No third party agency is working on behalf of Ray of Hope Trust for any recruitment, training, camps , events or other activities related to Ray of Hope Trust. Please check/consult with Ray of Hope Trust directly to get correct information or assistance. Please beware of any unwarranted claims made by anyone on our behalf. Kindly bring any such claims to our notice for immediate attention and action. Ray of Hope Trust doesn’t charge any money from anyone for these activities. So if you come across any individual/organization making a monetary demand in our name please bring it to our notice immediately on info@rayofhopetrust.org or call us on +91 9198446463/7388810416
Ray of Hope Trust is channelizing unused materials that are left idle in urban homes, to remote villages of India, as an important development resource. Although we deal with all kinds of underused material.
Yes, Ray of Hope Trust is registered under Trust Act. It is also registered for exemption under section 80 G, 12 A and for Corporate contributions- under CSR1.
The mission of the Ray of Hope Trust is to empower underprivileged children, youth, and their families and communities through relevant education, innovative healthcare, and market-focused livelihood programs. We strive to deploy the best possible methodologies and technologies to achieve the ideal social return on investment (SROI), practice and promote good governance, link the business competitiveness of corporations with social development initiatives, and sensitize the privileged section of society to promote Civic Driven Change.
You’re welcome to donate any unused items from your home, workplace, or neighborhood that might be beneficial to someone else. We accept clothing, home goods, office supplies, discarded newspapers, used paper, furniture, bedding, surplus goods for export, generators, medications, food rations, and blankets, among other things. For guidance on what to donate and what not to, please refer to our suggested list of materials and the guidelines for donation. If you have any questions about specific items, please reach out to us before sending anything that isn’t listed here.
Clothing ranks among the three fundamental necessities (alongside food and shelter). It not only represents a person’s self-respect but also serves as a shield against harsh weather conditions. In the realm of development, over a hundred problems are discussed, ranging from intimate partner abuse to climate change, yet this essential need remains undiscussed. The Ray of Hope Trust aims to bring attention to clothing as a significant issue. Furthermore, we also encourage people to contribute other household items like stationery, toys, utensils. Please refer to https://rayofhopetrust.org/material/
Even if Ray of Hope Trust doesn’t have an office in your city, we may have a volunteer run dropping center. Please check on https://rayofhopetrust.org/dropping-centres/ . If that’s also not there then you can courier your material to the nearest Ray of Hope Trust Office.
Also Note:
List of material you can contribute – https://rayofhopetrust.org/material/
Updates on upcoming collection camps across India – https://rayofhopetrust.org/collection-camps/
Do read important guidelines before contributing material.
With Material, Money Matters. Monetary contributions are important to ensure the continuity of our work in rural India. Please do Your Bit: https://rayofhopetrust.org/donate/
Kindly note that we do not have a mechanism for picking up material from individual households or entities, given our limited resources. To know more you can write to team on
info@rayofhopetrust.org or call us on +91 9198446463/7388810416
As a policy we don’t pick up material from individual homes. There are dropping centers in some parts of the cities where we work. You can go and give material at a center close to you. In case of schools, colleges, other institutions and corporates, since they have the means and the access to their own transportation, we request them to consider the dropping of material as the organization’s contribution towards our work. Transportation- inter and intra city, is one of the biggest costs in our work.
The old newspapers are either turned into paper bags of different sizes or sold to raise funds for our work. The one side used paper, brochures, magazines etc are used for making notebooks for rural kids and writing pads.
We will issue an acknowledgement for material received but cannot give specifics of the material i.e. how many clothes, how many shirts etc. Since we get material in big quantities everyday, we feel it will be a waste of precious limited manpower and resources. On the other hand if you provide details of material you give, we will be happy to acknowledge that.
If we know of a transporter who will pick up your material and bring it to our processing center, we will let you know his details and you can talk to him directly about the charges etc.
Currently, Ray of Hope Trust has been reaching material to parts of 3 districts of Uttar Pradesh-India. People get this material not as charity or Daan, they work on their community issues and get the material as motivation. Essential school material reaches children in the remote village schools under our Prayaas (School to School) programme. Rural women are getting the most basic need of a sanitary napkins under our clean cloth sanitary napkin initiative Not just a piece of cloth.
Before we distribute material in any area we need to get basic details of the recipients. Also since we give material under Cloth for Work initiative and Sanwaar Do Zindagi, we need to partner with a local organization who can connect with the community and bring them together for doing community work. In case of school material or for disasters we still need to know basic information like how many people, age groups, male/female etc details. If you can provide these details and identify a credible local organization willing to take up the initiative, why not?
Currently, The material will be provided to people in the remote villages of Uttar Pradesh-India under our programs Sanwaar do Zindagi, Cloth for Work initiative, School to School and BADH-RAHAT to parts Uttar Pradesh-India. For specific details, please refer- www.rayofhopetrust.org
You are most welcome to travel with our team members when they go on field visits but
a) you will have to work according to their schedule
b) the facilities and the living conditions at the villages are the most basic, so be prepared for some rough living.
Let us know about your free dates and if there is someone traveling at that time, we will let you know.
