Kolors For Kolkata
Bringing colour to the homes, hospitals and education centres of the street children and families under the care of The Hope Foundation in Kolkata, India.
In November 2019 Finbar travelled to Kolkata, India along with his friends which were comprised of three other artists and one photographer. They fundraised their target of €10,000 in just under six weeks with over fifty percent of the money raised going directly to the charity. The remaining funds were used for covering the cost of their materials and living expenses while there. As financial transparency was important to the entire team, each of the creatives also covered their own travel costs, medical expenses and personal spendings.
Creativity inspires Hope
The aim of the project was to bring colour to the homes, hospitals and education centres of the street children and families under the care of The Hope Foundation.
‘When you have a home, food on the table and access to education and your basic needs are met that is when it is time to introduce creativity so that you can become curious and playful. I feel like going to India and creating larger than life art which the children might not have been exposed to was a way to inspire them and brighten their day. I feel like having had a background in working with kids for over fifteen years, I had the right amount of sensitivity to be able to work in this environment while also being mindful of it being a guest in their home and the range of difficulties they may have faced at such an early age in life. Having said that, all we were met with was openness, smiles and a sense of curiosity. It’s clear that The Hope Foundation have genuinely created something sustainable as I was meeting people my own age who grew up with them.’
