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New Hope India Newsletter Aug 2023

NEW HOPE INDIA SUPPORTER UPDATE Greetings from many people who know that so many in Australia are connected to them and their community – New Hope India. We are halfway through the year and it’s hard to believe how much has happened at New Hope. First, we are truly thankful to all who have given to different projects and to children through sponsorship. New Hope has always worked ‘horizontally’ – covering needs and situations as they...

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Love Boat Fundraiser Success

  A big thank you to everyone who attended our Love Boat Fundraiser in Perth. We shared lots of stories and laughter while cruising along the Swan River. You helped us raise nearly $5000. We are so thankful and excited to send this money to New Hope. On board we sold Indian jewellery, crafts, bags and copies of Maggie Sister’s book, Sister, Sister. We also held a raffle and sold delicious homemade fudge. The money raised...

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New Hope Newsletter Feb 2023

Read the latest update in our New Hope Newsletter 2023. A LETTER FROM NEW HOPE INDIA – Eliazar, Director Greetings and apologies that it is so long since we were able to write to you with this update New Hope India, people in leprosy colonies who we support and Tribal Kondh Dongria communities and all at New Hope have been affected by this pan endemic that has caused the world to ‘sigh in disbelief’ In India...

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Tribal Shawls

Tribal Shawls, ‘Dongr’ means ‘field on mountains’. As per the tradition of the tribes, the unmarried Dongria girls sit at ‘Dongr’ embroidering beautiful geometric patterns on plain handwoven shawls, for their would be husbands. The sheer art of love and dedication takes over a month for a single tribal shawl. Triangles represent Niyamgiri Hills – the home of the primitive tribal group of Dongria Kondhs. The Dangaria Kandha or Dongria Kondh people are members of the...

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Tribes in India

Odisha (previously simply called Orissa) is uniquely proud for the tinted spread of ethnic mosaic brought over by the 62 culturally vibrant tribes including 13 primitive tribe groups, who are found sprinkled all over the state. Tribes India. Kondh Tribes  “One sub-group of Kondhas is the Dongria Kondhas. They inhabit the plateaus of Niyamgiri hill ranges which cover parts of Rayagada and Koraput and Kalahandi districts. Their major concentration is found in the blocks of Kalyansinghpur,...

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New Hope Newsletter 2021

Much of we achieved in the last year was simply by the support given to our love bundle appeal. People in the greatest need were cared for in this Covid stressful time – Thank you In the last one year – as across the world – life has changed. Our work load has been more not less as we had extra responsibilities – not just the duty of ensuring the children were safe from Covid in...