Periyakka is a recipient of the Hope for the Elderly rationing kits for the past two years. She is about 82 years old, widowed, and has two daughters and one son. Periyakka’s second daughter is her main caretaker, which is especially important for Periyakka’s increasing needs. Periyakka’s Medical...
India has been pegged as one of the worst countries to grow old in. With the second-highest elderly population in the world, the already limited resources for the impoverished have further plummeted during this time of a global pandemic. The elderly have been severely impacted, and Tripura...
Megha Chinkeri is a student of the Hope Learning Station (HLS) in Maharashtra. Her father is a laundry worker, and her mother is a housewife. Both Megha’s parents are illiterate and unable to provide the necessary academics to support Megha and her elder brother. Managing their children’s...
From time to time, Tripura Foundation’s program Hope for the Elderly extends itself to younger adults who are struggling to make ends meet. Ms. Latha, a participant of our Hope Station at Nilgiris, is differently-abled who has paraplegia in her lower extremities. At age 44, she is living alone and...
Mrs. Kavitha has been a Hope staff member for the past eight years. Her responsibility and dedication to the teaching profession are exemplary. She plays an essential role in shaping the future of students in Pattavarthy Hope Station in Kumbakonam. “I have loved the teaching profession from...
Coimbatore’s Hope Learning Station (HLS) is proud to have Menaka as a student. She emerges from a poor family. Her mother is a homemaker and her father, who works for daily wages, is still unable to repay the debt he had taken a few years back. Menaka is a bright, emerging young woman who...
Sucharitha, a member of the 7th class at one of Tripura Foundation’s Hope Learning Station in Coimbatore, is always seen beaming with a smile on her face. Her father works as a coolie, her mother is a housewife, and her one elder brother is studying in 9th grade. Sucharitha is soft-spoken by...
Ms. Selva Sundari has served as a Hope Learning Station staff person Hope staff member for the past eight years. Her responsibility and dedication are extraordinary. She says, “I love the teaching profession. The ultimate goal of teaching is to promote learning. For the most part, learning...
Timmy “Narada” Sarker is a spiritual seeker who stumbled into Dr. Pillai’s teachings in a time of great need, and it created many miracles in Narada’s life. Dr. Pillai’s blessings and empowerment enabled him to create beautiful devotional music, which he has shared with the...
Sandhya was enrolled in a Hope Center five years ago by her father. As the oldest of her two siblings, she emerges from a background in which education is not considered a priority for females, and has had to overcome challenges in continuing her studies. Being timid initially, she was...
“I love supporting Tripura Foundation as they do an excellent job getting the money and services to children, seniors, and families in need and I want to share an example. One of the Hope Elders at Tripura is a father who has malformed legs and unable to walk. This condition adds additional...
Mrs. Sudha, Ayilapettai Hope Station Staff, Trichy Zone Mrs. Sudha of Ayilapettai has been working as a member of the Hope staff for the past four years, and her responsibility and dedication are extraordinary. She says, “I love the teaching profession because every single day, I can make a...