Hope for the Children Foundation,India

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Hope for the Children Foundation is delighted to announce that we have been honored with the prestigious Bal Snehi Award 2023 from the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, recognising our outstanding efforts in the realm of child protection.

The receipt of the Child-Friendly Award 2023 for outstanding child protection work is a moment of pride, gratitude, and renewed determination. It inspires us to continue championing the cause of child safety and to create an environment where every child feels secure and protected.

It takes a village to raise a child" is a proverb that means that an entire community should and must come positively together to enable children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. 💚💛🧡

Together, we can be the change we want to see in the world ⭐️

We are celebrating a significant milestone of inaugurating Free Legal Aid Services and Mediation Clinics across four locations as part of the Atmanirbharata project by the Hope for the Children Foundation! This initiative is undoubtedly a commendable step towards empowering underprivileged beneficiaries by ensuring access to justice at various levels.
The establishment of these Legal Aid Clinics reflects a commitment to making legal services accessible to those who may not have had such opportunities before. The impact of this endeavor is likely to be far-reaching, positively affecting the lives of individuals in Wadgaon Sheri, Bhosari, Chakan, and Talegaon.
A special thanks to Judge Sonal Patil, Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Pune, and Dr. Caroline Audoir de Valter , Founder/CEO of Hope for the Children Foundation, for their invaluable support in making these Legal Aid Clinics a reality. Their commitment to the cause and collaboration has undoubtedly played a crucial role in ensuring the success of this initiative.
May the Legal Aid Clinics contribute significantly to fostering justice, empowerment, and positive change in the lives of the communities you serve. Best wishes for the continued success and impact of the Atmanirbharata project!

"Happy Children's Day! 🌈
On this special day, Hope for the Children Foundation celebrates the boundless joy, creativity, and potential within every child. Through our Child-Friendly Initiative, we strive to create a world where every child's dreams can flourish. Let's nurture hope, kindness, and opportunities for our little ones, ensuring a brighter future for all. Together, we can make a positive impact on the lives of children everywhere. Cheers to the champions of tomorrow! 🎉

It was a great pleasure to see them Smiling. Katkari tribes are Vulnerable Schedule tribes. A forest-dwelling people listed by the British Raj under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871, a stigma that continues to this day.

Hope for the Children Foundation distributed clothes, shoes, notebooks, and toys to children, men, and women of the Katkari Tribal Group of Kondiwade, Bhoyare, and Sawale villages of the Maval Area of Pune.

Thank you all for your cooperation and keep Donating for a good cause.

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Join Us for an Important Awareness Session on Child Sexual Abuse! 🔵

📣We are happy to share that from April to August 2023, the Hope for the Children Foundation's team of experts conducted 36 programs for a total of 3,290 youth participants in partnership with the Pune City Police and the Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate.

Our top priority is the safety of children, and we believe that education is the key to prevention. These sessions provide children with important information and skills for protecting themselves from potential abuse dangers.

🚀 Key Highlights:
✅ Interactive Workshops
✅ Age-Appropriate Content
✅ Empowering Discussions
✅ Expert Guidance

🌟 Together, we can create a safer environment for our children and empower them to speak up against any form of abuses.Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a positive impact!

Share this post with your friends, family, and anyone who cares about child safety. Let's spread awareness and protect our future generations.

Stay tuned for session schedules and further updates. Your support can make a difference! 💙

Every year on September 8th, all around the world, "International Literacy Day" is observed. Literacy day was observed in 41 Anganwadi of PMC and PCMC. Children were briefed about the International Literacy day followed by the rally being taken out in collaboration with Anganwadi and HFCF teachers. Children made beautiful posters. Parents were also part of the rally as they sang the slogans throughout the rally. Altogether children got knowledge and enjoyed the day.

"Empower Dhanashree's Dream: Support Her Journey to Asian Taekwondo Championship 🥋"

Meet Dhanashree, a 13-year-old star from a quiet town. She's not your typical teenager; she's a Taekwondo sensation with three national championships and three gold medals under her belt!

Dhanashree aimed for the World Championship this year, but destiny had other plans. Despite her dedication, she narrowly missed her chance. But here's where her story gets even more incredible!

Dhanashree was chosen to represent Asia in Taekwondo, a tremendous honour. However, she needs to raise 130,000 rupees, and her family's finances are tight.

Let's rally behind Dhanashree and empower her dreams. Your support, big or small, can make a world of difference and ensure she shines on the international stage.

