Malayayi, a single mother, has gone from from feeling utterly hopeless and attempting to take her own life, to shining as a beacon of hope to all of the women in her village. Malayayi was born into a family of ten whose elderly parents had little to offer their children. By the time she came of...
Preynitha was seven years old when a deadly viral fever hit her village during the winter. Like many others in her village, Preynitha’s mother passed away. Soon after, Preynitha’s father abandoned her and her little brother to go live with another woman. At this time, Preynitha and...
Rosetta, a resident of the South Bronx for over 40 years, has been attending the Melrose Mobile Market (one of Tripura Foundation’s partner food banks) since its launch in October 2004. Rosetta lives with her granddaughter and says that the free produce distribution at the market helps her...
Senior citizens who are poor and live alone or with dependent children find themselves vulnerable, powerless and are often neglected by their own family and grown up children. These senior citizens are too old or physically weak and thus unable to find work. They are forced to beg, and are often...
Kannathaal, a 73-year-old widow, has been affected by Leprosy for the past 40 years. After she was diagnosed with Leprosy, her only son abandoned her, fearing that he might contract it. Alone, she lives very meagerly on a minimal pension provided by the government. Her hands were most affected by...
Srividhya comes from a family that lives in the outskirts of the village Nachiyarkoyil, Kumbakonam, India. She is the sixth child, with two elder brothers, three elder sisters, and a younger brother and a younger sister. Her father is paralyzed, and the only wage-earning member of...
Manikandan is in 7th grade and lives with his father. After his mother committed suicide a couple of years ago, Manikandan lived in a state of complete sadness and misery. He wouldn’t eat and he stopped speaking with others, instead retreating to his own depressed world. His father and...
Meet Lokesh, one of our HoPE Learning Center students. This ten-year-old boy is as courageous and hardworking as can be. Lokesh single-handedly takes care of his unemployed alcoholic father and two younger siblings. His father started drinking after Lokesh’s mother passed away. At first,...
“Where Will My Next Meal Come From?” Every day, millions of people come face-to-face with this very question. And all they can do is HOPE… Hope that their next meal will come from SOMEONE. Someone like you. Click below to listen to our Hunger Song: Join your hands with ours to...
Pavadharini is 11 years old. When she came to one of Tripura Foundation’s Hope Learning Centers, she shared her story in a voice that was barely loud enough for us to hear. She shared that her mother committed suicide when she was just 7 years old. Pavadharini was left with her father,...
Lalitha joined one of Tripura Foundation’s Hope Learning Centers about three years ago. She is the youngest of six children. She lost her mother at birth, and as the sole wage-earner, her father struggles to provide the basic necessities for himself and his children. When she joined our...
Pir used to behave in ill-mannered ways, causing trouble for his teachers in class and refusing to study or do his homework. His grades suffered and so did his sense of self worth. That is, until he began practicing Tripura Foundation’s Phonemic Intelligence (PI) technique at the HoPE...
