Six year old Kadali Harika Devi is the first child of an auto driver and hails from Penumarthi, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father earns about four dollars a day. Education is rarely a priority for children in rural India. Poverty stricken families are often forced to send their children into child labor in order to adequately support their family. Sankurathri supplies lunches to students like Harika Devi as an incentive to attend school and avoid child labor.

Harika Devi is now in the first grade at Sarada Vidyalayam, the school run by Sankurathri. The school maintains good discipline and a quality curriculum, and imparts good values to groom students as good citizens.

Most of the rural children that attend Sarada Vidyalayam are undernourished and underweight. Harika Devi is very smart and a well-behaved student. Sankurathri provides lunches to children like Harika Devi so they can focus on their studies instead of hunger pangs.

With your help, Friedman Group at UBS, we have been able to provide lunch to a child like Harika Devi. Thank you for creating a bright future for children through Sankurathri!

Kranthi is seven years old and just completed the first grade at Sankurathri’s school in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father is a taxi driver and earns about four dollars daily. This is not adequate to financially support Kranthi and her siblings. Most children in Kranthi’s situation are forced into child labor to support their family.

Sankurathri provides education and daily meals for children like Kranthi. These school meals include a nutritious lunch and a glass of milk. This provides incentive to attend school regularly as the meal is often the only food that the students receive for the day.

Thank you for providing someone like Kranthi with a year of school meals. It will ensure her attendance in school and improve her health. Kranthi looks forward to second grade at Sankurathri’s school without presenting a burden for her parents.

Vipparthi is a 55 year old widow living in the village of Medapadu, a town in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her husband, Chittodu, died eight years ago. She has two sons that are married and living with their families. Vipparthi earns $2 a day working as a daily laborer, but she has been unable to work for a number of months due to defective vision. She also has no money for a medical check-up.

She recently came to know about the Sankurathri Foundation and visited them to receive a medical check-up. After a thorough examination, she was given glasses free of charge due to your generosity. Thank you, Paris and Virendra, for helping Vipparthi see again.

Manasa is an eight year old girl studying at Sarada Vidyalayam in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father is an agent in the private service and earns about $50 per month when he can find work. Manasa has one brother and one sister. Because of her father’s poor economic background, Manasa and her siblings need additional support in order to attend school and receive nourishment.

Education is rarely a priority for children in rural India. Poverty stricken families are often forced to send their children into child labor in order to adequately support their family. Sankurathri supplies lunches to students like Manasa as an incentive to attend school and avoid child labor.

Thanks to your donation, Ben, Nenah, Rodica, Tom, and Russell, Manasa receives a balanced lunch and a glass of milk every day at school. Poverty stricken children will often only eat this one meal a day because their family cannot afford to feed them. Manasa loves going to school and can focus on her studies because of you. Thank you all for your support of Manasa and the Sankurathri Foundation. Manasa truly has a happier, better life thanks to your care.

Talupulu is 65 years old and works as a farmer in the village Thimmapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India. He recently suffered from poor vision and frequent headaches, preventing him from working as much. Talupulu earns $1.50 per day, meaning he could not afford treatment to correct his vision.

With your help, Sankurathri was able to provide Talupulu with an eye screening and a pair of glasses. Sankurathri helps treat preventable eye problems like Talupulu’s because more than 15 million Indians suffer from preventable vision problems.

Thank you, Jason, for helping to restore Talupulu’s vision. He can now work again without getting headaches or suffering from poor vision. Talupulu appreciates your support.

Gangamma is 75 years old and lives in the village of Nagulapalli in Andhra Pradesh, India. She works as a laborer, earning one dollar per day. Recently, Gangamma’s eyesight has diminished and she could no longer work to support herself. Sadly, Gangamma could not afford a medical checkup or glasses.

Sankurathri provides eye screening camps throughout Andhra Pradesh, which Gangamma attended. With donations like yours, Jason, Sankurathri was able to supply the needed restorative equipment for Gangamma. Something as simple as a pair of glasses will allow her to be independent again.

Thank you, Jason, for your support for Gangamma and Sankurathri. Gangamma can now work again to support herself. Without your help, she would have become a burden on her family and would not have been able to see clearly.
Thanks, again, for your help in Gangamma’s time of need.

Chandra is 78 years old and lives with her son in the village of Seela, India. Chandra suffers from blindness caused by cataracts in both eyes. Because of her disability, she must depend on her son to help her. Sadly, Chandra could not afford the simple cataract surgery that would allow her to regain her sight.

Sankurathri works to cure preventable blindness caused by cataracts. This problem can be easily fixed with a simple surgery, but those suffering from cataracts in rural India rarely have the means to pay for the procedure. With your support, Harini, the surgery was free for Chandra.

Now, Chandra is no longer a burden for her son and can live independently. She is extremely grateful for your help in returning her sight.
Thank you, Harini, for your generosity and care.

Varamma is 60 years old and hails from the village of Ramachandrapuram in Tamil Nadu, India. She lives with her husband Ramana. Up until last year, Varamma was able to manage her own chores at home and also help her husband. A recent decline in her vision has made this difficult and Varamma has become more and more depressed as the issue progresses.

Varamma attended an eye screening camp held by the Sankurathri Foundation and received a thorough eye exam that revealed she needed glasses. Based on her economic condition, Sankurathri officials provided her with a pair of spectacles free of charge. This was only possible because of your contribution, Tony. Thank you for helping Varamma to see better.

Anjamma is a 60 year old widow living in the village of Rayavaram in Tamil Nadu, India. Her husband, Rama, died five years ago and her two sons are married and living with their families. Anjamma makes $2 a day but was not been able to go to work for a few months because of poor vision in both eyes. What’s worse, she didn’t have enough money to go to the hospital.

Anjamma recently learned about the Sankurathri Foundation and the vision services they provide. She visited the foundation, received a complete eye checkup, and finally was advised to purchases glasses for better vision. After learning of her economic condition, the Foundation provided Anjamma with a pair of glasses. This was only possible because of your kind donation, Tony. Thank you!

60 year old Gurada is a resident of Arthapuram in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India. She lives with her husband, Veera, who is a farmer and earns $2 a day when he has work. Gurada has two daughters that live with their families.

Gurada developed cataracts in both eyes and had no money for a corrective operation. She attended the free eye screening camp offered by the Sankurathri Foundation and they performed surgery on her left eye to repair a cataract. Afterwards, she found that she needed corrective spectacles to see well. When Sankurathri officials told her the price of the spectacles, she said she could not afford it. Your generosity, Tony, allowed the Sankurathri Foundation to give her glasses free of charge.

Thank you for your kindness. With your help Appayamma can see well again!