Arunkumar (Arun) is in the 6th grade. He astonished his schoolteachers and parents by getting good scores in all subjects on his last term exams. Before joining his local Hope Learning Center, he had no interest in studies. Instead of studying, he used to play after school hours, simply wiling...
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Hemalatha is currently in 7th grade. She especially loves walking to school on crisp mornings. She comes from a large household, with three siblings, her parents and her maternal grandparents all living under the same roof. Her father suffers from alcoholism and spends all of his...
Kaaliyamal is an elderly woman living in Madurai, India. After her husband’s death and being abandoned by her daughters, she lived on her own, isolated, and struggling to provide for her own basic day-to-day needs. That is, until our HoPE Learning Center students found her and began...
Meet Laurie Thomas, District PI Coordinator of New York. For the last year and a half, Laurie has been reaching outside of the average parameters of her life to do more for 1200 children in her community who need it the most. We applaud her for tending to her children with attention to detail,...
Maruthavalli’s father passed away when the flu hit her family’s village. Her mother, grieving for her late husband, abandoned her elder girl child and took off with her younger son. Maruthavalli was barely 8 years old when she was left behind. A villager found Maruthavalli alone in the house,...
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your love and support for our Hope for Chennai initiative! In Phase 2 of our initiative, we are delivering Hope Survival Gift Packs to the poorest people who have been hit the hardest by the Chennai floods. Their tiny huts have either been washed away or badly...
The recent flood disaster in Chennai created devastation everywhere… Flooded homes Massive power outages Contaminated water supply Destroyed vehicles and businesses Roads submerged in stagnant water mixed with garbage For the poor and homeless, the devastation has been far more severe. For many of...
In India, the well-being of the elderly people has been ignored for a long time. They need your help. Make a donation here. They were strong enough to carry another human in their womb for nine months. Strong enough to raise a child until he or she goes to school. Strong enough to labor to support...
When we told you about the neglect and extreme poverty that elders living in India’s rural villages were experiencing, you responded with kindness. Like the HoPE Learning Centers children that devised this program, you recognized the need and took action. Because of your generous support we were...
Our elders are the backbone of every community. They hold the knowledge, culture and heartbeat of villages and communities, passing their legacies onto the next generation for years to come. Which is why, when our elders suffer and lose hope, our entire community suffers with them. Yet, when...