By Namrata Ranjan | Program manager- Media & Communications
Education is arguably the tool that allows students to move up within the socioeconomic system regardless of their family’s beginnings (Bowen, Kurzweil, & Tobin, 2005; Sewell, Hauser, & Featherman, 1976).
Students studying in HOPE foundation Matriculation High school face many financial, emotional, and academic obstacles set against them as they come from an economically poor background. But HOPE school is very happy to share that most of the students studying in HOPE school continue their education after completing their 10th Std.
Abhinaya. S - A future Software Engineer studied in HOPE Foundation School, Kannagi Nagar till 10th grade, where she spent a lot of time in the computer lab triggering off her interest in becoming a Software Engineer. Her desire to become a software engineer was not overnight but emerged from the umpteen number of opportunities she received at HOPE school be it academics, interacting with the volunteers, participating in various competitions or the exposure visits that she went for. She faced quiet an opposition from her family when she expressed her desire to learn computers, but her persuasion and her interest to study B. Sc. Computer Science course made them change their mind.
HOPE foundation is very thankful for the financial support extended by each one of you in providing quality education to the underprivileged students from the slum communities in Chennai and thus continue to BRING HOPE and CHANGE LIVES of these students.
HOPE foundation also happy to inform you that the 54 students from the last two batches who studied during the academic year 2018-19 & 2019-20 are continuing their education in the field of their choice in various colleges.
While there are 35% of children in the age group of 15-18 years are school dropout out of which 67% dropout are boys as per the above-mentioned report, HOPE School has been consistently bringing about transformation in the lives of all the children by not only imparting quality education but also equipping them to dream big and aspire to fulfill that dream.
Please visit the following link to know more about how we are equipping the students to become tech literate.
https://www.globalgiving.org/microprojects/computer-education-need-of-the-hour/
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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