It was a pleasure and a privilege to welcome Mrs Maureen Forrest, Director of Hope Foundation, Ireland, to the Society for Indian Children’s Welfare (SICW) today. She was accompanied by Subhatama Mukherjee, Program Lead of Hope Foundation. Hope Foundation has been an invaluable partner to SICW since 2005, supporting the Umeed Programme and providing educational assistance to numerous children, helping them build brighter futures. During her visit to the Umeed Programme, which