Volunteers of the Month – Marrio and Chantel Romero Marrio and Chantel Romero developed curriculum for HoPE Learning Centers’ innovative Personal Transformation Program, which helps children to transform every aspect of life and unleash their highest potentials. In Chantel’s words, “Love and...
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While reading a multitude of articles about Heather Anderson’s artistic accomplishments, it is hard to believe that this vivacious illustrator was once down on her luck and barely able to pay monthly rent. All of this changed when she met Tripura Foundation’s founder, Dr. Baskaran Pillai, at a...
HoPE Centers are supported by generous donors. 23-year-old Jordan Kaplowitz turned his dream of sponsoring poor children into reality by using his Facebook birthday wish to request that friends help sponsor a HoPE Center. You can do this too! Ask your friends to help you sponsor an entire HoPE...
A Hope Center is made up of students, like Jeevetha. She is from the village Puducherrymedu, which is north of Chennai and has 120 houses. It is very dry, so agriculture is entirely dependent on rains. Jeevetha is in 9th grade. Every day, she and 50 other children from her village used to...
Dear Friends, I am deeply touched by your support for Tripura Foundation, and most of all, your love for the bright and beautiful children that we serve throughout India at our HoPE Centers. Because of you and other great souls like you, we are celebrating wonderful milestones this month in our...
Our first step in screening children to be admitted to HoPE Learning Centers is to visit their homes to view their living conditions. During one visit in May 2012, we met this 12-year-old angel. Even though there was a sad look in her eyes, she was bold and said, “My name is Powrnica. My parents...
Meena met Dr. Baskaran Pillai, the founder of Tripura Foundation, while working at Credit Suisse. She soon took a trip to India and her life took on all new dimensions. She noticed that 12-year –old children looked like 6-year-old children in the USA. She soon moved to India to run the Corporate...
With your encouragement and support, we can we continue operating Hope Learning Centers. Only when we know you are truly with us and we have your commitment, can we grow the success of Hope by touching more poor and marginalized rural areas. We have the invitation and support of locals to launch...
Yes, Girlstown is closing its doors. Seven years of successful operation inspired Tripura to create and develop the HoPE Learning Centers where an exponential number of children can be touched by Dr. Pillai’s Enhanced Educational Programs. I Want To Be A Part of The HoPE Phenomena!
Sarala came to Girlstown when we started in 2005. Her single-income family of six relied solely on her father’s ‘cooly’ or day-labourer income of 1000 Rupees per month (approximately $20 US). Sarala’s chances of being freed from the cycle of poverty were slim, especially being a girl and the...
1)Make a Commitment to a Monthly Sponsorship- Be Our Partner in HoPE 2) Give a One-time Heart-felt Donation to TF 3) Encourage friends to register for our Newsletter 4) Forward this Newsletter to your friends and family 5) Volunteer to Take Up Collections for HoPE in your community-Spread the...
Hope Expands Rapidly in the Spring- 27 New Communities to be Served Spring is a magical season full of new growth, new colors, and new light. No matter where you live, Spring brings the energy of new opportunity and excitement for what lies ahead. Tripura Foundation is utilizing this energy of...