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Cheque/DD drawn in favour of "HOPE FOR THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION
NEFT - Account Name: Hope For the Children Foundation
Bank Name: Axis Bank
IFSC Code: UTIB0000269
Account Number: 269010100060233
Bank Address: Kalyani Nagar Branch, Pune
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Name: Hope for the Children Foundation
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TID: 10571142

Join us in making Dhanashree's success story come true.

On the occasion of 75th independence day, we had multiple inaugurations such as WCD Task force Van for Street children and the addition of 7 child-friendly police stations (CFPS). These initiatives reflect a positive shift towards a more inclusive and child-centric approach, which can contribute to better outcomes for children and the overall community.

The Women and Child Development Department, in collaboration with the Hope for the Children Foundation, unveiled the Mobile Task Force Van for the "Firte Pathak" initiative, which addresses challenges affecting street children. Dr. Prashant Narnaware, Commissioner of the Women and Child Development Department (WCD), Mr. Rahul More, Joint Commissioner WCD, Ms. Monika Randhve, District Women and Child Development Officer, and Dr. Caroline Audoir de Valter, Founder/CEO of HFCF, emphasizes the importance of collaboration between government officials and nonprofit organizations in bringing about positive change in the lives of marginalized children. The 'Firte Pathak' project has the potential to have a long-term impact by providing necessary services and assistance to street children, allowing them to break away from the cycle of begging and provide them with possibilities for a better future.

The honorable Commissioner of Police, Mr.Retesh Kumaarr, and respected, Mr.Sandeep Karnik, Joint CP, Mr. Ranjan Kumar Sharma, Additional CP and all senior PI and Child Welfare Police Officers of all Zone 5 police stations and Samarth Police Station, inaugurated an additional 7 child friendly police stations in Pune.

Hope for the Children Foundation has been collaborating with the Pune Police for the past three years to create Child Friendly Police Stations in Pune. Since then, we have been working in establishing 22 Child-Friendly Police Station.

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Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

Join us at Hope for the Children Foundation, Charity Week from 14 to 20 August 2023

If you will like to be involve in any ways.. volunteering, do some csr activities or donate toward the charity week events. Please contact us +91 84849 72422 or visit us https://goo.gl/maps/7mikwAUovgM2

To know more about this initiative of Hope for the Children Foundation; Charity week 💕 https://hopeforthechildrenfdn.org/charity-week

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Today, Metta Social urgently appeals for your support to the resilient people of Assam, bravely battling devastating floods. Affiliated with the Ballsy Group Foundation, we empower NGOs to raise funds for immediate relief and assistance to those in need.

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It's time to offer them the freedom and information they need to deal with the pain rather than shaming them into silence. Most of the adolescent girls are unaware of menstrual until they get it. This unpreparedness leads to so much avoidable fear and anxiety. According to one study, only 36% of India's 355 million menstruating females use sanitary napkins, while the rest use old rags, husk, ash, leaves, mud and soil and such other life-threatening materials to manage their flow.

With that in mind, the theme for Menstrual Hygiene Day this year was “Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030.” A series of awareness sessions were organized for 294 women and adolescent girls at our training centers in Kharadi, Bhosari, Chakan, Talegaon and Khandi villages of Maval taluka. After the completion of the training program, sanitary pads were distributed to all the women and girls.

https://dainikmaval.com/world-menstrual-hygiene-day-celebrate-at-khandi-village-in-andar-maval/

Summer camp is a great opportunity for children to explore new things and dive into areas they love. We are pleased to provide a few glimpses into the summer camp experience of our little sunshines.
This was the first ever Summer camp ever organised in an anganwadi set up. The children enjoyed and learned a variety of activities which included- prayer, meditation, exercise, hand and thumb print activity, clay moulding, dog face making activity, photo frame using ice-cream stick, colouring and fashion show. Their smiles tell it all.
We are proud to inform you that our shiksha ki asha program is continuing to provide support, care and education to 1000 children of 36 anganwadis.

To know more of our journey: https://hopeforthechildrenfdn.org/about-hfcf

Happy Foundation day ❤️

Today we celebrate 16 years of goodness in educating, empowering and transforming our Community. We want to express our gratitude to everyone who has helped and supported us over the past year.

We reiterate our Commitment to serve and support our Community. Together, we are the change we want to see in the world.

Thank you very much!

On behalf of HFCF team, wishing you and your family peace, harmony, happiness, good health and prosperity on the auspicious occasion of Eid.
Eid Mubarak to All !

