About Us

‘Our focus is transforming the lives of children in Dhaka’s slums, supporting them, as well as their families.’
Quais Shafiq ul Hassan - Co-founder

Our Beginnings

Children’s Hope was established in 2000 with three key aims in mind

Children's Hope was founded on one core belief - access to basic education is a fundamental human right. The Children's Hope Scholarship programme was established to not only tackle the financial contraints that limit Bangladeshi children's access to education, but also works to create intergenerational change by providing incentives to families to keep their children in education.
We believe strong health is a key pillar in allowing our sponsored students to flourish. Limited access to adequate healthcare in some of Bangladesh's poorest areas heavily contributes to maintaining the cycle of poverty. As such, we at Children's Hope have committed ourselves to increasing accessibility through the establishment of free-at-the-point of access clinics in and around Dhaka's slums.
Children rely on their families and communities for guidance. As such, Children's Hope have devoted ourselves to a holistic approach to education. We act as a key point of contact between children and their families, working to break down generational stigmas towards education and providing zero-interest financial support and bursaries to family businesses to encourage stability and sufficiency.

All children deserve access to a full and comprehensive education.

At Children’s Hope, we understand that a significant barrier to education is the financial constraints many families face as they try to survive in Dhaka’s slums. Without their children’s income, many families cannot make ends meet. As such, supporting a child’s education means supporting their family and wider community.

Children’s Hope takes a holistic approach to education. Not only do we fully financially support the child’s education – from school fees, to uniforms, to book costs – but we provide their family with free access to healthcare and Sustainable Living Grants to develop and sustain their businesses. We believe these benefits act as incentives to keep children in school and give them and their communities the best chance at a brighter future.

WHERE WE WORK

INTERNATIONAL

Children’s Hope Bangladesh implements core initiatives in and around Dhaka’s urban slums. Our core initiatives include the Scholarship Programme, establishment of free-at-point of access healthcare clinics, and various community development projects. Children’s Hope is registered with the Bangladesh NGO Affairs Bureau and Directorate of Social Welfare. An Executive Committee directly manages the charity’s activities. Children’s Hope Bangladesh receives financial donations from both local donors and funds raised by Children’s Hope UK.

UNITED KINGDOM

Children’s Hope UK operates as the fundraising wing of Children’s Hope Bangladesh. The UK wing petitions various UK-based donors and allocates said funds to Children’s Hope Bangladesh to advance the charity’s development projects in Dhaka. Children’s Hope UK Ltd is registered with the Charity Commission UK.

Meet Our Team on the Ground

ANAMUL HAQUE

Microcredit Officer
"I am Anamul Haque. I have been working to assist parents to acquire small loans so that they can invest in their businesses. It gives me great pleasure to see how many poor families flourish with a little extra help from microcredit loans"
JAKI SHAHRIER KANAK

IT Supervisor
"I enjoy teaching basic IT-courses to Children’s Hope students. These courses help develop IT skills and give students confidence in dealing with both software and hardware computer functions."
MITALI CHARAN

Respite Care Officer
"I look after Disabled children when their mothers are at work. The work I do is challenging but very rewarding indeed."
PABITRA FRANCIS COSTA

Sustainable Livelihood Officer
"Our sustainable project supports families to overcome their crisis situations. This project is one of the most successful children’s Hope projects and I feel great to be part of it."
ZULFIKAR

Nutritional Officer
"Our nutrition program keeps children healthy and I'm proud to be involved in reducing malnutrition in poor students."
MAHFUZA AKTER

Logistics and Support Supervisor
"It gives me a great pleasure to be able to manage the Children’s Hope’s disability centre which helps many disabled children living in slums to have a better quality of life."