20 years on... Cork charity is still giving HOPE to India’s children

AFTER a nun visited her school to give a talk to pupils, founder of The Hope Foundation, Maureen Forrest, knew that she would never be a nun — yet she wasn’t to know or ever imagine that she would go on to reach 2.8 million people through her work as a volunteer with GOAL and then as founder of The Hope Foundation.


2.7 million individuals across Kolkata now have access to healthcare services through HOPE interventions in 35 slum communities, including over 97,000 who have been treated in HOPE Hospital.
More than 55,000 children have received educational support through HOPE’s crèches, Nabo Asha centres, educational sponsorship and our Holistic Education Programme.
More than 8,800 children have been protected from abuse and neglect by HOPE’s Protection Homes, Child Watch and Anti-Trafficking Programmes.
More than 7,200 young women and men have engaged in HOPE’s vocational training skills enhancement and income generation programmes to provide sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The Hope Foundation Limited. Head Office, Silverdale Grove Ballinlough, Cork.