About
-
Headquarters
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
-
Since
2006
The Hope House aims to nurture and empower marginalised children to become successful and responsible citizens. Mr Ruby Nakka, the founder, grew up Read more in a children's home in the united Andhra Pradesh for 12 years and it was his childhood desire to help children the the way he was helped. Mr. Nakka was living in the United States with his family that consisted of two adopted girls. It was his girls who reminded his family about the children in need of care and protection in India and also inspired him to forgo their well-paid jobs in the healthcare industry to relocate to India to start the Hope House. He in turn inspired two of his best friends (Manoah and Thomas) to join him in this endeavour. Currently, Hope House offers institutional and non-institutional services for the children. Hope House partners with the Government of India and other like-minded entities such as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Christian Medical College (CMC), and Railway Children.
Cause Area
Vision & Mission
Vision: Nurturing children to become successful and responsible citizens. Mission: Our mission is to provide care and protection to the needy children by giving access to education, enabling participation and empowering them with information about their rights and responsibilities
Donor History
1. Sumantha Ranjan Das
2. Dr. Mathew Mathai
3. Shiela and Dinesh
4. St. John's Church, Vellore
5. DIZ, Frankfurt, Germany
Programs
-
Children's Home Project
Extending shelter (institutional care) as a last resort to children in need of care and protection and to assist them to pursue education (formal or non-formal) and life skills to become responsible and successful citizens to the world
-
Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA)
Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA) of the Hope House is a licensed and registered agency by the state of Tamilnadu under the provisions JJ Act. License was received in April of 2022 and our capacity is to admit 14 children.
This is a very unique and one of a kind SAA in India as we exclusively cater to children with special needs to find homes in India through adoption.
Impact Metrics
-
No of Children Sheltered
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 20
- 2020-21 20
- 2021-22 23
-
No of Children Attending School
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 20
- 2020-21 20
- 2021-22 23
-
Children Provided Food and Nutrition
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 20
- 2020-21 20
- 2021-22 23
-
Rescue Carried Out
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 231
- 2020-21 218
- 2021-22 376
-
Children Covered in Awareness and Outreach Camps
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 3148
- 2020-21 32540
- 2021-22 75128
Theory of Change
We do not want to reinvent the wheel but implement a program where there is immense potential for change and provide the impact data of such a change to the Government to make the necessary policy level intervention(s) to scale and replicate the program.
Milestones & Track Record
1. We are partnering with the country's best healthcare institution (Christian Medical College, Vellore) to implement an adolescent health education program called "Project YUVA". This program was started at the Hope House but although we had the community awareness experties, we recognized that we do not have knowledge expertiese so we joined hands with this institution where we could supplement each other's strengths to take this program forward.
2. Starting unique adoption agency: We started an exclusive adoption agency where we only take in to care for adoptable chidlren with special needs. This is the first and the only one in the entire country and we are proud to have convinced the state Government to consider this, as it fulfills the fundamental principle of adoption.
3. Partnering with welwarts program of Germany: We partner with the BMZ (Federal Ministry) of Germany that promotes volunteerism throughout the world. We have been hosting volunteers for the past 8 years and this has been an immense contribution where the volunteers help us with work but they don't receive any remuneration.
Donor Testimonial
1. I have been supporting the Hope House for the past couple of years and I am satisfied with their work. I am given a receipt for my donations on a regular basis. - Sumantha Ranjan Das.
2. Recently my friends and I have started sponsoring a child at the Hope House and whenever we find time, we visit the child. I can see that the money is been put to good use. - Bommi Yesudhas. We get receipt for our donations.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
-
No. of Employees
21-50
-
Strength of Governing Body
9
-
Diversity Metrics
61% women
M&E
-
Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
-
Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
-
Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
Yes
Political & Religious Declarations
-
On Affiliation if any
No
-
On Deployment Bias if any
No
Organisation Structure
Yes
Awards & Recognitions
We are listed by Give (formerly GiveIndia) as 'GiveAssured' NGO, Causes charity of Benevity of the US and Charity partner of GlobalGiving of the US.
Registration Details
-
PAN Card
AABTT0804G
-
Registration ID
1268/2004
-
VO ID / Darpan ID
TN/2017/0155020
-
12A
AABTT0804GE20067
-
80G
AABTT0804GF20214
-
FCRA
075980304
-
CSR Registration Number
CSR00002934
Location
Other Details
-
Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
-
2019-20
IncomeRs.8,282,350ExpensesRs.7,931,347Admin ExpensesRs.793,134Program ExpensesRs.7,138,213Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.14,197,826ExpensesRs.12,201,800Admin ExpensesRs.732,108Program ExpensesRs.11,469,692Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.13,765,401ExpensesRs.11,835,807Admin ExpensesRs.828,506Program ExpensesRs.11,007,301Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.