Domestic Work

1. Visitor from Kenya
Teacher Catherine Obwogo was a guest of Hope for Tomorrow in Finland during June-July 2004. Catherine has helped to make our work known. During her visit, 16 different events were held in southern and central Finland. Catherine also spent a week of her visit in St. Petersburg and a week in Sweden.

2. Hope for Tomorrow's goal for 2004-2005 was increased communications.

-During the year, a beautiful, four color brochure about the organization and its work was published. It is possible to commit to supporting the organization using the feedback form attached to the brochure.
-During the year, the organization's Internet pages were published first in Finnish, then in English.
-A half-hour TV show about the organization's work was filmed in the summer of 2004 and broadcast on TV7 twice.
-Three articles were published about the organization's work (Oriveden Sanomat newspaper, Uusi Elämä magazine, Näky magazine).
-The organization's newsletters were published six times during the year.
-The organization printed its own envelope, sticker and two different types of bookmarks.

3. Fund-raising campaign
The organization arranged a fund-raising campaign for Camp David's slum work in Kenya. The campaign was organized during November 1, 2004- June 13, 2005. The goal for the campaign was 10 000 euros. The goal was exceeded.

The organization's fund-raising has doubled during the year comparing to last year. In May 2005, the organization's newsletter was sent to 219 partners, of which 61 had committed to regular monthly support and the rest to occasional support.

Other fund-raising during the year has been arranged by selling wooden animals from Kenya, a CD made in Finland by Hope for Tomorrow (out of a cassette tape made by a Tanzanian group) and, as the newest items, HfT stickers and bookmarks.

4. More volunteers
During the year, Miia Määttä began to volunteer as Hope for Tomorrow's contact person for school children supporters and Tuomas (Tatu) Välimaa began volunteering as the organization's media contact person. Tatu is responsible for the Internet page maintenance as well as planning the organization's newsletter and other material that is published or contains pictures.

5. Foreign Ministry development cooperation aid
Hope for Tomorrow was granted the Foreign Ministry's development cooperation support for the purpose of communications. 5000e was granted for a filming trip to Kenya and for school visits in Finland during 2005. The cameraman for Spring 2005 was Vesa Silvennoinen.

The application for vocational schooling support in 2005-2007 was not approved.

Hope for Tomorrow is applying for more support from the Foreign Ministry for the Camp David Centre's workshops and to reinforce the Kenyan cooperation partner's capacity for 2006-2008.

Work Abroad

1. Sponsorship and other support

Kenya
Hope for Tomorrow continues to support the Camp David slum work center in Mombasa, Kenya. Sponsorship for school children and families suffering from HIV/AIDS has gotten off to a good start. Hope for Tomorrow aims to develop workshop-type vocational training for the center with the support that will hopefully be received from the Foreign Ministry. From the beginning of 2005, the center has also maintained a day care center for children in the slum. Hope for Tomorrow assisted in constructing a simple shelter for day care center events in the Camp David Centre's yard.

From the beginning of 2005, Hope for Tomorrow began sponsoring the rural area of Muranga, Kenya. Hope for Tomorrow supports poor families in Muranga.

Hope for Tomorrow continues to sponsor the work of Pia Lindt and Kirsi Nyrhinen in Kenya.

Israel
Hope for Tomorrow supports the start-up of the Miri Moriani children's home. During the year, Pastor Kazoura's children's home in Rama was given a one-time financial gift.

2. Field Coordinator, volunteers
Hope for Tomorrow's Field Coordinator Mikko Välimaa worked in the Camp David Centre in Mombasa, Kenya for 8 months in 2004. In 2005, Mikko has been working in Kenya and remains there.

In the spring of 2005 there have been 2 medical trainees from Hämeen Polytechnic doing their study-related work placement in Kenya.

3. Visits
The organization has arranged two trips to Kenya during the year: a group trip in December 2004 and a trip by the Chairman in March 2005.

Hope for Tomorrow's board meets once a month.

Hope for Tomorrow,
Outi Välimaa Chairman