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Dear Friends,
All of us have struggled with mysterious aches and pains --and it seems even more with every passing year. These complaints are aggravating, but can you imagine working in a rice field and then collapsing suddenly?
20 Years of HOPE worldwide Nepal
Twenty years ago HOPE worldwide Nepal opened a school in Kathmandu. Little children started coming and learning. The school enrolled the poorest of the poor. The majority of the parents were illiterate migrants from far off districts of Nepal.
Twenty years later we are celebrating 20 years of HOPE worldwide Nepal. Some of the former students are now teaching at the school. The school administrator is also a former student. Many of those children are now university graduates. Some are pursuing careers in places like London or Singapore.
Leprosy Does Not Define My Future
Twenty years ago the Tahirpur leprosy colony in North East Delhi was a very sad place. Leprosy patients, abandoned by their families and shunned by their communities, had migrated from all over the country to this slum in the capital city of India.
They lived in horrible conditions. Their huts were built of straw and mud. Every year the monsoon would wash everything away. Disease was rampant. Ninety-five percent of the leprosy patients survived by begging. They had been robbed of their dignity and they were treated as pariahs by society. The physical condition of the leprosy patients was deplorable. Their open sores were left untreated and most suffered from tuberculosis.
HOPE Youth Corps: Christmas in India Report
The Christmas HYC in Chennai, India was a tremendous success! The HYC team members spent most of their time at the Pudupattinam Center of Hope. This is one of HOPE foundation’s three tsunami rehabilitation centers. On Christmas Day we served at the Arias Home of Hope for HIV+ women and children. We also spent a day at a leprosy colony. All these events were very inspiring and increased in emotional intensity as the HYC progressed.
Brothers Find Hope
“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” –Psalm 82:3
DilBahadur and SomBahadur are brothers who attend HOPE worldwide’s Asha Vidyashram School in Katmandu. Several years ago the boys and their mother had come to the city from the small village of Gadhi in the Udaipur District in Nepal. Their mother works very long hours to earn a meager living for her family. Nine year old DilBahadur does all the household chores as well as caring for his younger brother and makes sure they are both ready for school each day.
A Mother and Child's Reunion
Pinky was only 18-years old when she fell in love and married. After their daughter Niharika was born, she learned that her husband was already married to someone else. She decided she could not stay, however, unable to support her daughter Pinky had no choice but to leave Niharika with her husband. But, Pinky loved her daughter and made every effort to visit her frequently.
Pakistan On The Mend
January 2011 HOPE worldwide Pakistan Newsletter by Dan Allison
Click here to download the PDF and hear more about:
- Distribution of heavy winter blankets
- Home rebuilding
- And other work being down in Pakistan
Christmas in India: One to Remember
Take 55 young people from various countries, have them stay in vary basic conditions, let them eat Indian food with their hands every day, allow them to serve the underprivileged for 10 days and see what happens!
Disaster Victims Fight to Stay Strong During the Holidays
December 20th 2010 Progress Report - HOPE worldwide
As the holiday season is upon us, disaster victims in Indonesia strive to stay strong in their daily battle of survival.
Three disasters have recently plagued the area:
- Wasior flash flood in Papua
- Mentawai Island tsunami in Sumatera
- Merapi volcanic eruption in central java
The resulting devastating has already caused:
- 875 deaths
- 157 missing
- 64,384 people displaced