[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][ultimate_heading main_heading=”A Rose in India”][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Rose of Tralee Jennifer Byrne has arrived safely in India where she will spend the week volunteering with The Hope Foundation and see first-hand the day-to-day struggles of the children living on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata.
It’s Jennifer’s first overseas trip since becoming the Rose of Tralee and she said that she was excited to support the work being undertaken by HOPE to tackle humanitarian issues in Kolkata, India.
HOPE works with the most vulnerable street and slum children and their families. HOPE operates over 60 projects in Kolkata and has provided 30,000 children with access to education and a further 300,000 adults with access to healthcare and training programmes.
Jennifer will visit the HOPE projects including their child protection centres established to get the children off the streets and into education. Many of the children, who have come through HOPE education centres, return to work with HOPE in their training centres. She will also take part in the 18th annual cultural Foundation Day celebrations on 1st November.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][TS_VCSC_Lightbox_Gallery content_images=”41991,42009,42010,42011,42012,42013″ el_file1=”” el_file2=””][/TS_VCSC_Lightbox_Gallery][/vc_column][/vc_row]
