HOPE-JP Blog

HOPE has a proven mission of Helping the Neglected Poor become Self-reliant. Harry Hill, former chairperson, and board member, will talk about how for more than 20 years HOPE has successfully conducted charitable activities in Japan and implemented its projects in developing countries that alleviate poverty, provide access to clean water and quality education. He will also discuss why HOPE’s work is being introduced to Hiroshima.

Where HOPE works in rural areas of Cambodia, many families depend on agriculture for their livelihood. They live in a harsh environment with few resources, making it difficult for them to obtain sufficient food and income.

We invite you to an inspiring and exciting event featuring renowned businessman and entrepreneur Harry Hill, also a dedicated HOPE Board Member. Harry will be launching his new book, "Fighter: Harry's Guide to Life and Business".

This month's newsletter is a mid-term report on the projects implemented this year, which we informed you about in the January 2024 newsletter.

For more than 10 years, Junicon has supported a wonderful program at the Pamulaan Center for Indigenous Peoples Education in the Southern Philippines. This support has been enabled by the HOPE International Development Agency Japan, with whom Junicon collaborates to provide funding for students at the Pamulaan center.

In Ethiopia, since 2004 we have worked with local communities to provide access to clean water and raise awareness about sanitation and hygiene, and in 2016 we expanded our projects to include the building of school latrines to improve sanitation in rural villages.

YIS and HOPE Cambodia have a proud history of working together on direct and indirect service initiatives. Yokohama International School prides itself on having an excellent, student driven service program that allows students to learn about a variety of communities home and abroad.

Have you ever run a marathon? Whether the answer is yes or no, would you be interested in running one for charity? What does it involve? What do you need to you? Is it worth it?! Read on and find out!

From February 2021 to the end of January 2024, the "Empowerment of Women through Community-Participatory Water Supply Project in Oida District" has successfully concluded. In this report, we present results of the project by comparing the findings from the initial conditions with the final assessments of the current situation.

On Sunday, February 25, Osaka Marathon 2024 was held, and 7 of our 11 charity runners from HOPE completed the full marathon! Thanks to the efforts of all the 11 runners, including those who were not able to participate in the race due to health or other reasons, a large number of donations were raised, far exceeding the initial goal of 1,000,000 yen. Our sincere thanks to all runners and donors!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Grant Assistance Program for Japanese NGOs (commonly known as N-Ren) provides funds to Japanese NGOs in developing countries to support economic and social development projects in line with Official Development Assistance (ODA) policies. Through this grant, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has supported HOPE's projects in the Oyda District for the past three years.