Surenthar aspires to become a teacher to educate the children in his village when he grows up. Pradeepa excels in Biology and would like to become a doctor so she can help heal people who are ill and poor. Kishore is shy but very grateful for friends and endeavors to one day become a policeman....
Hunger remains the Number One cause of death in the world. Currently, there are 820 million chronically hungry people in the world. One third of the world’s hungry live in India. Ten million people die every year of chronic hunger and hunger-related diseases. Over 7,000 Indians die of hunger every...
Tripura Foundation began with the mission of feeding the poor. Our founder, Dr. Baskaran Pillai believes that the greatest thing each of us can do is to serve a meal to someone who is hungry. He founded Tripura Foundation U.S.A. in 1989. In 1999, dedicated volunteers prepared and delivered hot...
World Water Day is observed each year on March 22 to promote the responsible use of water and access to safe water for everyone. Water is necessary to sustain all forms of life. Sadly, one in ten people around the world still do not have a safe water supply close to home. At HoPE Learning Centers,...
Courage is at the center of the word “encouragement.” A courageous person does not lack fear, but s/he moves ahead despite its existence. Within our HoPE Learning Centers, educators often create theme months that challenge the children to dig deep inside of themselves to become better...
World Health Day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the founding of The World Health Organization (WHO). The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that focuses on international public health. It was established on April 7, 1948, headquartered in Geneva,...
We usually think of a forest as a group of trees, but it is a complex, living community. Beneath the forest canopy dwell interdependent populations of plants and animals, while the soil that forms the forest floor contains a large variety of invertebrates, bacteria, and fungi, all of which play an...
National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on February 28, 1930. It is one of the main science festivals during which students of schools and colleges demonstrate various...
N. Venkatesh is in 7th grade. He would like to become a policeman one day, but, unknown to him, he would also make an exceptional engineer or artist! Right now, he has two sisters. His father and mother work as day laborers. They are both illiterate and earn low wages. To make matters more...
As we continue the Month of Love, remember that THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE TO CELEBRATE! Even the successfully coupled, probably wish that Valentine’s Day was as great as it was in second grade, when we simply handed out cute little cards to all of our friends. Sure, some of us...
February 1st is Dr. Pillai’s birthday, so it won’t be long until we again get to celebrate with him! To help prepare for this occasion, here are some of our favorite photos of past birthdays that were celebrated in India at HoPE Learning Centers… Moving ahead, we encourage you to...
Uma was a baby in her mother’s arms when her father died and she and her mother had to move to a village called Kizhavanam in search of any means of survival. They lived with Uma’s grandfather, who took care of them both for a short period of time until he died and left them with only the...