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“The Poor give us much more than we give them. They’re such strong people, living day to day with no food and they never curse, never complain. We don’t have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them” Mother Theresa
The Building of Hope Project will bring practical help, education support and care to young people in the world. From our world of plenty we hope to be very generous and willing with our time and talents to give to those who are less well off than ourselves. Through fund raising, hard work and commitment, we will give our all in making the Building of Hope a real reality and success.....
Port Elizabeth, South Africia 2008 167 Volunteers constructed a hospice in a township in Port Elizabeth. This was constructed in 28 working days. As this was the Building of Hope first venture, this was a huge learning curve and valuable experience was gained by the Team for future projects.
Migombani Mombasa, Kenya 2010 200 volunteers constructed a polytechnic and feeding centre in the parish of Migombani in just 28 days. The centre will give training to teenagers in carpentry, electrical, cooking, dressmaking and many other educational skills which will enable them to get out of the poverty trap and empower them to secure sustainable employment. Fr. Martin Keane is having the building registered with the Education Dept. and it will be fully operational as a training centre with the first intake of students commencing their first term in September, 2010.
Likoni Mombasa, Kenya 2012 The 200 volunteers both skilled and unskilled are made up of block layers, roofers, plasterers, electricians, plumbers, tillers, flooring and ceiling specialists, painters, paving specialists, stonemasons, landscapers, doctors, nurses, hairdressers, cleaning specialists, water runners.
They came from all over Ireland for the 2012 project and constructed a state of the art Residential Home at the Linkoni School for the Blind and have left a legacy to the people of Mombasa.
