t was Blake Mykosckie, founder of TOMS who greatly inspired me to do my social enterprise a few years ago. When I read an article about Blake, the seeds were sown. I love the one-for-one idea, and at Moeloco we also explain it as parallel giving because it's an easy concept for people to understand.
I was blown away when Nicholas and James, students at Knox Grammar School approached me to raise funds for HOPE Foundation with their Moeloco Walk for Kids fundraiser.
I was blown away when Nicholas and James, students at Knox Grammar School approached me to raise funds for HOPE Foundation with their Moeloco Walk for Kids fundraiser.
There are over 250,000 children living on the streets of Kolkata. This is where they are born, where they try to survive and in many cases - and it breaks my heart to say this but it's important we don't gloss over this - where they die.
As anyone who follows Moeloco and the Hope Foundation know, help extends to teaching the children and young adults they work with skills that can set them up for a future career. It gives the children a new skill, something to strive for.
Today we wanted to share with you some of the children's stories. Unfortunately there are hundreds more just like these ones, but we are so moved that our work with The Hope Foundation is making a real, social impact in the lives of kids, just like these guys.