News Archive 2017

HOPE'87 General Assembly 2017

Posted on: December 4, 2017

On 27 November 2017, the HOPE'87 General Assembly took place at the Royal Archives (Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv) in Vienna's inner district.

Sport for development… a project financed by the Austrian Ministry of Sports

Posted on: October 4, 2017

A cross-border cooperation between two villages in the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso will bring together youth in the peaceful competition of basketball and volleyball.

Fresh fish from Ouakam: income generation for women in Dakar

Posted on: October 2, 2017

“Keur Joyce” is a lively nursery school in Ouakam nestled between the “Monument de la Renaissance Africaine” and Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, a district of the Senegalese capital Dakar.

PRESS-RELEASE: ECHO, ADC, Plan International and HOPE'87 start the project "A Safer Tomorrow – Disaster Preparedness in Pakistan"

Posted on: September 18, 2017

HOPE’87 continues to promote the Comprehensive School Safety framework, which aims to reduce the risks of all hazards to the education sector. 

In continuation of the previous interventions in Pakistan, HOPE’87 has recently started the implementation of the project “A Safer Tomorrow – Disaster Preparedness in Pakistan (STDP4)”. 

"Cité Baraka: from a slum to a new district" in Senegal

Posted on: July 24, 2017

It all started about two years ago, when UNESCO Special Ambassador Dr Ute Ohoven decided to finally resolve the problems of the nearly 1,600 slum dwellers of Baraka, a shantytown in the very middle of the capital Dakar.

Agriculture and improved nutrition for pregnant women and children 0-5 years of age

Despite outstanding improvements of the difficult economic and climatic conditions in Senegal, there is still a lot of progress to be made in the agricultural sector. This project was therefore aiming to improve agricultural production through the introduction of new crop varieties. The project aimed to improve cultivation of seeds in Casamance in the southern region of Senegal.

Blogger training in Baraka

The overall program “Construction of the Cité Baraka” was set up by the YOU Foundation-Education for Children in Need in cooperation with the worldwide construction company ORASCOM. The main objective was to transform “Baraka”, a slum area in the district Liberté VI in Dakar and home to about 1,600 inhabitants, into a modern quarter with a functioning infrastructure, newly built 210 apartments, market place, primary school, health center and income generating activities.

Establishing a small temporary health post

Within the frame of the reconstruction of the slum area of Baraka in Dakar’s district Liberté VI, a temporary medical service was established for the 210 households.

Operating 4 days a week, the very basic infirmary provided first aid services as well as initial medical examination with the provision of medication and the possibility to refer patients to the State hospital.

Rehabilitation of the primary school in Baraka

Within the frame of the reconstruction of the slum area of Baraka in Dakar’s district Liberté VI, this small project aimed at the rehabilitation of the local primary school.

The class rooms for 216 children were painted and equipped with new tables and benches and the toilettes were rehabilitated.

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