News Archive
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Pakistan - Relief Aid for Flood Victims
2010-08-24
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The rain started on the 27th of July. At first, people were happy about the rain because it would bring some relief after the heat and crops badly needed the water. However, for eight consecutive days the rain did not stop. The rivers burst thei... Read more... |
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Haiti - 6 months after the earthquake
2010-07-14
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On 12th of January 2010 an earthquake with the magnitude of 7,2 of the Richter scale killed about 230.000 people in Haiti. The epicentre was close to the overpopulated capital of Port-au-Prince and destroyed the city totally. 3 Mio. people are affected, from that 2 Mio. persons are displaced and 540.000 live in camps. Read more... |
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Obituary
2010-06-16
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With grieve and sorrow we are giving note of the passing away of our beloved mentor, advisor and friend, Read more... |
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Funding ensured for projects in Paraguay and in Chile
2010-06-16
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Funding ensured for project in Paraguay and in Chile From 19th to 24th of May a mission of HOPE'87, led by Se... Read more... |
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Vacancy
2010-05-18
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Job Vacancy HOPE'87 is looking for a consultant for the project "Capacity Building for Habitat Improvement in the Hindu Kush - Tajikistan/Gorno Badakshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), Pakistan/Northern Areas (NA) and Chitral District (NWFP) Pakistan. For more information concerning the Terms of References please contact fol... Read more... |
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Vacancy for an internship for german speakers (mother tongue) at HQ/Vienna
2010-05-05
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HOPE'87 - unbezahlte Praktikumsstelle Wie lange? Mindestdauer: 6 Monate: 2 Tage/Woche (ca. 350 Stunden) Wo? Read more... |
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Earthquake in Chile
2010-03-02
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On Saturday 27th of February, shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, it was now on Chile to become the site of a terrible natural disaster. An earthquake with the magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale - one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorde... Read more... |
  
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Mission of HOPE'87 General Secretariat to Chisinau/Republic of Moldova
2010-02-08
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Haiti: emergency support and reconstruction
2010-01-26
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In order to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, HOPE’87 cooperates with its long-term Austrian partner “Jugend Eine Welt- Don Bosco” ensuring a vital and efficient link with the Salesian fathers working in Haiti sin... Read more... |
  
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Obituary
2010-01-25
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It is with great sadness that we have been informed shortly before Christmas about the sad passing away of our dear Uta Meran, retired HOPE’87-Kenya Branch Office Manager. Read more... |
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Press Release
2009-11-18
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "HOPE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE CONFLICT IN PAKISTAN" European Commission funds a Water and Sanitation intervention in Swat valley, N.W.F.P. As a result of an armed conflict with the militants in Malakand division of N.W.F.P., Swat like other conflict areas has be... Read more... |
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HOPE’87 assists at the UNESCO General Conference in Paris
2009-10-21
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The Secretary General of HOPE’87, Robert Ottitsch, represented the organisation, which enjoys the status “In Operational Relationship with UNESCO” at the General Conference of UNESCO, 6th to 23rdRead more... |
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Flooding hits Burkina Faso
2009-10-08
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According to the United Nations almost 90,000 people have been driven from their homes by flooding in Burkina Faso. The country is one of the hardest hit by recent flooding in western Africa. Regionally, the floods have taken at least 160 lives ... Read more... |
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Re-collecting the sad memories of the disaster in Bangladesh - Photography competition and exhibition in Dhaka to raise awareness and preparedness
2009-09-29
 1st Prize: ‘Safe drinking water is the largest problem during and after a flood. In spite of the existence of water around everywhere, not a single drop is suitable to drink. A little child is carrying home drinking water collected from the distance.’
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Cyclone SIDR hit Bangladesh on 15th November 2007 and caused severe damage in the coastal region with a death toll of approximately 8,000 people. In this view HOPE’87 Bangladesh wants to re-collect the sad memories of the disaster in order to raise awareness and preparedness with domestic resources.
