HOPE Himalayan Walk 2011

HOPE Himalayan Walk

22nd October - 6th November 2011

This October, The Hope Foundation invites you to get to get your walking
shoes on and join the trip of a lifetime.

The HOPE Himalayan Walk will see participants enjoy a breathtaking trek through the Himalayan foothills of Northern India, but also visit HOPE’s projects which are giving street and slum children in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) a brighter future.

There is no better way of exploring the natural wonders of the Himalayas#than on foot and this two week trip (October 22nd – November 6th) offers
you that opportunity. Walkers will explore forests, spice plantations,
local villages and farmland in the northern state of Sikkim and in the
environs of Kalimpong, West Bengal.

A very unique aspect of this trip is the volunteer visits to HOPE’s
projects in Kolkata. These project visits will take place before and after
the trek, and offer you the chance to see first-hand just where your
fundraising money is being put to use. You will get to spend some time
with the children who live in the HOPE protection homes and meet those who
attend projects like schools, medical facilities and craft cooperatives run
by HOPE. HOPE promises that you will never forget your time with the
children of Kolkata, who have been given so little, but have so much joy to
share.

Each walker is asked to fundraise €5,000 between now and mid-October to
take part in the HOPE Himalayan Walk, and funds raised will go directly to
HOPE’s projects. Set up in 1999 to raise funds for one girls’ home,
HOPE now works with 16 Indian NGO partners to help thousands of children
from the streets and slums, improve their quality of life, and give them a
better future.

Currently funding over 60 projects, HOPE reaches out to the
most forgotten; offering protection, healthcare, nutrition, education,
rehabilitation and a family for life; and to date has reached out to almost
25,000 children through education alone and hundreds of thousands more
through primary healthcare.

For further information visit
HOPE HIMALAYAN WALK 2011.

This is the charity trip of a lifetime in parts of India not normally
visited by Western tourists and if you decide to join us you will be
directly contributing to making a real difference to children’s lives.

For further information

or to request a

Walk Pack and Application Form
call Fiona on (021) 4292990

or email admin@hopefoundation.ie.

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