The new building for the special school is ready!
The new project at Home of Hope is called “special school”: a small school for 50 children with a disability. The children of Home of Hope go to regular schools ...
Spicing up Home of Hope
Until recently, Kosalla was a chef in a hotel, but decided to take a new path with his mother and do something good for children in his country. While searching ...
Independence day
Since 1948, Sri Lanka has celebrated Independence Day on February 4. The children of “the Butterfly” also look beautiful for the party on this day! Sharmini is very proud of ...
Happy New Year!
The children of Home of Hope wish all of those involved a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy new year!Â
Green Energy Party
The Green Energy Party was a great success! A fantastic evening, organized by- and in the Squash and Wellness sports center in Bussum, with the aim of increase sustainability and ...
English Language Day
Every Sunday, the children of Home of Hope receive extra English lessons from Miss Vijayee, with great results! On August 29, Sharmini organized the English Language Day, with a “speech, ...
Let it rain
Sri Lanka has an unpredictable climate: one week it’s raining cats and dogs, or it can be dry for weeks. This makes our agricultural project a real challenge. Our agricultural ...
Summer festival 2019
Just like every year, this year we had a summer festival in the fields in Nigtevecht. A DJ, a children’s theater, delicious cakes, getting your hair cur and dyed, and ...
Home of Hope after the Terrorist attacks
How is everyone at Home of Hope doing after the attacks on Easter Sunday? Together with the Rehabilitation Center and Home of Hope NL, we will answer this question as ...
Water management
The weather in Sri Lanka is unpredictable when it comes to water management: sometimes there is too much rain to handle, and other times too little. To manage the available ...
Sharmini at the UN
On December10, 2018, Sharmini addressed a UN- Asia delegation in Colombo. She spoke as a representative of all caregivers of displaced children in Sri Lanka. In her speech, Sarmini emphasized ...
A new dining room for the girls
The two dorms in which the eldest girls stay have a new dining room! A while ago, we announced that the dorms would be getting renovated. The dining room is ...
Little kids grow up too
The small children from The Butterfly have exchanged their Englishspeaking pre-school for the Sri Lankan primary school: quite a big step for the 6-year-olds! They started in the first class ...
Home of Hope will get even better
The 20-year-old Malika has lived at Home of Hope for over 10 years and completed her training as a beauty specialist and hairdresser last year. The government wanted to give ...
Home of Hope Festival
The Home of Hope Festival on Saturday 23 June in Nigtevecht was a great success! All friends, acquaintances, children and family members present contributed to this. By selling consumption coupons, ...
In Memory of Mary-Ann Kaarsgaren
On December 22, we had to say goodbye to our friend Mary-Ann Kaarsgaren during a very impressive service. Mary-Ann was a board member of our foundation, but that word does ...
Solar Panels
Hurray, Home of Hope now provides its own electricity! A fantastic sponsor has financed the recently installed solar panels on the roof of Alfy and Sharmini;s house and on the ...
Preschool for the youngest children
Sharmini has organized for the youngest children of Home of Hope to attend a pre-school in the nearby area. The children do so with pride. Every morning, they are taken ...
A new bus!
The new bus is a fact!! The Rehabilitation Center has saved up for a long time, and was finally able to buy the bus together with Home of Hope NL. ...
A house for the little ones is ready to use!
Last summer, lots of work was put into building a new home for the youngest children at Home of Hope. It has turned into a very cozy house with a ...
Finally! The container has arrived
After months of hard work by José & friends, the container filled with usefull items from the Netherlands has arrived at Home of Hope! Now it’s time to unpack. Thanks ...
Home of Hope TukTuk
The children living at Home of Hope come from warzones or other dangerous zones in Sri Lanka. Other children come from abusive families. Our main concern is to provide these ...
Meisjes A1 Gooische take action voor HOH
Gooische meisjes A1 has come up with a great way to support Home of Hope: het Doelpunten Sponsorplan! Every goal that the team scores is equivalent to 1 euro donated ...
New Home of Hope minivan
We are proud to present to you Home of Hope’s new van – minivan. The van is used for various purposes and allows for Home of Hope to keep running. ...
Swimming lessons
The physiotherapy team is giving swimming lessons to disabled children from a Muslim school in the area.
This is what it’s about!
These guys have just arrived to celebrate Home of Hope’s 10th anniversary with us! Ten years ago, when the men were 10 and 13 years old, they arrived at Home ...
Physiotherapy at Home of Hope
José, our intern Ingrid, and the rest of the team are currently at Home of Hope to help children who need physiotherapy and oral care. They also treat the handicapped ...
We are building a Transit Home
The “Transit Home” is a temporary home for children who are originally from a war zone and are looking for a safe place to stay. If they don’t find a ...
The computer room is finished!
Just like in other parts of the world, life without the internet is unimaginable. To give our children, as well as more than 500 other children in the area, a ...
Our new school bus
Every day, the children are brought to three different schools by our very own Home of Hope bus!Â
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