Star of Hope Finland

Star of Hope Finland is a non-political and religiously non-aligned humanitarian aid organization based upon Christian ethical and moral values. Our work is based upon Christian principles of equal rights and a belief in the intrinsic value of every human being, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or social standing.

The aim of our activities is to help empower those who are most in need to become self-reliant and to take part in initiating development processes that lead to better living conditions and a fairer distribution of resources. Star of Hope Finland brings help to the most needy persons across the world and fights for the rights of those with disabilities, those with chronic illness, the powerless poor and against elder abuse.

Star of Hope Finland has projects in poor countries around the world. Our priority is on developing countries and the Eastern European block. We are not so small that we cannot take part in major disaster recovery nor too large to give help to the individual in need. When we take on a project or a family we finish the project and are satisfied that the project can sustain itself without our direct assistance.

Children and their environment are the focus of our aid work. We believe that we can take part in the development of the countries we are working in, by helping to provide children with schooling, social care, and build their self-esteem, as well as giving them hope and belief in their own future. We believe that children have the ability to change seemingly hopeless situations for the better. Our work is carried out by supporting orphanages, schools and special schools, as well as helping families living in poverty. In addition to sponsorships, we also have regular humanitarian aid deliveries to Eastern Europe.

The work of Star of Hope is carried out by our local workers and organizations in our project countries. Our local workers have the best knowledge of the particular circumstances in each country and they are best informed as to what the most critical and immediate needs are. Thanks to this, we can use every euro donated in aid more effectively. Our ultimate aim is to eventually make our projects self-reliant.

We help children with schooling, food, health care etc. but our mission is also to enable children to play and have fun – simply, to be children. By helping the children we also hope to have a positive effect/influence on their environment – families, villages and entire societies.