Scouting Radio are proud to support and follow Venture Scouts from Ireland in Operation Hope

In July 2010 a group of Scouting Ireland Venture Scouts from Mount Argus, Walkinstown, Crumlin & Donore Avenue are travelling to India to work in partnership with the Hope Foundation in refurbishing and extending a school in a rural community.

The school is a learning centre for children ages six and up but because of the lack of facilities, girls can only attend until their very early teens. Our group will be in India for 26 days, and working in partnership with the Hope Foundation, we will set about making a difference to the community by undertaking 4 building & development projects.

The Work includes;

• Painting & decorating a Crèche.

• Renovating & extending a school with a new room & roof.

• Building a new Block for Boys/Girls toilets with a new wash room.

• Sponsoring an irrigation project that will provide local families with land for growing food & a new source of water for the village.

We will include the community in our work by living as part of, and working closely with the locals to teach games, songs and culture and impart an ownership of the project to the local community.

In total there are forty people travelling with our group, thirty two of who are between the ages of 16 – 18, boys & girls. This will be a wonderful yet very challenging experience for the Venture Scouts, both physically & mentally.

The group is fundraising constantly for this project and hopefully you can assist by contacting Scouting Radio. We shall provide you with details of how you can make a donation, every cent counts!

Keep listening to Scouting Radio as we catch up with some of the Venture Crew making the journey for Operation Hope