…without enthusiasm. We all want to do the best we can, but let’s be honest, that shouldn’t just be about work. Life is not about reaching the top every time, it’s about fulfilling your potential on a personal level as well. It’s about being the better person or the one who makes others around them[…]Read More
… to educate every child. In 2014 I bought a pencil making machine, not your average one either. Firstly it’s in the UK and there aren’t many pencils made here any more. Secondly all our pencils are made from recycled plastic (mainly old CD cases) and contain no wood at all. The machinery was very[…]Read More
“Buying this Hope shopping bag means another £1 goes straight to our latest mission. In support of global education projects.” As part of our day job we do bags too. In fact we are the UK’s longest serving exclusively eco and ethical supplier of promotional merchandise. Well that got us thinking, why not offer the[…]Read More
By popular demand we have matched our beautiful pencils to the equally beautiful Inspirations Range notebooks. Available in 8 different colours from French Bleu to Seville Orange and Bright Red to Fresh Green every pencil is made in our UK factory from recycled CD Cases . For every pack sold £1 goes straight to[…]Read More
Since the launch of our Ambassadors for Hope program volunteers leaving the UK to work overseas have handed out thousands of Hope pencils to those that need them most. Volunteers working in areas including India and Fiji, Nepal and Kenya have been giving away Hope pencils in schools and community centres and children they’ve[…]Read More
Following the extraordinary success of our 2017 Share a Pencil Day we are super excited to announce that we are definitely doing it again. The date for 2018 has been set as Wednesday 23rd May. Just like last year this is the week following Year 6 SATs exams and a wonderful opportunity to teach[…]Read More
Our original intention when we set up Hope was always to get pencils into the hands of those that needed them most. A simple pencil can be the difference between attending school or not. After months of research with NGO’s and charities around the world it was evident that distributing thousands of pencils to[…]Read More
