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What We Do Founded in 1991, HOPE Worldwide delivers sustainable, high-impact, community-based services to the poor and needy. HOPE Foundation, the Indian affiliate, serves the poor in 22 Indian cities and towns, providing health care, education, vocational training and disaster relief.
Our second grant launches a microloan program that will enable 500 people to start small businesses during the first year of operation alone. Business owners will receive training and mentoring to help their enterprises prosper. To date, we've explored several possibilities for non-financial support, including: in-country film production to disseminate health information, field internships to address skilled labor shortages and use of products created by Stanford's Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability class. HOPE also seeks assistance with business planning and development of micro-financing capital sources. For more information, visit: www.hopefoundation.org.in or contact Dave Blenko at: dbb54@cox.net.
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God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes |
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Our first grant supported a child survival initiative orchestrated by HOPE Foundation in partnership with USAID and the Indian government in the urban slums of Delhi. This program addresses the high rate of infant and child mortality through: pre-natal care, immunizations, and safe deliveries for pregnant women; training in basic hygiene and home remedies for heretofore life-threatening ailments (e.g., diarrhea and pneumonia); and, access to healthcare professionals.