As a leader in on-the-ground efforts to eradicate extreme poverty in the world, Tripura Foundation is proud to announce our recent accreditation as a consulting non-governmental organization to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This designation comes with extensive...
If you’re a parent, an aunt, an uncle, or someone with a special child in your life, then you know there is no greater joy in the world than holding a newborn baby in your arms. For most people in the world, it is a reminder that life holds limitless possibilities and that every day can serve as a...
Tripura Foundation has been seeking sponsors for 17 HoPE Learning Centers in Southern India. Many of you have jumped at the opportunity, and we are thrilled to report that success continues to grow, as 7 centers have been fully sponsored for the remainder of the year! That leaves just 10 centers...
Narendran, slowly taking in his surroundings, rubs his weary eyes for a moment before sharing his story. He is admirably calm and collected on the outside, though looking into his eyes, one can see they are filled with sad memories. Several years after Narendran was born, his father was diagnosed...
Nagajothi grew up as one of four children in a family that struggled each day to survive. As the youngest child, Nagajothi was bought up with great love and care by her family. She studied more than her siblings and made it to the 12th grade. Yet, by the time Nagajothi reached her late teens,...
July 31, 2015, signifies a most remarkable day of the year. It is the first full moon after the Summer Solstice and is customarily known as Guru Purnima – a day to give gratitude to your Guru. Dr. Pillai founded the Tripura Foundation to change the world by eliminating extreme poverty and...
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,...