Nagaraj has something on his mind- food for himself and his family. While he doesn’t know it, hunger may be changing the way Nagaraj’s brain develops. Children like Nagaraj are at a serious disadvantage for learning and high school graduation. Here’s why. Behavior Modification...
Hope Hero Teacher Spotlight “I wake up every day eager to do what it takes to share PI- and to make sure it becomes a part of every student and teacher’s life.” Yadira Valle Hernandez, Teacher, PI School Program, Mexico Yadira Shares… “5 years ago, the PI school...
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,...
Ever wondered why certain individuals seem to better emotionally connect with other people, relative to their peers? Or, why certain people are more likely to donate to end world hunger, volunteer at the local animal shelter, and lend a helping hand to a stranger? Here’s an interesting truth: this...
Priyanka lives with her parents and grandmother. Her family struggles with wages but live in a tidy two-parent home, which is rare among her peers. Her father runs a small hotel in their Arcotkuppam, where she attends a HoPE Learning Center. She has one younger brother and enjoys playing indoor...
Manjula is the oldest child in her family. She has always felt responsible for her two-year-old brother because her parents haven’t taken care of them. Her mother used to work in the neighborhood and brought home scraps of food when she could. Since her father was an alcoholic who verbally...
Kanagavalli is such an energetic and happy person that one can never imagine the tears she holds back when she speaks about her life as it was prior to HoPE. All seemed well enough for a while. Kanagavalli was married and had an adorable baby girl named Abinaya. Her husband earned just enough to...
September is Hunger Action Month, a time when people across the world take stands against hunger in tangible ways! No one should have to go hungry, and Hunger Action Month reminds us that there are those out there who need the help of a kind people with open hands because there are more than...
As many children in western nations gear up to return to school in September, children in India have been back in their classrooms since the start of their academic year in July. Returning to classrooms after weeks of getting to roam outside is never easy, but the children in India often welcome...
Sneha is in the seventh standard at a government high school in Goa. She lives with her father, mother and three younger sisters. The only source of income for her family is from her father, who is a driver. Even though they are all grateful that he is employed, the pay is meager for a family of...
Kaaliyamal tries her best to repress heart-wrenching memories of days when she was abandoned by her daughters after her husband’s death. She lived on her own struggling to get through every single day until we found her. Kaaliyamal was married off when she was very young and had five daughters...
Thinakaran is attending 7th-grade classes in Vedambur. His father and his mother work as farm laborers. He has two elder brothers. Thinakaran’s parents earn very low income but still go without necessities to allow all three to attend school instead of join them working in the fields. They...