Not just women benefit from gender parity… It benefits the country's prosperity and our society mindset and progress - Dr Caroline, HFCF

On March 8th, 2023 we started our women’s day week long event at the Mahila State home and inaugurated a digital room for the rehabilitation and empowerment of the women inmates. The event was graces by the WCDCommissioner and the departments.

Sharing some of the photos of this beautiful event. Special thanks to our HFCF team for making this event a great success.

And the women day week as started..

50 ladies have received recognition from the entire Taluka of Maval. Out of which 7 of our incredible teachers have been acknowledged for the wonderful work we have been doing in Talegaon for our programme Shiksha ki Asha for more than 6 years and have been recognised as women power!

We could be more proud of the Ska Talegaon team 💖

Thank you Maval Rotary Club and Aawaz News and thank you to our program Manager Maria !

A photo of thousand smile 💖

´Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia

Helping children in India is important because education is a fundamental right and should be accessible to all.

12 years ago we created a beautiful remedial education program, the Shiksha ki Asha and design educational tools to support the program learning. The program serve 5,500 children every month through its , and . Our initiatives ensure that kids stay in school and away from child labour.

Follow the link to support and contribute to our beautiful work, www.hopeforthechildrenfdn.org/donations

We started our first intervention in Maval, a rural area in and around Pune during Covid. Although our first intervention started with providing ambulance support during the pandemic, we expanded our scope after the need based and impact-based assessments. When we started our mobile health service in December, our main aim was to provide proper treatment to pregnant women and malnourished children. Since 2 months of its successful functioning we have provided medical help to around 2000 patients. We have also inaugurated power generator installation in Primary Health Center in Takve. The generator was a need since so many patients were not provided with adequate medical attention due to frequent power cuts.
We are constantly working and collaborating with various stakeholders to bridge the urban-rural divide when it comes to accessing quality healthcare.
And we thank Gestamp Automotive for believing in us and for offering their kind support on this initiative.

It was during our child friendly railway intervention, we found out that not only children but also other citizens from vulnerable groups like elder citizens, women, persons with disabilities and mental illnesses also seek help. During the outreach, we also found a lot of people who are homeless and needed to be rehabilitated. Therefore, we started the “Homeless Project” to rehabilitate homeless people who are stranded in the railway stations. So far we have conducted a survey with 78 homeless people.
We provide them food, blankets and other basic necessities.

Since April 2022, through our remedial education program Shiksha Ki Asha, we have been on a mission to make schools and anganwaadis Child Friendly. We have partnered with Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd to successfully make 7 schools (182 children) and 21 anganwaadis (700 children) child friendly. The purpose of the child friendly initiative in schools and anganwaadis is to promote a safe space whilst providing quality education. To ensure the safety of children we provide training to staff members and stakeholders that focuses on child rights & protection, child-friendly communication, mental health, and a design of a child protection policy. We regularly conduct need based assessments and parents-teachers meetings and provide capacity building and trainings.
To ensure a safe childhood for every child, we need to collaborate and work together. We need interventions that are holistic and starts from grassroot levels.

We are immensely glad to announce that we have inaugurated another Child Friendly Cell in Swargate, Pune. The CF room was inaugurated by Maharashtra State Minister of Higher Technical Education, Textile Industry and Pune District Guardian Minister Chandrakant Dada Patil . All senior police officers were also present for this program.

So far there are 21 child friendly police stations within PMC and PCMC and we are on a mission to make Child Friendly Pune, a reality.

https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-child-friendly-cell-to-be-established-in-all-police-stations-soon/

Hope for the Children Foundation wishes you a joyous 2023💖. May the New Year bring you happiness, peace, and prosperity !

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We initiated the first Mobile Health Unit in Pimpri, Maval block, Pune in association with Primary Health Care (PHC) and Panchayat Samiti.

Despite the efforts to provide accessible healthcare for all, members of vulnerable populations continue to experience disproportionately poor health outcomes, including low-income individuals, members of minority groups, and rural areas. The findings of our need based assessment that we have conducted with the village residents and healthcare professionals suggest that, there is a major gap in accessing essential medical services and facilities.

Such essential medical treatments can be delivered directly to underprivileged populations by mobile health services. Mobile health clinics offer a variety of services, such as urgent care, primary care, preventive health support as well as referral services. These units are affordable as well as accessible.

To provide their patients with medical and social assistance, they work in conjunction with neighbourhood organisations including gram panchayat, SHGs, Youth groups, Asha workers of 33 villages in the block, community health centres, and other hospitals and clinics.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from Hope for the Children Foundation 🎄