HOPE and Animal Trust

A B O U T U S HOPE & Animal Trust was registered on August 1, 2001, vide Registration No. 9549/IV - 799 at Ranchi (Jharkhand) as a non-profit organisation – to work for the protection of the environment and animals and to help the local communities by reducing poverty through animal welfare programmes. Currently, we have five members of staff, all volunteering their time and effort without pay. Praveen Ohal (see below) is the Chief Executive Director driving the programmes. Mr. Niraj Kumar Bhagat joined the force to take care of ABC program. Dr Sharma is our guiding veterinarian who is involved part time for the ABC - his associate Dr Shivendra Kumar and Dr Chandan Kumar has been providing us Part time services. There are Four dogcatchers provided by Ranchi Municipal Corporation out of which two of them have been trained at Help In Suffering and are part of our ABC Program team.
History and Inspiration Praveen Ohal, the founder & CEO of HOPE & Animal Trust, has an exciting story to tell. Between 1998-2000, he undertook an incredible journey across Asia to fundraise for the start-up of the organisation and to educate children on issues of environment and animal protection. Click here to find out more.
Trustees and Governing Board We currently have 9 Trustees and 2 Governing Board Members. Click here to read more about them.
Ranchi - Rural part an over-view Jharkhand is a young Indian State (Province) created only in year 2000. Ranchi and its surrounding villages, the area HOPE & Animal Trust are working in, has a population of approx 1 to 1.5 million.
Annual Report 2006 - 2007 Annual Reports 2005-2006 and 2004-2005.