People in the United States celebrate their Independence Day in July, similar to how the people in India celebrate an Independence Day of their own in August. Last year, children at Hope Centerss celebrated this great holiday in a variety of ways. At Adavathar, children drew maps of India and...
Q: What do HoPE Center children do during the long hot days of summer? A: They learn new trades while building confidence and social skills alongside their friends! It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are some pictures of our bright future leaders taking summer crash...
Ilakuvathi is a middle school student in Kannambakkam, a small village on the Eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, India. She lives with her parents and an elder sister. They are not a wealthy family. Both parents work long hours, taking all manual labor jobs available. Ilakuvathi...
“Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.” — John F. Kennedy Physical fitness is an important aspect of healthy development in growing children. In addition to academic and vocational studies, Hope Centerss also emphasize...
The Elderly are especially hard hit by the effects of impoverished communities. When even strong young adults must work long hours to scrape by, there is often no one left able to help disabled or invalid elders. It would be challenging to alleviate suffering among this entire group, but there...
Tripura Foundation is honored to announce that its statement on poverty and the role Phonemic Intelligence has and continues to play in eradicating poverty was accepted by the United Nations 56th Commission on Social Development (CSocD56). The statement titled, “One of the most critical and...
Rajesh is a 7th-grade student. Even though he came from a financially disadvantaged background and struggled with severe shyness, after one year at a Hope Centers, he has become a star student with excellent grades. With encouragement and instruction from his teachers, he has grown tremendously,...
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin At Hope Centerss, children from difficult backgrounds and circumstances are enabled to step up into the light and blossom. They are challenged in many ways...
Abinaya is a 7th grade student from Pachapalayam, a village in the Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. She attends a Hope Centers with her brother and four sisters. While many kids her age would rather play in the streets, Abinaya likes going to school and attending Hope Centers afterwards. She...
Self portraits reveal many inner truths about individuals, even ones who are very young. Sasikala is a student of Hope Centers in Mullikarumbur, India. She is a very serious young person, who often keeps silent in class. She shared a drawing depicting herself performing household chores...
Surya is in the 7th grade and attends a Hope Centers in her village of Pudhunagar. She has long been interested in sports and games and won many prizes in athletic competition, but, until recently, she was not interested in academic studies. Like many children her age, Surya struggled...
The Hope Goa Project Phonemic Intelligence Approved in Goan Government Schools BREAKING NEWS Dr. Pillai’s Phonemic Intelligence (PI) school program was just approved for delivery to 21,192 students in 757 Goan government schools during the 2018/2019 school year thanks to the incredible results of...