Update on HOPE

Little man hunting for fish in the Gleno river (July 2007)

Just dropped by Jeremy Ballagher's blog on HOPE orphanage and thought i should just add some photos and updates. The last time i was there was in July and already saw good many changes to the orphanage. The boys were building a fence for the vegetable plot; the kitchen has been cleaned up especially the messy reading corner that used to have a dinghy mattress where the kids would plop down to play is now removed; and the big white freezer is storing food and is not opened during the day to keep the chill. Of course, more things can be done but now people like Shamim (who works with ANZ bank) are paying a lot more attention and assisting Isa to run the place better -bit by bit. A friend of ours who sold her car has also asked us to donate all the money to HOPE on a monthly basis. If you also wish to do so, you can do so with a standing order instruction from ANZ bank with HOPE's account number. (Enquire with Shamim, who is also going to ensure that all donor funds are accounted for.)