It would be no exaggeration to say that Hope and Homes for Children would not be where it is today without the support of Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland Club.

Rotary has been a great friend to us since we began and we are hugely indebted to the many individual Rotarians and Cubs who have worked so hard to raise funds to transform the lives of vulnerable children across Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.

Rotarys Africa Hope

In July 2004, we were delighted to be selected as the RIBI’s preferred International Project. Rotary’s Africa Hope provides a vital lifeline for orphaned children and vulnerable families in Rwanda and South Africa and helps them to plan for an independent future. The initiative has been a great success and has already raised over £600,000. To find out more about the children and young people who are being supported through Rotary’s Africa Hope click here.

An ideal partnership

Gordon McInally
RIBI President 2004 - 2005

"For the last 14 years, Hope and Homes for Children has been helping some of the poorest children in the world. I am delighted that Rotary has been supporting their work for much of that time.

The partnership between Rotary and Hope and Homes for Children is a perfect example of how we can work with other agencies to meet the needs of vulnerable children and their families – especially in areas where there are few Rotary clubs.

Having visited Africa and met with fellow Rotarians there, I have seen with my own eyes the desperately important work that Hope and Homes for Children is doing. Where there was despair there is now real hope – hope for a future where families can be self-reliant with improved self-esteem.

Whilst in Africa I made two promises to the children I met there – I promised to tell people about them and I promised to try and hep them. I have taken every opportunity to fulfil the first of these promises. I need you to hep us to fulfil the second.”

Resources for Rotarians

If you or your club would like to support our work we can provide:

• Speakers for Rotary meetings, District Assemblies and Conferences, and stands for the Conference House of Friendship.
  
  
• DVDs about our work which would be ideal to play at a club meeting or an event.

• A range of fundraising materials from posters and leaflets through to collection cans and sponsorship forms.

• More detailed information on Rotary’s Africa Hope and our programmes across Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.

For more information on how your club can support Hope and Homes for Children or to request resources please contact Jenny Marshall by calling 01722 790111 or by emailing rotary@hopeandhomes.org

Hope and Homes for Children’s Rotarians

Founder of Hope and Homes for Children, Mark Cook, is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Frome Selwood. In 1998 he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship. Chief Executive, Rick Foulsham, is a member of the Winchester Rotary Club. Our Country Director in Eritrea, Dr Tseggai Gherezghiher and our Trauma Counsellor in Rwanda, Imaculee Vidivi, are also Rotarians

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