1st November 2012
HAPC Gambia Chairman, Mattar Jallow, was delighted to report that construction of the HAPC Gambia school is now complete. Together with his committee members time was then spent going through a selection process when it was discovered that applications for the 30 places was completely oversubscribed!
1st May 2012
Following his heroic fund-raising efforts, HAPC Committee Member, Druve Patel, investigated the possibility of starting a project to educate some poor children in Gambia. His discovered that schooling is not free in Gambia; therefore many parents simply cannot afford to send their children to school, causing many children to be uneducated.
During his travels to Gambia, Druve met with a Gambian, Mattar Jallow, who worked with Druve by donating some land with HAPC agreeing to the funding of the school building and maintenance.
22nd October 2011
HAPC Bombay Chairman, Bishop Agnelo Gracias, appealed to the UK branch, on behalf of the Jankalyan Trust, to sponsor the construction of the study and dining hall at the Trust, which is a Boarding school.
Having studied the proposal in detail, the UK branch was delighted to make a contribution of £14,000 towards this truly worthwhile project.
11th October 2011
End Child Sacrifice in Uganda
Child sacrifice in Uganda is on the increase. This intensely disturbing phenomenon is driven by superstition, exploitation, witchcraft, and extreme poverty. Today, children live in fear of being kidnapped and murdered. The UK charity, Jubilee Campaign, and Kyampisi Childcare Ministries have launched an international prayer campaign backed by the Archbishop of Uganda and top Gospel star Wilson Bugeme seeking safety for Uganda’s children.
November 2010
The Help a Poor Child Sri Lanka branch organised the annual book distribution program, with much thanks due to the generous support of HAPC UK.
This program was implemented in the various parts of the country including Easter, Southern and Central Provinces.
September 2010
Gampaha Sri Siddhartha College is situated in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, in the city of Gampaha. More than 900 poor children from age group 6 to 17 years are studying in this school. The two sets of toilets used by both students and teachers were in a completely dilapidated condition, which needed immediate repair/replacement. See below.
6th September 2010
HELP A POOR CHILD played its part in bringing justice to the victims of disgraced Derek Slade, a former headmaster at a UK boys’ school and ex-representative of HELP A POOR CHILD (HAPC) India.
Derek Slade was today jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and hitting pupils. He was convicted in the UK of the offences against 12 boys aged between eight and thirteen.
July 2010
The HAPC Sri Lanka branch organised the books distribution program for the second time. On this ocassion it was for 650 needy children from the Tsunami affected coastal region in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The HAPC volunteer team, with the assistance of the School Principals, selected the needy children representing multi-ethnic communities.
Hon Cabinet Minister for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, who was the chief guest at this occasion, appreciated the help extended by HAPC for poor children, which enabled them to resume their studies in the new term of the school.
On 14th August, an excited HAPC Sri Lanka chairperson, Hemanthi Goonasekera, contacted HAPC’s London headquarters and informed them, that the the Sri Lankan branch of the charity had been granted its long awaited registration. Hemanthi said “We can now operate without any obstacles. I was waiting for this to come first so that we can start functioning properly. Together with my committee members and band of helpers, we cannot wait to get started on some important projects, which we have been planning for a while.
10th July 2008
Food & Clothes Distribution programme brings joy & excitement to hundreds of children and their families. Report to follow.