You can't change the whole world, but you can change the world of a child!
About HOME of HOPE
Home of Hope was founded in 2001. The first residents were children fleeing the horrors of the civil war (1983-2009), soon followed by other displaced children from different population groups in Sri Lanka. Since 2001, Home of Hope has provided a safe and loving home for approximately 500 children in total.
OUR MISSION
Home of Hope is much more than a children's home. Love for the vulnerable children who live there is central. Individual attention for trauma processing, for appropriate education and preparation for an independent future in Sri Lankan society, make Home of Hope a special place. Children feel at home here and can safely be themselves.
From five o'clock the children get up, have breakfast and get ready to go to school.
At 6.30 Sharmini waves the children off; she checks that they look neat and has a personal word for each child.
The children are taken to school by bus.
At 9.00 the house mothers and Sharmini meet to go through the day's particulars.
At 9.00 Alfy does his rounds of the grounds. He gives the staff their tasks for the day.
After clearing the breakfast dishes, the cook is busy preparing lunch and dinner.
At 2pm the children come home from school and have lunch.
From 3pm to 4pm the children do homework, there is time for chores and those who need it get extra tuition.
From 4pm—when it gets a bit cooler—the children go outside. They play football, play in the playground or walk around the grounds chatting.
At 6pm it's time for dinner. The children shower and prepare their school uniform for the next day.
Around 8.30pm everyone goes to bed, because the next morning it's an early start again!
At the weekend there is more free time: the children have dance and music lessons.
Home of Hope has a Christian foundation; on Sundays there is a church service and Sunday school.