HOPE’87 Banglades... Read more... |
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General Assembly - 20 years of HOPE'87
2009-09-29
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On October 15th, 2008 the General Assembly of HOPE'87 took place at theHaus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv ("Royal Archives") in Vienna. The meeting was held under the title "HOPE'87 - 20 Years of Service" andattracted such a great number of members, donors, partners and well-wishersthat seats got scarce very quickly... Read more... |
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The national representation of FAO and HOPE’87 in Burkina Faso signed an agreement on ‚Emergency assistance for small farmers suffering from rising food prices in urban and semi urban areas in five cities in Burkina Faso’
2009-09-29
  
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The project aims at ensuring the nutritional needs of the victims of the food crisis through the support of their productive capacities in order to allow them to resume their agricultural activities. The beneficiaries get access to seeds and agricultural materials. The duration of the project is 6 months from October 2008 until March 2009. It is im... Read more... |
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A Christmas Candle for the Children in Bangladesh
2009-09-29
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This year's X-mas campaign of the "Passauer Neue Presse" will be in co-operation with HOPE'87 and Don Bosco JugendDritteWelt. Donations shall light the future of children, youth and women in Bangladesh, in the remote area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The Chittagong Hill Tracts Read more... |
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What we will do The programme consists therefore of an educational, an income generating and of a water/sanitation as well as of a health component. 15 village schools for 500 children will be built, literacy classes for adults will be offered. A Boarding Middle School will host those who come from far away. Two skills training centres and a micro-credit system will contribute to a sustainable income of the people living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Lack of clean water hinders children to attend school as they fall sick quite often and their mothers have to stay at home, caring for the child, thus not being able to earn a decent living. 30 villages will be supplied with fresh drinking water by constructing ring wells and water supply systems. A central Health Station as well as a Mobile Health Care System, consisting of doctors, medical personnel and midwives contributes to secure basic medical infrastructure and supply.
For any further information, please contact HOPE'87.
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HOPE'87-ADA co-financing project starts in Lahore/ Pakistan
2009-09-29
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In cooperation with the Lahore based "Society for Education and Technology (SET), which established an IT training centre in Lahore in 2002, HOPE'87 will strive to empower marginalised youth, especially deaf and mute young people, by providing IT training to enable them to participate in the local job market.
About 1.000 young men ... Read more... |
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HOPE’87 - UNESCO ‘Humanitarian Crisis Response Project’ to be launched in Afar-Region/Ethiopia
2009-09-29
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In co-operation with UNESCO, HOPE’87 and PADET are starting a Humanitarian Crisis Response in the Afar Regional State. Professional Alliance for Development in Ethiopia/ PADET is a local NGO established about 10 years ago to promote participatory development programs targeting the very poor and vulnerable segment of the communities, particularly wo... Read more... |
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HOPE'87 Emergency Relief Operations to help victims of the cyclone Nargis in Myanmar supported by Hilfswerk der Bayerischen Apotheker e.V. (Germany)
2009-09-29
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The deadly tropical cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on 2nd and 3rd May 2008. The regions Irrawaddy and Yangon bore the brunt of the disaster.
The tropical cyclone, packing winds of up to 150 miles (241 km) per hour, slammed into Myanmar. The cyclone devastated houses, hospitals and schools and cut electricity not only in Myanmar's largest ci... Read more... |
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New HOPE’87 Branch Office in Latin America
2009-09-29
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The Branch Office in El Salvador - until now the only HOPE’87 Branch Office in Latin America - gets reinforcement: HOPE’87 will launch a new Branch Office in Chile in September 2008.
Mr Rudolf LENHART was appointed “Regional Co-ordinator for South America/ HOPE’87-Chile” last June. Rudolf Lenhart, retired General Consul of the Austrian Feder... Read more... |
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HOPE'87 Emergency Relief Operations for cyclone victims in Bangladesh continue
2009-09-29
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After the disastrous cyclone SIDR in November 2007 HOPE’87 has immediately started relief operations, which are successfully ongoing. By the end of June 2008 HOPE’87 handed over 318 semi-temporary shelters to vulnerable families in Barguna and Bagerhat Upazila (district). The shelter construction is made in co-operation with local implementing part... Read more... |
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Signing ceremony of the multilateral agreement “Comprehensive pain management in BH: establishing Satellite Pain Management Units (SPAMU) in the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska at the Embassy of Japan in Sarajevo
2009-09-29
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On May 8th, 2008, the Assistant Minister of Health of the Federation of BiH, Dr. Marina Bera, the Assistant Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska, Dr. Milan Latinovic, Minster Counsellor Sefic Fadzan of the Ministery of Foreign Affaires of BiH, JICA Resident Representative, Mr Masao Shikano and HOPE’87 Secretary General, Mr Robe... Read more... |
| JICA Resident Representative, Mr Masao Shikano, Assistant Minister of Health of the Federation of BiH, Dr. Marina Bera, Assistant Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska, Dr. Milan Latinovic, HOPE’87 Secretary General, Mr Robert Ottitsch and Ministery of Foreign Affaires of BiH, Minster Counsellor Sefic Fadzan (from right to left)
