August 2, 2016This week, from the 1st to the 7th of August, is World Breastfeeding Week. According to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, for 2016 the theme for World Breastfeeding Week is about linking breastfeeding with Sustainable Development Goals, with how we value wellbeing from the start of life, how to respect each other and care for the world we share.
HOPE supports World Human Trafficking Awareness Day
July 30, 2016July 30th is World Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and HOPE is helping to raise awareness of this important issue that affects millions of lives every year. West Bengal, the area of India where The Hope Foundation works, is a vulnerable place...
Clonakilty Students raise €15,000 for The Hope Foundation
July 28, 2016In October 2015, five students from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Clonakilty were chosen by their teachers to join The Hope Foundation’s School Immersion Programme. The Immersion Programme gives Transition and 5th Year students the unique opportunity to travel to...
Love at Last by Mella Murphy
July 26, 2016Love at Last, a little book of inspirational quotes by Mella Murphy, Founder of Yoga For HOPE. Mella Murphy’s beautiful new book and cards are now on sale through the HOPE Shop. Love at Last is a series of inspirational quotes...
Volunteers wanted for our annual National Day of HOPE, October 13th
July 19, 2016HOPE needs your help! Our annual Day of HOPE is on Thursday, October 13th. This is our national day of selling Butlers HOPE chocolate bars on the streets, in businesses and in shopping centres. It is a fun day that...
India Street Culture exhibition is opened by Miriam O’Callaghan July 14th
July 18, 2016Award winning photographer Arthur Carron’s exhibition at the CHQ building was opened by Miriam O’Callaghan on Thursday July 14th and was a fantastic success. During his time in India photographing amazing cities and their welcoming people he also witnessed...
World Day for International Justice
July 17, 2016Today is World Day for International Justice. We'd like to raise awareness this day by highlighting important issues related to social inequality, and the ways in which The Hope Foundation are working towards bridging the gap and improving the lives of street and slum residents in Kolkata.
World Youth Skills Day 2016
July 15, 2016July 15th, World Youth Skills Day, an initiative proposed by draft resolution by Sri Lanka and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014. High youth unemployment often means being unable to escape the effects of poverty, and affects entire families, communities and nations.
Arthur Carron’s Exhibition in aid of Hope Foundation
July 8, 2016Arthur Carron is a national and internationally award winning photographer from Dundalk, a fellow of the Irish photographic federation and 17 year professional press and PR photographer working primarily for the Irish Independent in recent years. Over the past few years...
HOPE attends the Áras Garden Party for NGO’s working towards Sustainable Development Goals
July 8, 2016The Hope Foundation’s Founder and Honorary Director, Maureen Forrest was honoured to receive an invitation to attend a Garden Party with President Michael D. Higgins in the Áras an Uachtaráin on June 9th.
Volunteers from DAVY visit Kolkata with HOPE
July 2, 2016The Hope Foundation is very proud to have the partnership of Davy. Davy financially support our Punorjiban child protection home, which is a rehabilitation centre for young boys who have suffered from solvent abuse in Kolkata. Siobhan and Ailbhe, Davy employees,...