Centres of HOPE worldwide

The "Centre of HOPE worldwide" concept increasingly is the framework which is helping HOPE worldwide organize and develop its work. This idea was pioneered in the Village of HOPE, Delhi from 1994.

What is a "Centre of HOPE worldwide"?

It is not necessarily a building, or a specific location. It is rather a collection of programmes, integrated together to serve the poor and needy in a specific community. Centre of HOPE worldwide often have satellite "mini-centres" where similar activities are carried out. Centres of HOPE worldwide tend to focus on HOPE worldwide's longstanding areas of competency and activity: children, education, health, seniors, and employment. Different centres have different mixes of these components, depending on local needs as well as donor priorities.

What are the advantages of a "Centre of HOPE worldwide"?
  • It provides a focal point for community development, transformation and empowerment, bringing together volunteers, donors, staff and clients (the poor and needy).
  • It is a nodal point where training and capacity building can occur for local development, as well as scaling-up and replication of effective practices.
  • It provides a structured environment for volunteers to effectively help the poor, who upon returning to their nations bring other resources and partners into the HOPE worldwide circle of friends.
  • It is a place of encouragement, where an atmosphere of hope and faith infuses all who come into contact with the centre. This encourages the poor and ensures that HOPE worldwide's ethos of compassion and faith are not just "top-down" but organization-wide. Centres of HOPE worldwide bring hope and change lives!
  • It is a center of excellence: a place of inspiration and creativity, where innovative, grassroots community-development micro-experiments incubate and develop. Once tested, these practices and ideas can be replicated rapidly.
At present we have many Centres of HOPE worldwide around the globe, serving the poor in 70 countries, with over 1 million lives being touched each year.