This third Calcutta Cycle Sportive will take place on the same day and time as the Calcutta Run. The 50km and 100km routes will start and finish at the Law Society of Ireland in Blackhall Place. The charities are The Hope Foundation and the Peter McVerry Trust, the same as the Run.
This third Calcutta Cycle Sportive will take place on the same day and time as the Calcutta Run. The 50km and 100km routes will start and finish at the Law Society of Ireland in Blackhall Place. The charities are The Hope Foundation and the Peter McVerry Trust, the same as the Run.
The Hope Foundation is dedicated to promoting the protection of street and slum children in Calcutta and the most underprivileged in India. HOPE works to effect immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Peter McVerry Trust provides a wide range of services including homeless and housing services, drug treatment and detox services, as well as under-18 residential services to the homeless in Dublin.
Calcutta Cycle For The Hope Foundation, Peter McVerry Trust
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Donation summary
Total raised:
€130
Offline donations
€0
Online donations
€130
About the Cause
The Hope Foundation
Celebrating 25 Years of HOPE
Set up in 1999 to raise funds for one girl’s home. Today The Hope Foundation (HOPE) funds 58 projects in the areas of education, healthcare, child protection, vocational training and emergency response.
HOPE works primarily with the street & slum children of Kolkata (Calcutta) and the subsequent difficulties that these children encounter. The estimated population of street children in Kolkata is over 250,000. To date HOPE has helped over 2.
Peter McVerry Trust is committed to reducing homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage. Peter McVerry Trust provides low-threshold entry services, primarily to younger persons with complex needs, and offers pathways out of homelessness based on the principles of the Housing First model and within a framework that is based on equal opportunities, dignity and respect.