This is an article from The Hindu. Chennai – Twelve-year-old N. Archana, a native of Edayapatti village in Pudukottai district, wakes up early, cooks rice and curry, goes to school and often returns home to be beaten up by her drunken father. In between this all this, she finds time to take...
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Mrs. Rajammal was an orphan and now lives alone in a mud house with a thatched roof. Her husband died a long time ago and she is often left alone in this mud house, which may collapse at any time due to its poor condition. It has poor sanitation and inadequate ventilation, which has led Mrs....
Here is a letter from our Director of operations in La Paz, Mexico: The kids in the picture are Ariana and Osiel. They played the key roles –Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph– in our Xmas program last week, called a posada. They were selected by the group in an impeccable and organized way. This would...
Hi everyone, We need you! During Diwali, our Hope Children identified the most destitute elderly people in their villages who require immediate care. Some of these people are disabled, abandoned, unable to care for their bodily functions, or even able to get food or water, and most are all of the...
On Oct. 3rd, 2013, our Global Director, Mohini (Elaine) Kueper, gave a ground-breaking presentation at a TEDx event in Coimbatore, India. “Our research has shown a new dimension to sociology- something we refer to as the Neurology of Compassion. Compassion is not just a cultivated behavior,...
In our last newsletter, we shared the heartbreaking tale of Mrs. Jayammal – a 70-year-old woman abandoned by her children who lives in a mud hut and has to work as a labourer earning barely enough money to feed herself, let alone buy a clean new sari.
1) A designer from Singapore named Mrs. Prasad donated 80 saris for our HoPE Center children to deliver to poor elderly people in India, including Mrs. Jayammal. 2) A long-time donor to...
This outpouring of heartfelt generosity inspired a new initiative to feed and clothe poor elderly and disabled people who are often discarded by their loved ones. Mrs. Jayammal looks radiantly transformed and proudly beams in her new sari with a belly full of nutritious food, but countless...