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Hope Gardens
New feeding programme in Uppokottai!

We are delighted to announce the addition of a new feeding programme to our existing 3! Over £4,100 was raise through the London Marathon which means that we can open a new feeding programme in Uppokottai.

New feeding programme in Uppokottai!

Capital Projects

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Richard reports from India

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We are delighted that four of our trustees have been able to visit India and see all of our project

To see Richard short video and his reflections from the gardens please click here


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Thank you and Merry Christmas

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2021 has been a year on which we look back with great thanksgiving and we thank God for the generosity of our supporters and the commitment of our partners in South India.

Here are some highlights from the past year:

Sustainability: We’ve increased the sustainability of our projects with the purchase of another paddy field, which together with the existing paddy will produce the vast majority of food needed for our projects.

  • Our Covid response: thanks to your support this has been amazing : approximately 18,000 individuals have been blessed with Hope Gardens food parcels, hygiene equipment and PPE since March.

  • Healthcare: Our Medical teams have worked alongside government officials and police in support of the national vaccination rollout.

  • Education: We have focused on educational continuity - school fees have been paid, online learning enabled and additional tutoring given as well as our after school programmes expanded.

Every blessing for 2022

The Hope Gardens team

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Hope is ....... a new school bus

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We are so proud of our school and thrilled that last January it was recognised as the Number One School in the Theni district for its facilities and educational provision by the Theni District Differently Abled Welfare Officer.

One of the USPs of our school is the pick-up and drop off service for all children from their homes by our school bus which enables the children’s parents or carers to work while they are at school.

Great News! We are excited to announce that 100% of our new school bus has now been funded.

Thank you to all our supporters of this essential initiative

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Many hands make light work

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Huge thanks to our recent US visitors who took time out to help plant the new rice crop. Praise God for this land and the ability to grow rice for Hope Gardens.

Our process is that seeds are planted in our nursery and when they have grown sufficiently these plantings are taken, separated and replant in the main fields. These plants now have room to grow.

It was fantastic to be part of the planting team and experience the hard work that goes into farming our own rice crop. This is such a positive sustainable initiative which we are so proud to support.

Thank you Hal, Kristin and Bob for help plant our rice crop.

Thank you Hal, Kristin and Bob for help plant our rice crop.