Transforming The Lives of Orphan Girls in India • Educating The Poorest Of The Poor

A donated bus means our children can be brought from outlying areas that have no schools.

Saritha and Reena...can’t you see the happiness in their faces? They are safe. They are loved. They have a future. And YOU have made this all possible.

In Secunderabad, our girls sleep on a hard, concrete floor simply because there is no other place for them. That is why we need a new orphanage there so they can smile just like Achu, who now has her own bed in our new orphanage building in Kochi.

Chithra was brought to us in 2008; she was ten years old and had never been to school a day in her life. Today, she is an accomplished student who shows great promise. All she needed was a loving home and encouragement.

Buy a broom? Not at our orphanages. Our girls, like Kavitha and Pinky, know how to make brooms out of coconut leaves. They learn valuable skills and cooperation every day.

Many of our Hope Centres are still in need of computers as there are not enough to go around. We are on our way towards providing each of the Centres with enough computers so the children can learn to use this valuable tool.

Many of the girls who come into the orphanage are extremely malnourished. The sisters work hard to provide the means for them to eat healthy and keep their bodies strong through daily exercise. They can participate in yoga, karate, and dancing, popular recreational activities.

Daily mass at all our locations serves to nurture the spiritual lives of our children. With great reverence – and bare feet – they pray together.

There are 18 schools throughout our HopeZone. In these schools we seek to serve the poorest of the poor, for whom an education is the only way the cycle of poverty can be broken. These children may come from poor homes, but they wear neatly pressed uniforms with pride.

Chore time at Home of Hope means cleaning up the grounds. This is their home and the girls pitch in each morning. Even the smallest children learn what it is like to live in a family, with all the benefits and responsibilities.

These are the faces of the poor and helpless children who are found wandering the streets of India, begging...the only way of life they know. The sisters at our orphanages take these children in and through their love and encouragement, their lives are forever changed.

Though they may come from the streets or very poor homes, in our care the girls learn to live as a family and help each other. Kavitha braids Kalayani’s hair before they go off to school. They form bonds and life long friendships and consider each other sisters.

Our girls may come from troubled backgrounds, but they have found a new life and new possibilities in our orphanages. You are always greeted with open arms and bright smiles, such as from these girls when you enter the gates at Home of Hope, Kochi.