Education India Project #29041

Send a Child to school in India for a Year

by Hope Now

Send a Child to school in India for a Year

Project Report | Jan 19, 2022
A New Year - A New Opportunity

By Machelle Norling | Director

Jyothi is one of our vocational students.

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year from our family to yours. If 2021 taught us anything, it is that family truly is safe harbor in rough waters.

We made it through 2021 and learned some valuable lessons along the way such as resilience, the art of a grateful heart when life seems too overwhelming to bear and the idea that we really can do anything if we set our minds to it, one day at a time.

After the early spring COVID restrictions and the virus burning its way through the home, we all recovered and made the best of our six-week summer holiday. We play a lot of sports, added to to our growing garden, orchards and built up our cooking skills.

For the start of the new school year we were all back in the classroom, a welcome change after 18+ months of “remote” learning, which is a challenge for any kids, especially when you have to share a computer. But, we made it through and all of the kids had a great first half of the school year.

Eight of our kids moved out in 2021 after graduating and finding a job. We are so very proud of all of them, but we miss them. They still come home for Sunday dinners, cricket matches and some family time. It is a joy to see them thriving in their own apartments and planning for their future.

For 2022, we now have more kids in vocational school and college than K-12 for the first time. A lot of teenagers, homework and planning for what comes next. Unfortunately, this past week the government decided to return to remote learning until the end of March. A bit disappointing, but we have perfected our rotating school schedule in the computer lab and time with the tutors so the kids keep up with their studies.

We look forward to another successful year in the classroom and beyond.

With so much of life still so unpredictable right now, we are focused on what really matters, that we take care of each other and get through whatever the world throws our way. Valuable life lessons that will resonate far beyond our walls.

We wish you a year filled with blessings in abundance.

Thank you for all of your support over the past year. We are so grateful for you.

A New Year Dinner with our college graduates.

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Sep 20, 2021
Back To School

By Machelle Norling | Director

May 23, 2021
The Challenge Continues

By Machelle Norling | Director

In quarantine

COVID has turned the world upside down. As many of you may know, India has been especially hard hit over the past many weeks and months. We have not been spared and many of our kids are battling the virus as you read this. As you can imagine, it has been a very difficult year and the past few weeks continue to challenge us in ways we have not faced in the past.

Now, more than ever, our family bonds keep us pushing forward together. Nearly half of the kids and one house parent are in quarentine and fighting the virus. The rest of the kids and house parents are doing everything they can to help, working in the kitchen, doing laundry and all the while keeping up with their studies, which even now 15 months later is still a distance learning format.

It is in these times of challenge where great opportunity also arises. We have spent many, many years meeting the challenges of living with HIV in a culture where they are not accepted as equal. In spite of these facts, we continue to succeed and thrive, which is the result of many years of teaching our kids they are equal, they are worthy and they can do whatever they set their mind to.

In celebration of the hard work and persistence, we congratulate 5 more of our kids who graduated from college this year. Roja and Yasheshwani moved out into their own flat earlier this year. David, Linga and Ravi are all engaged in a summer internship that will lead to full-time employment by years end.

We are so proud of all our graduates and will continue to support them as they go out on their own. We will welcome them home for a Sunday dinner and provide the stability a family can as they build a life.

As most nonprofits do, we rely on all of you to keep us afloat. We have many more kids to get through school, college or a vocational school. We have had many unexpected expenses throughout the COVID pandemic and continue to rely on our supporters to see us through. Please consider an extra gift if you are able. We recognize that all of us have faced huge challenges this past year. Only together can we come out on the other side of this journey with the hope we need to continue on life's journey.

Thank you.

Ravi taking charge in the kitchen

Roja and Yasheshwani after graduation

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http://www.hopenow.asia

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