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Hope for Children was founded in 1994, the International Year of the family, by an amazing man, Dr Robert Parsons MBE, who had a vision to help needy children and families in the UK and developing countries that fell through the gaps of support by the larger charities.  He also wanted to set up an organisation of low cost in order that as much as possible of donors contributions could go to the beneficiaries.  From a modest start of £5,000, a bequest from Jim Ward, we now have a turnover of over £1 million. In 2009 the board of Trustees made Bob the President of the charity

in recognition of his service to the organisation, which continues to this day.

Our projects range from a mobile prosthetic limb manufacturing unti in Sri Lanka to a centre for street children forced to earn a living on rubbish tips in Mumbai.