The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire world, including all education systems. Consequently, the majority of pupils had to be educated temporarily out of school. With close to 40 million children enrolled in school, Bangladesh's education system is among the countries most affected by the crisis.

HOPE'87 together with Horizont3000, ICEP, Jugend eine Welt, Light for the World and the Austrian Red Cross has officially started to work on the project "RéCouVrer” – a project generously funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). Caritas Austria functions as the lead organization of this project.

HOPE’87 has successfully implemented the community-led Education Opportunities in Pakistan (CEOP) project through its local partner the Elementary & Secondary Education Foundation (ESEF) and with financial support of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).

Have a look at our short clip related to health screenings of children at schools in Pakistan. These health screenings are being conducted within the AcCESS project. 

A day that sheds light on important health issues such as mental health, maternal and child care, and our continuing fight against the COVID-19-pandemic. It is also a day where we reflect on the elimination of health inequalities - especially in regard to a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in countries of the Global South.

Water - A must for all life forms on earth and the most important natural resource. We all know that human beings consist of around 70% water. Water is a vital part of our functioning, which is also true for the rest of life on this planet.