Wow! On day one of our appeal Hope Gardens received £2,210 in donations which have been doubled by our generous donors! This is a fantastic start to our £10,000 appeal which runs until 6th December to donate all this week click here https://hopegardens.reachapp.co/campaigns/delivering-hope-this-christmas
International Day of the Girl
Today is international day of the girl. These girls are changemakers. All the girls in this photo have overcome barriers that living in a marginalised community brings. They are resourceful, have tenacity are resilient and they are an inspiration to us all. All these girls are part of #hopegardensindia and thanks to our supporters they are all in education, they all have a voice and we are hearing them loud and clear.
Hope comes in all shapes and sizes
I can’t believe it is February already, January has flown by!
We continue to bring hope through the compassion of our pastors, the comforting advice from our nurses, the surprise food parcel at the front door and the reassurance to families that the school fees have been paid. Our latest highlights of hope newsletter is out click here to read it- enjoy reading how our Hope for Churches programme has been supporting their diverse communities and congregations and how we are training the next generation of Christian leaders.
Thank you and Merry Christmas
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
Our Christmas Appeal is live!
Today we are delighted to launch our Match Funded Christmas Appeal. Yes Match Funded, so for every £1 you give it will be matched up to £5,000!
Today is Giving Tuesday a global event where we can all come together and give back to something close to our hearts. One thing very close to our hearts are our after school clubs where we let children learn, have fun and share a meal while their parents are at work.
To donate to our appeal please visit: Hope Gardens (reachapp.co)
Teamwork!
A real team effort this week with all the team (and their families!) coming together to help fill the #hopegardensindia trucks full of groceries, rice and vegetables to go out into the Theni area to distribute and support communities.