Hope Kolkata Foundation

Hope Kolkata Foundation (HKF) works with children on streets, slums, children who work as labourers or are into begging, children who are destitute/ho Read moremeless, children suffering from different health conditions and also young people who do not have access to schools/colleges. All these children belong to disadvantaged communities and therefore, the Organisation works with their families and communities to empower these children through education, health, protection, livelihood programmes. HKF believes in sustainable and holistic development of all children and people it works with, bringing about sustainable and lasting changes in their lives. HKF over the years has also been advocating for better services for the poor and seeks ways to increase their access to social entitlements from Government programmes. It partners with other local Indian non-governmental organisations to build their capacities in the areas of education, healthcare, child protection, nutrition, drug rehabilitation and vocational training, so that they can reach out to a larger number of children and communities affected by poverty and inequality. Our Vision: A World where it should never hurt to be a child. HKF is the implementation arm of The Hope Foundation (HOPE), an Irish Charity headquartered in Cork with offices in UK, Germany and the USA. The organization is accredited under Credibility Alliance, New Delhi, for Good Governance and has won many awards and citations for its exemplary work over the years. Since 1999, HKF has been working with underprivileged and vulnerable children - street & slum dwellers; working children, children of sex workers, child beggars, orphan and abandoned children, trafficked and missing children – reaching out to over 55,000 children and 1 million population (numbers are based on services rendered per financial year). Success stories have proven that our care has helped countless boys and girls out of poverty; they are now working and leading independent and satisfying lives.