Project Report
| May 15, 2024
End of Year Exams Were a Smashing Success
By Machelle Norling | Director
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Four of our kids ranked in the top of their class
Each spring the kids work for weeks to prepare for their year-end exams. These test results are heavily weighted in the Indian public school system and achieving high marks can determine where you can apply to college.
Again this year the kids did a great job preparing and the results reflected that fact. Several of the kids recieved marks in the top 10% of their class. Saileela had the highest score in her class for her first year of college.
We are so proud of all the kids and all the hard work they put into their studies. With summer holiday in full swing, we will be taking a few day trips around town to celebrate and have some much deserved fun.
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Saileela scored at the top of her class
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Jan 12, 2024
Student Highlight - Jyoti
By Machelle Norling | Director
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Preparing room for surgery.
Meet Jyoti, one of our recent graduates. Jyoti graduated from Elite Vocational College in 2022 with an Associates degree as a Multipurpose Healthcare Worker. She spent 2023 working at a local government hospital as an Intern while studying for her Diploma in Anesthesia Technician. She passed her course and was recenlty accepted to do her practical training as an Operation Theater Assistant.
She will spend the next year working as an intern in an operations setting. Once that is complete she will pursue her license as an Anesthesia Assistant. Her future in medicine is well on its way. She is very happy to be working under an amazing workforce team at the government hospital helping people who could otherwise not afford access to healthcare.
Jyoti was part of a cohort of our kids, five in total who went through the Elite College Healthcare Worker program. All five of these young women are pursuing additional educational tracks to build upon their skills, which will create opportunity in a very competitive job market.
Your support helps Hope Now mainstain our support as our kids work their way through their education. We thank all of you for being a part of our family.
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Waiting for procedure to begin.
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Sep 15, 2023
Roja is Married!
By Machelle Norling | Director
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Engagement Ceremony
Roja was our first. She has been a part of the Hope Now family since she was 8-years-old. What a journey it has been. An orphan at 8 when her parents died of AIDS. A big sister to so many, a leader, an inspiration and friend to all that came after her. She graduated with a bachelor degree in physical therapy in 2020 and now runs a clinic in Secunderabad. She has been living in an apartment with some of her sisters who are attending college for the past three years, guiding her them through their studies.
Roja and Matthew met in the traditional way, through a match-making process. They were given the time to get to know each other and came to the conclusion after six months they wanted to be married. The engagement ceremony was a wonderful celebration filled with joy as all the kids decorated the venue and welcomed Matthew and his family into our big family. Roja and Matthew married on August 30th and will live in Secunderabad close to family.
This is our story. The primary mission of Hope Now. To ensure that every single one of our kids has opportunity. The opportunity to be educated, raised in a loving home and supported as they go out into the world to create a life of their own.
As the years pass, more and more of our kids will graduate from college and start an adult life. It is a tremendous honor to be a part of these kid’s lives and witness their breathtaking journeys.
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Roja and Matthew
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