HOPE Worldwide
Aims to overcome poverty in the UK and overseas by developing non-sectarian, innovative programs delivering high quality solutions to poverty (founded in 1995).
Dave Kaner
Dave Kaner
17-years of P&G experience in Manufacturing & Product Supply / Purchasing, UK & Belgium
Dave has been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of HOPE UK since 1995 and is deeply involved in HOPE’s global activities as a member of its Global Governance Task Force to ensure and employ International NGO best practices. Since 1995, Hope WW has grown –from 2 to 10 employees and from $200,000 to $1.2 million in income. David also plays an important role in the development of the HOPE Worldwide Network globally. HOPE Worldwide in the UK is part of a network of charitable organisations who work together to have an impact on the needy all over the World. HOPE Bangladesh is one of these.
The organization focuses on people who want to change their lives, and to be empowered, rather than providing a handout. Their UK programs essentially target people who are homeless or on drugs, while the international ones (mainly in Africa and Asia) focus on vocational training. HOPE has received several awards for the quality of its management.
“I learned tailoring at HOPE Worldwide training centre. I bought a machine and started stitching clothes on order. I am saving up for my own shop. I can send my children to school. They will have a better life.” Monira
To learn more about HOPE Worldwide, click here to visit their website.
The Women Vocational Centre provides job training through a course lasting three months and runs four times/year. It also covers literacy, spoken English and general life skills. This program has demonstrated success, proving its worth over the past four years. The returns on this type of effort are impressive. By way of example, every dollar invested on the training of the 60 women in the industrial sewing course returns $28 to the beneficiary over a 5-year period.
The 2017 P&G Alumni Foundation grant of $15,000 will support the Women Vocational Centre in Ashulia, Bangladesh, training 300 women aged 17-35 in industrial sewing, non-industrial sewing & tailoring, and computer skills. 90% or 270 of those trained are expected to become employed. Further, it is expected to lead to the set-up of six entrepreneurial ventures and positively impact some 800 people.
Training Triples Income!
Baby is a survivor of her family’s poverty having been forced to give up her studies at the age of 11 to help support her family. Baby heard about the HOPE Vocational Training Centre and was able to take the industrial sewing operator training on her days off from her other job. After successfully completing her training, she was able to get a better job at Epic Group, where her monthly salary tripled. This enables her to better support her family and give her son opportunities she didn’t have.
