Hello, my name is Kala. I have been a student of Dr. Pillai’s since 1999. I am the daughter of a Christian protestant American father and a Japanese Buddhist mother. I was instilled in the teachings of Jesus from a young age attending church every Sunday as a child. Although Dr. Pillai...
A Story of Love Pandi Selvi’s story begins with her deep love for children. Driven by her passion to support her village’s children, she pursued her education to become a certified school teacher. She has been lucky to find a job teaching in a small village school. As Pandi matured,...
“Charity is born of sympathy. By sympathy, a quality of Omnipresence, a person may transfer his consciousness to that within suffering men; and experience, as his own, their griefs and limitations. It is then that the charitable desire to offer help springs forth. Selfishness cramps the...
Dr. Pillai tells us, “If you are compassionate to the have-nots, you will receive abundance. It’s an important concept. Help feed the impoverished.” By sharing what we have (even if we have just a little ourselves), we will receive abundance in return, an abundance of love, compassion, and HoPE!...
One of my favorite things to hear about is children helping others. There’s something just so inspiring about it! So, naturally, I’m excited to share a very special new initiative that Tripura Foundation is launching, called Project SAVE. And what better way to introduce it than to show you the...
Dear Mohini, We arrived on Sunday night at La Paz, about 2 hours away from Cabo by road on the Mar de Cortez side. It is a semi desertic ecosystem. On Monday we drove approximately 35 minutes to the city of La Pasion, where the Hope center is located, the poverty is extreme, the houses are made of...
THE TIMES OF INDIA Published On: February 23, 2014 MADURAI: When 11-year-old N Archana was asked to help someone as part of her after-school activity, she chose to help Periyandi, an elderly woman neighbour. What started as an occasional activity in November involving a neighbour, turned out to be...
It is always a good time to sponsor a child for only $10 per month, three children for only $30 per month, and an entire HoPE Learning Center for a mere $300 per month!
Mrs. Rajammal was an orphan and now lives alone in a mud house with a thatched roof. Her husband died a long time ago and she is often left alone in this mud house, which may collapse at any time due to its poor condition. It has poor sanitation and inadequate ventilation, which has led Mrs....
Hi everyone, We need you! During Diwali, our Hope Children identified the most destitute elderly people in their villages who require immediate care. Some of these people are disabled, abandoned, unable to care for their bodily functions, or even able to get food or water, and most are all of the...