Thank you for coming together to support six year old Thirusha.

Thirusha studies in grade one in the free school run by Isha Vidhya in Tamil Nadu. Her father is a farmer  and his mother is a housewife. She is the second of three children in the family. The monthly income of her family is Rs. 3,000  ($ 70) per month, which is barely sufficient to meet the basic needs of the family.

As a result of poverty, coupled with lack of knowledge, Thirusha is undernourished. This makes her susceptible to illnesses, and she is not able to concentrate in class, which has an adverse impact on her education.

Your donation, Julia, will enable Isha Vidhya to provide a healthy and tasty school lunch to Thirusha for an entire year.

Your donation, Dennis, will enable Isha Vidhya to provide two sets of school uniforms to Thirusha. She can now look neat and tidy when she comes to school.

Your donations, PV, Tite, William, Niraj, Mohit and Nitya, will enable Isha Vidhya to provide an entire year of transportation to Thirusha. Now, she will be able to attend school regularly, without being dependent on someone to drop her off and pick her up.

Thank you for putting the smile back on Thirusha’s face. Thirusha enjoys drawing, and she loves flowers. If she could, she would love to make you a card which has all her favorite flowers on it!

Thank you for coming together to support Dhana Lakshmy.

Six year old Dhana Lakshmy studies in grade one in a school run by Isha Vidhya in Tamil Nadu. She is an only child, and since her father suffers from a heart disease, she stays with her grandmother. The financial situation of the family is such that Dhana Lakshmy barely gets to eat one proper meal in a day. The meals that she is fed are lacking in essential nutrients, because of which she is undernourished.

Your donations of three months of school lunches each, Digvijay, Carol, Dhaval and Craig, will ensure that Dhana Lakshmy is fed one wholesome meal a day in school everyday for an entire school year. Proper nutrition will also ensure that she is less susceptible to illnesses, and can concentrate better on her studies.

Thank you, Sanjay, for providing an entire year of transportation to Dhana Lakshmy. She lives in a village quite far from where the school is located, and unless transportation is provided, she ends up having to miss school on days when people cannot take the time off to drop her off and pick her up. Your generosity ensures that  she can attend school regularly.

Even though she is a very quiet girl, Dhana Lakshmy is a bright student, and your support will go a long way in keeping her healthy and in ensuring that she gets a good education. Thank you for your generosity.

Kamala Priya Dharshini studies in grade two in a school run by Isha Vidhya in Tamil Nadu. Her father is a driver and her mother is a housewife. Kamala is sensitive and helpful by nature. She is talented in sports and enjoys art.

The financial situation of the family is such that Kamala barely gets to eat one proper meal in a day. The meals that she is fed are lacking in essential nutrients, because of which she is undernourished. Your donations of three months of school lunches each, Michael, Luke and Ani, Leo and Lee,will ensure that Kamala is fed one wholesome meal a day in school everyday for an entire school year. Proper nutrition will also ensure that she is less susceptible to illnesses, and can concentrate better on her studies.

Since Kamala lives in a village which is some distance away from where the school is, her parents struggled to find time to drop her off to and pick her up from school everyday. Thanks to your donation of an entire year of transportation, Kamala will not have to miss school, and neither will her father lose a few productive hours when he could be earning a living.

Your support is invaluable in ensuring that Kamala can look forward to a bright future.

Arokiya Joyal studies in grade two in a school run by Isha Vidhya in Tamil Nadu. His father is a farmer and his mother is a housewife, and they both realize that the only way in which they can move their family out of poverty is by ensuring that their son gets a good education. Arokiya Joyal is calm by nature, with a maturity that belies his age. His handwriting skills are excellent.

Arokiya Joyal’s family lives on the edge of poverty, and there are times when his mother struggles to feed even a single meal to her family. Even the meals that he is fed at home are lacking in essential nutrients because of which he is undernourished. Your donation of a year of school lunches, Samir, will ensure that he gets one wholesome meal in a day. Proper nutrition will also ensure that he is less susceptible to illnesses, and can concentrate better on his studies.

Since Arokiya Joyal lives in a village which is some distance away from the school, he would often have to miss school on days when nobody could drop him off. By coming together to gift a full year of transportation to him, Srinivasa, Kandasamy, Jayashree and Lai Mei, you have ensured that his father will not have to take time off from productive work to drop him off.

Thank you for coming together to ensure that Arokiya Joyal gets a good education.

Thank you for coming together to support Subalakshmi for an entire year.

Subalakshmi studies in grade two in a school run by Isha Vidhya in Tamil Nadu. She has two siblings. Her father is a laborer and her mother is mentally ill. A girl from her background would normally never have got an education, but she is enrolled in the free school run by Isha Vidhya near her village, and enjoys going to school.

Subalakshmi loves speaking in English and the rush of confidence that goes with it. For a girl as bright as Subalakshmi, education can open vistas beyond any her family could have dreamt of.

Thank you,  Tom, Judd, Matt & Alison, Tim and Sherie, Ron, Thomas, Holly, Chris and Emily, and Chris for coming together to provide an entire year of tuition for Subalakshmi.

Thank you, Paige, for providing an entire year of school lunches for Subalakshmi. The meal that she gets in school is the only well-balanced meal that she gets in the entire day.

Thank you, Shailendra, for providing an entire year of transportation to Subalakshmi. She lives in a village a considerable distance from where the school is located, and if not for your donation, would not be as regular in school as she is, since her parents may not always be able to drop her off and pick her up.

Thank you for supporting Subalakshmi.

Dear Dean and Julie, Tushar, Luis, Bill, Chris and Emily, David, Charlie, Daryl, Akiko, and James and Julie,

Five year old Seethalakshmi is is studying in Upper Kindergarten at the school run by Isha Vidhya. She lives with her parents and two siblings. The family lives in a small hut and their total monthly income is Rs. 2,500 ($56). This meager sum does not suffice to meet the needs of this family of five members and also pay for the children’s education. The parents are struggling to make ends meet and provide two proper meals to their children.

Seethalakshmi is a very bright child and is good in both, studies and cultural activities. She loves attending school and can do very well if given an opportunity.

Your generous donations, Chris and Emily, Daryl, James and Julie, Tushar, Akiko (x2), David, Bill, Dean and Julie, Luis (x2) and Charlie, will ensure that Seethalakshmi gets to attend another year of school.

Thank you, Laurent, for gifting a set of two school uniforms to Seethalakshmi which will last her through an entire academic year.

Thank you all for coming together in support of Seethalakshmi! It means a lot to Seethalakshmi and her family.