We’re supporting Hope for Children
and with your help we’ll make a difference to the lives of children around the World
Who are Hope for Children?
Hope for Children is an international charity that passionately believes every child, no matter what circumstances they are born into, deserves a happy, healthy and positive childhood. Their work impacts some of the most vulnerable children, from orphans to those living on the streets, providing a human response to a human need.
They are relentless in their commitment to improve children’s access to education and healthcare, and empower families to build a sustainable future for their children.
Our first project
Improving Healthcare for Girls at School
South India
No. of lives impacted:
1950 children
The problem:
A lack of child friendly sanitation in schools has lead to high rates of absenteeism and ultimately drop-outs. The absence of a dignified sanitary solution is hampering continued education, especially for adolescent girls, and in turn behavioural change in children and within the communities.
Our solution:
We’re getting involved to establish child-friendly sanitation infrastructures and help promote behavioural change (through education and awareness of safe sanitation and hygiene practises), with an aim towards realising gender equality, dignity and identity of school children.
Sustainability:
Community-level monitoring of usage and maintenance of infrastructure will be built in during the project planning stage for monitoring mechanisms and sustainable exit strategy. The behavioural change amongst children will provide a lifelong lesson in healthy, dignified living.
What do we need to do?
We need to raise £115,000 to make this fantastic project a reality, and start changing the lives of thousands of children, so Parcel Monkey has pledged to make a donation for every single purchase that is made through our websites. To help us reach our target, we’re also asking our amazing customers to get in on the act and make a donation towards our goal. Together, we can give these children a positive and sustainable start to life by donating below.
Because every child deserves a childhood
Why India?
With an average daily income of $3 per person, India has become a ‘middle income country’, deemed to be wealthy enough to deal with its own problems and therefore no longer requiring aid. With aid resources needing to be prioritised, support from international governments and NGOs has been diverted to those countries deemed to be ‘more’ in need.
However, for those living at or below India’s average daily income, the reality is that their poverty is still extreme and in some cases, absolute. Indeed, as India continues to grow, as with other middle income countries, the gap widens between those ‘with’ and those ‘without’.
“One in three of the world’s malnourished children live in India.”
“As we celebrate the launch of our international service, it’s the perfect time to begin a new partnership with Hope for CHildren, an international charity, and we are delighted that we can use this opportunity to increase awareness of the fantastic work they are doing.”
Nav Ramiah, CEO of Parcel Monkey