Despite family backgrounds of poverty, cycles of abuse and circumstances that seem hopeless, HoPE Learning Center children have excelled at academics and thrived in personal development due to innovative educational programs like Phonemic Intelligence (PI) and The Personal Transformation Program...
With a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration and experience teaching Gender Empowerment, Indian and Western Political Thought and Goan Politics at Goa University and at two other leading colleges in Goa, Shilpa was well prepared to take over as Coordinator of 10 HoPE Centers in Goa,...
Mayur, a 7th-grade boy from Goa, belongs to a very poor family. His father remains unemployed and is an alcoholic. His mother does seasonal labor for very low wages. Some older village boys used to send Mayur to buy alcohol and tobacco. Two forcefully made him to drink until he became addicted to...
Now that we have fully funded and almost completed the creation of 100 HoPE Learning Centers within 5 regions in 3 states in India; we feel it is only fair to tell you about all and some of them… First and Foremost, ALL HoPE Learning Centers transform the lives and destinies of 35 children...
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...
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...