Last year, HoPE Learning Center children shared stories about Hundial savings (money saved for the future in small clay banks, much like western piggy banks). Eighth grader Iswarya set the bar high when she shared her story. She saved Rs.1500 in one year. This is a respectable sum, more than...
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...
As regions of the western United States recover from years of drought due to the generosity of recent storm clouds, people in India pray for rain, since they are now facing water scarcity. Children at our HoPE Learning Centers are doubling their prayers because the recent drought has also led to...
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...
While many of us struggle to lose weight, quit smoking, go back to school, or stick to goals aligned with other popular New Year’s resolutions, children all over the world struggle to make it through each day while hungry and living in dire circumstances. Within our HoPE Learning Centers...
As 2016 comes to an end, many of us feel like the holidays flew by too quickly to accomplish everything that we wished to accomplish. Some of us made heartfelt donations to non-profit organizations. Others were not able to do so. Either way, it is never too late give a gift of any size to benefit...
Gifts are thoughtful and to be appreciated. Some last longer than others, like: recipes, perennial flowers, fruit of the month clubs and gift cards. These are gifts that seem to keep giving back to the recipients long after they are given. Yet, there are other types of gifts that keep giving back...
