Children's Hope India – Every Child Counts

Children's Hope Prayas, Delhi

Fundraising in New York can have a wonderful ripple effect and translate into health camps, scholarships and education for children in the slums in India. That’s been the happy result of  the efforts of  Children’s Hope India, a non-profit organization started by a group of five women professionals in New York in 1992 with seed money donated by them and with just one project in hand.

Over the years, the supporter and donor base  has  grown, and Children’s Hope India has developed into a viable vehicle for promoting health and education in India. The funds raised have gone to carefully screened projects which the CH board supervises diligently, visiting projects and interacting with the children every year.

Smiling faces at a CH balwadi in Delhi

Children’s Hope India Inc is a 100% volunteer organization, with few overhead costs, and all funds raised go directly to the health and education projects. By working in collaboration with local non-governmental organizations, Children’s Hope has successfully funded health clinics, tuberculosis screening and heart surgery for children, established education initiatives and assisted with shelters for street children in major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Bhuj, Pune, Jabalpur and in many villages in Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.

Children’s Hope Prayas, started in 2004, covers an entire slum – Kathputli colony, on the outskirts of Delhi which has been transformed by CH initiatives such as informal education, nutritious meals, a health clinic, vocational training for the children, adult workshops and self help groups to facilitate micro-credit and income generation for the parents. There’s even a computer lab in the slums where children can start to realize their dreams and achieve their potential.

Children’s Hope also has a group for young professionals called CH2, which has fun fundraising events in New York. Also coming up is the glittering ‘Evening in Mumbai’ Gala on 10/10/10 at the Grand Hyatt, Manhattan.

(Photos: Lavina Melwani)

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