By By Dr Fr George Kannanthanam | Director - Founder
The Program Commemorating 30 years of HOPE society was held at CMF, Bangalore on 9th December, 2018. A nostalgic and a beautiful event was attended by all the founders and society member. Hope’s journey from inception till date was presented by ‘The project Vision’, Founder Fr.George Kannananthanam. Hope's core message is to bring hope to all marginalised sections of the society. Initiated in 1988 by the CMF, we work across the spectrum covering alcohol and drug addiction, those suffering from HIV/AIDS, disabilities and disaster management.
Established in 1999, HOPE RECOVERY CENTRE runs a 30 bedded treatment facility for the alcoholics and drug addicts based at Piranwadi, Belgaum. SUPPPORT, Bangalore: provides residential care and rehabilitation for 30 persons for the HIV/AIDS affected persons at the Sumanahalli campus, Magadi road. SUPPPORT, Belgaum: provides residential care and rehabilitation for 15 persons for the HIV/AIDS affected persons at Camp, Belgaum.
In Disaster Management, ‘Bangalore Cares for Nepal’ is our initiative for the earthquake affected persons in Nepal. We focus on education and shelter. Similarly, ‘Bangalore Cares for Kerala’ we actively involved in supporting the flood affected Kerala during these 5 months and helped 3718 families building temporary shelters, cleaning houses and chlorination of wells, distribution of .01 Micron water filter, rebuilding of toilets, repair & restoration of schools building, and providing financial support by employing the villagers to build the temporary shelters.
'BACK TO WAYANAD' program is part of the “Bangalore Cares for Kerala” initiative with the objective of getting Wayanad Tourism back on track. Post the devastating floods; the tourist scenario had come to a standstill in Wayanad, which is heavily dependent on it for its economy and livelihood.
One focus on visual impairment which is continuously addressed under the banner ‘The Project Vision’. Providing Eye care facilities and promoting eye donation has been our continuous efforts. Since its inception in 2013, through our Initiative we are proud to announce the completion of 5 Years of ‘The Project Vision’.
MILLION EYES INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Million Eyes- the term coined with the intent to reach the message of eye donation to a million people. The concept was conceived by ‘The project Vision’. The Short Film festival received entries across various locations and languages. This first-year launch happened to be on the 30th year of HOPE.
Our objective was bringing in artists, filmmakers and writers to be socially responsible to promote our common cause on eye donation. We opened the registration to receive 3-minute short film based on promoting eye donation. The Theme of the film festival – ‘Promotion of Eye donation’. We had over 1000 registrations for participation. Our Film submissions covered varied languages and across regions. Nationally acclaimed juries and critics shortlisted the top 15 films after the screening and judging process.
The first-year edition was a successful launch as we reached out to a million people through this festival. We felt promoting a social cause through artists, writers and filmmakers is an effective in this modern society who thrive on video driven content. The event was presided by internationally acclaimed documentary filmmakers Dr.Shaison and Ryan Lobo. The Shortlisted 15 short films were honoured, and the top three films were presented with cash prizes and awards.
Theia won the 1st Prize for 'The Best Short Film' in Million Eyes International Short Film Festival -2018. The magical journey of a young girl, after receiving eyesight through eye transplantation surgery.
Country - India
Language - Malayalam and English
Director Name - Jithin George Xavier
Vizhi won the 2nd Prize for 'The Best Short Film' in Million Eyes International Short Film Festival – 2018. A little blind girl gives an opportunity to realize our blindness.
Country - India
Language - Tamil
Director Name – Alex
Through My Eyes won the 3rd Prize for 'The Best Short Film' in Million Eyes International Short Film Festival – 2018. The film displays the feelings of visually challenged and how they feel when they miss to see the most beautiful things in their life.
Country - India
Language - English/Hindi
Director Name - Rajesh Kalbhor
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