Plight of the Seniors The number of senior people being abandoned and left uncared for is on the rise in India. Many senior citizens are facing this fate due to lack of support from their children or because of not having a biological heir. The lack of support and loneliness causes mental agony to...
Blankets are a necessity that many children and elders in impoverished rural India cannot afford. Here, the type of sleep they have directly impacted the overall quality of life and the future of the community members. Part of Tripura Foundation’s mission is to lift people out of poverty....
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...
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...