Christian Hope International

Past projects

Container Aid

Opening a container Stitches of Hope collection

Over the past 14 years we have send around 70 Containers to many different counties in Europe, Africa and India. They have contained everything from a plough and motorbikes to full classrooms of desks and chairs to pens and pencils for school children. click here to view our list of needed items for our next container. We have also sent shipments of medicines, car parts and knitting machines by air. Currently we send 2 containers a year to Africa.

Stitches of Hope

A child in Stitches clothes

Knitting for others is a ministry widely supported in the UK. Over the years we have sent innumerable items out to Africa, India & Eastern Europe.

We recently sent a further consignment of knitted clothes and blankets to orphanages in Eastern Europe and 13 boxes of soft toys - representing thousands of hours of knitting! There is always a need for knitted garments and blankets. Please click here for a pattern or knitting ideas.

Project aid

  • Ambulances: We purchased and equipped three ambulances or mobile clinics. These went initially to Albania, then on to Africa - Rwanda and Burundi.Women by a wellAn ambulance
  • Clean Water: We have provided funding to build and open wells in Africa and India.
  • Schools: We have invested in improvements to school buildings (including new class rooms, etc) in several countries.
  • Orphanages: Whilst we do not run the orphanages ourselves, (they are run under the auspices of Christian Hope India) we built and equipped two orphanages in 2007/8 in India.
  • Homes for the Blind: We purchased and equipped two homes in India for blind villagers.
    • School buildings
  • Homes for child led families: We participated in the construction of homes for families in Rwanda run by young teenagers. Click here to see the video of our recent visit to these homes.

For details of our current projects please click here.

Ray of Hope

A little girl

As time passed, it became obvious that new school rooms were an excellent idea, but the poorest children could not attend schools as the fees could be paid. CHI, though UK donors, sponsors over 240 children through school. Giving them a chance to succeed.

This is an ongoing mission. Click here for more details.