|  | JICA Resident Representative, Mr Masao Shikano and HOPE’87 Secretary General, Mr Robert Ottitsch, exchange the signed agreement
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HOPE'87 Emergency Relief Operations 2007/2008 for cyclone victims in Bangladesh- supported by "Jugend Eine Welt- Don Bosco (Austria)", "Jugend Dritte Welt-Don Bosco (Germany)" and Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo (VIS, Italy)
2009-09-29
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DON BOSCO
JUGEND DRITTE WELT
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DON BOSCO
JUGEND EINE WELT
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VOLONTARIATO INTERNAZIONALE
PER LO SVILUPPO
(VIS, ITALY)
AGIRE (ITALY)
CONFERENZA EPISCOPALE ITALIANA
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More then 3000 people were recently killed in Bangladesh by the devastating cyclone "Sidr", leaving hundreds of thousands of inhabitants homeless. People lost their property, their belongings, their crops and all means to survive. Up to 90 percent of the region's rice crop was devasted, which ... Read more... |
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HOPE'87 participates in the 34th UNESCO General Conference
2009-09-29
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The UNESCO General Conference, held every two years, will be inaugurated by Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on 16th of October and will last till 3rd of November 2007. HOPE'87, enjoying the official status "In Operational Relationship with UNESCO", has been invited like in previous years to attend the Conference. ... Read more... |
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ECHO Annual Conference
2009-09-29
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On 10th and 11th of December HOPE’87 participated for the 1st time at the ECHO Annual Conference at the EC in Brussels. The Conference focussed on new political impetus and instruments for the humanitarian aid policy. HOPE’87 and the 273 other non-governmental organisations that provide relief assistance signed the renewed "... Read more... |
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ECHO signs Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) with HOPE'87
2009-09-29
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ECHO's task is to ensure goods and services get to crisis zones fast. Goods may include essential supplies, specific foodstuffs, medical equipment, medicines and fuel. Services may include medical teams, water purification teams and logistical support. Goods and services reach disaster areas via ECHO partners. Read more... |
Distribution of relief goods in earthquake affected Kashmir/HOPE'87-Pakistan
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HOPE'87 General Assembly 2007
2009-09-29
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The yearly General Assembly of HOPE'87 will be held on October 17th, 2007, 2 - 4 pm at the Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv, Minoritenplatz 1, 1010 Vienna. The General Assembly of HOPE'87 is held every year and concludes the working year running from October to the following September. The General Assembly... Read more... |
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Siemens Foundation (Germany), UNESCO Foundation-Education for Children in Need and HOPE’87 strengthen their cooperation for Ethiopia
2009-09-22
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In a recent meeting in München at the HQ of the Siemens Foundation, Ms Filtzinger, Head of Department and Ms Weyrich, Desk Officer of the Siemens Foundation, Mr Jägers, Director of the UNESCO Foundation Education for Children in Need and HOPE’87 Secretary General Robert Ottitsch agreed on a partnership based, effective cooperation for Eth... Read more... |
 
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International Youth Day in Bangladesh
2009-05-08
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HOPE'87-Bangladesh commemorated the International Youth Day on August 12th by supporting two small scale income generating projects for young people.
Ali Majid, a former illiterate rickshaw puller who grabbed the opportunity to get training in computer technology, was awarded
50.000,- Bangladeshi Taka to open his own computer shop in order... Read more... |
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2.500.000 Internally Displaced Persons in Pakistan- HOPE’87 Helps!
2009-04-28
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The ongoing unrest in Swat and the operation against the militants in the area has resulted in insurmountable hardships for the whole population. According to conservative estimates, the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) from Swat is close to 2.500,000 people of which only about 165.000 are housed in temporary camps ... Read more... |
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Ralf Zacherl School – Burkina Faso
2009-02-10
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With the support of Ralf Zacherl through the UNESCO Foundation – Education for Children in Need, HOPE’87 and the local population of Taonsgho, a village in the rural district of Tanghin-Dassouri, joined hands and built a school with three classrooms, equipped with a canteen in order to secure basic education as well as school feeding for the younge... Read more... |
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Diarrhoea epidemic hits Chittagong Hills Tract- HOPE deploys emergency aid
2009-01-17
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Diarrhoea is spreading at the moment in Chittagong Hills Tract in the mountainous far East of the country, especially in Ruma, Roanchori and Thanchi areas due to unsafe drinking water. The death toll related to diarrhoea and subsequent dehydration especially among small children, the elderly and weak has risen dramatically. ... Read more... |
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Nomination of a HOPE’87 Mali Representative
2008-05-08
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HOPE’87 is established in West Africa since more than 15 years with Branch Offices in Senegal and Burkina Faso.
Mr Abdarhamane Traoret is not only Branch Office Manager for Burkina Faso, but also HOPE’87 Programme Director for West Africa. A programmatic decision has been taken to further expand the activities of HOPE’87 in West Africa... Read more... |
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