News Archive 2020

Big news - Cité Baraka: Moving from a slum to a modern district in Senegal

Posted on: June 2, 2020

After all the dedicated work that the YOU Foundation – Education for Children in Need and HOPE’87 together with their congenial partner CasaOrascom have put into the Baraka project, the project’s vision has finally come true and the United Teams - the strategic alliance of the YOU Foundation and HOPE’87 is proud to share with you that the first half of the slum dwellers of Baraka have finally m

What’s new on our poultry farm in Mali?

Posted on: May 26, 2020

The United Teams - the strategic alliance of the YOU Foundation and HOPE’87 is thrilled about the great developments of the poultry farm project entitled “„Renforcement de Capacité et création de revenus pour les petits fermiers au Burkina Faso et au Mali“.

Production of Corona-masks in Baraka

Posted on: May 4, 2020

The situation of the Corona pandemic continues to deteriorate, especially in Africa. A lack of hygienic care, such as access to clean water and sanitation, makes the situation of many people all the more difficult, including in Senegal.

Equal opportunities for marginalised girls - A School for Mamabougou

It takes quite some time to reach the village Mamabougou on a rough trail, accessible only in the dry season. Mamambougou is situated about 25 km off the main road and the administrative site of Finkolo in the far South-East of Mali in the Cercle of Sikasso. The villagers themselves had joined hands and had built two sheds with clay walls and a thatched roof to serve their 100 children as a makeshift school. During the rainy season of 2018, parts of the „school“ collapsed due to the heavy rains; fortunately it happened in the middle of the night.

Malian poultry farm in full swing…

Posted on: March 24, 2020

 

In support of local Malian as well as Burkinabe farmers “UNITED TEAMS - the strategic alliance of the YOU Foundation and HOPE’87” established a poultry farm in the village of Heremakono, right on the border of Mali and Burkina Faso, about 45km to the East of Sikasso, the capital of the 3ème Cercle of Mali. 

Press release by the Secretary General of HOPE’87, March 19th 2020, COVID-19/Coronavirus Update

Posted on: March 19, 2020

In light of the CoVid-19 situation and 

- with the foremost concern to contribute limiting the spread of the virus and

- safeguarding the health and life of all staff members not only at HQ but equally in the HOPE’87 Country Offices

Press release by the Secretary General of HOPE’87, March 17th 2020, COVID-19/Coronavirus Update

Posted on: March 17, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 situation and

- with the foremost concern to contribute to limiting the spread of the virus and

- safeguarding the health and life of all staff members not only at HQ but equally in the HOPE’87 Country Offices

Press release by the Secretary General of HOPE’87, March 10th 2020, COVID-19/Coronavirus

Posted on: March 10, 2020

With regard to the coronavirus related situation and in line with the recommendations of the Austrian Government issued today Tuesday 10th of March 2020 noon time, I have enacted Phase Two of our organisational HOPE’87 Security Plan, which reads as follows:

Phase Two

Restricted movement 

YES Center of Tangail- Inauguration Ceremony

Posted on: March 1, 2020

The YES Center of Tangail is heading into its second successful year. 

The initiative: empowering youth and especially young women through job and skill training, has been a driving force for this project. 

The YES Center has trained 525 youth (80% being females) with life skills, improving their economic self-reliance as well as their self-empowerment. 

Miles for Knowledge

Posted on: February 19, 2020

Imagine being back in the first grade, and having to walk over two hours every morning, just to get to school.

You cannot?

That is probably because a two hour walk every morning should not be imaginable for a first grader.

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