Welcome to the Acts of Hope Charity

Bringing Hope and Opportunity

Through Education to Under Privileged Children in India

The Acts of Hope Charity brings education and basic healthcare to children from impoverished homes in the slums of India. Without Acts of Hope most of the children would never receive any schooling, they would be destined to a cycle of poverty and potential exploitation as low paid child labour.

Since 2001, the Acts of Hope School in Kasavana Halli has provided the children of Bangalore with a first class free education in a caring and supportive environment. Through the charity, hundreds of children and their families share hope for a better future.

With the help of our volunteers, visitors, gap year students and generous supporters, we continue to move forward with our mission to provide under-privileged children with primary and secondary education, basic healthcare, vocational training, mentoring, computer training and preparation for the future.

Your donations have also helped Acts of Hope to broaden its reach. We now support a thriving after school club in the rural village of Krishnaya Palem supporting 50 pupils.

The Need

The need for a free education and healthcare in Bangalore was identified by the founding family oftheActs of Hope trust who were regular visitors to the area. Unlike in the West there are no safety nets for the vulnerable children of the poorest families. Their income barely affords them a basic living, giving the children little or no chance of an education or any hope for the future.

Our children come from the surrounding slums and rural villages; often three generations live in homes without the facilities we take for granted. Very few families have running water and most live in a home with just a single room.

The parents are from the poorest section of Indian society, typically they are casual labourers or extremely low paid workers, most earning less than £30 per month. Like all parents they have aspirations for their children to rise above their humble beginnings and as a result are very supportive of the school and teachers. The pupils realise the opportunity of being given an education that would otherwise not be possible and apply themselves to their lessons with great dedication with attendance being almost one hundred percent.

Bangalore

Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka and is located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of the state. It is India’s third most populous city and in recent years has enjoyed an explosion of multi-national companies, the profits from which, sadly leave the country with no benefit to “poorest of the poor” families in the area.
As a result there are many thousands of children in and around Bangalore who have no hope of any education. Your contributions are making a life changing difference to many of these poverty stricken children.

“Because of Acts of Hope we are a students in a school, otherwise we would have been ‘Child Labourers’.”

Giving

As with all charities without direct funding, Acts of Hope rely heavily on the generosity of our donors and supporters to continue and expand our work.
Your donations are really needed to enable us to continue and expand our program to change the lives of deprived children

We would like to extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all existing donors and supporters during this difficult financial time. However, our desperate need for funding continues unabated and we are seeking new donors.