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.
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’.
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.
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.
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 will lead to a huge scarcity of food in the months to come.
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.
