Dear Anmol,

Sixty-five year old Lanka Padamma is a widow who lives with her son. They live in the village of Atchuthapuram in Kakinada.

Lanka Padamma’s son is a farm laborer and barely earns enough to support the needs of the family. Lately, due to inadequate medical care Padamma had developed a cataract problem in both her eyes and was almost completely blind.  She found it difficult to manage her own needs and was very upset about becoming a burden on her son who is physically handicapped himself.

In a village out-reach eye camp organized by Sankurathri Foundation, Padamma underwent an eye-examination and was advised to undergo Cataract surgery at the earliest, to correct her vision. With no income of her own, she couldn’t afford to pay for her surgery and knew her son would not be able to pay for the surgery either.

Your generous donation, Anmol, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the costs of Padamma’s surgery. Your donation also covered the cost of her transportation to the Hospital for two post-operative visits.

Thanks to your timely help and support, she can now see better and is very happy to be able to do her chores and is also ready to help her son’s family at home. You are instrumental in restoring her dignity and self confidence.

Thank you so much Anmol, for your support!

Fifty-five year old Appa Rao is a poor farmer living in a village called Panduru. Lately, Appa Rao was finding it difficult to see clearly and his vision had become blurry. He had to strain his eyes to recognize people and objects in front of him and because of this strain, he also started getting frequent headaches.

He decided to get his eyes checked and went to Srikiran Hospital, run by Sankurathri Foundation. After a complete eye examination it was established that he needed spectacles to correct his poor vision. When he was asked to buy a pair of glasses, he confessed that he cannot afford to buy one as his income was barely enough to meet the basic needs of his family.

Your generous donation, Laura, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide a pair of glasses to Appa Rao who is thrilled that he can see clearly again.

Thank you Laura for this thoughtful gift that not only helps him see better and has also freed him from headaches!

Thirteen year old Vaka Varalakshmi is studying in Grade 7, in a village school about 30 km (18 miles) from Kakinada.

Her father is a mason at  Yandamuru village and works on a daily-wage basis. Construction work being seasonal in nature, he barely finds enough work off-season, to support the basic needs of his family and also pay for the children’s education. On some days, he finds no work at all making it very difficult for the family to manage with their meager savings.

Lately, Varalakshmi had been complaining to her teacher that she was finding it difficult to read the black board clearly. At a routine eye camp in the school, it was noticed that her vision was poor, and she needed corrective glasses. She can now see much better, and doesn§t have trouble reading things written on the blackboard.

It’s thanks to your generous donation, Barbara that Varalakshmi could receive a pair of glasses as her father would otherwise have not been able to afford one. She is extremely happy after receiving her new glasses.

Thank you Barbara for this thoughtful gift of a pair of glasses!

Twelve year old Vegesina Subhash is studying in Grade 5 in the rural village of Yandamuru.

During a routine free eye screening at the school, it was found that Subhash’s vision was poor and that he needed corrective glasses to see better. In order to prescribe the correct glasses, he was asked to go to the Hospital with his father for a detailed examination.

His father who works as a carpenter in the same village took a day off from work and went to the hospital along with his son. After the complete eye examination it was established by the doctor that Subhash needed corrective glasses and was prescribed one.

His parents could not afford to pay for the glasses, and it’s your generous donation, Vivek that enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide him with the much-needed glasses and Subhash is very happy to be able to see clearly again.

Thank you, Vivek for helping Subhash.

Koppula Syam Kumar is the second child of a village farmer who is studying at Sarada Vidyalayam, the school run by Sankurathri Foundation near Kakinada town in Andhra Pradesh, India. Syam Kumar’s father barely earns enough to support the needs of the family. The children were malnourished and on a hungry stomach, Syam could not concentrate on his studies when he started schooling.

Your donations have made it possible for Sankurathri Foundation to provide a nutritious lunch comprising of rice, lentils, leafy vegetables and clarified butter to Syam. He will also be given a glass of milk in the afternoon. With these two food supplements Syam will become healthy and active. He will also be able to perform well in his studies.

Thank you Chaithra, Skye, Vivek, Kristin and Craig, Patrice (x2), Michelle, Clare, Anuj, Heather and Kalyan (x2) for your support and for coming together to provide a year of lunches for Syam.

Eleven year old Venkatesh Peketi is the second child of a village farmer. He is studying in Grade 2 in a school run by Sankurathri Foundation in the village of Yandamuru.

In a routine eye camp organized in the school, it was found that he had a problem with his vision and needed corrective glasses. He and his father were advised to go for a full eye examination at the Srikiran Eye Hospital, run by Sankurathri Foundation. It was established that Venkatesh needed a pair of glasses and was prescribed one.

His father being a poor farmer could not afford to buy one and it’s your generous donation, Natasha that enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the cost of glasses for Venkatesh. He is now very happy that he can see clearly again.

Thank you, Natasha for your thoughtful gift that has brought a smile to his face!

Mrs. Basava Ramanamma is a  70 year old widow, who lives with her son in the village of Chitrada.

Over the years, due to inadequate medical care Ramanamma had developed a cataract problem in both her eyes and was almost completely blind.  She found it difficult to manage her own needs and was very upset about becoming a burden on her son’s family.

In a village out-reach eye camp organized by Sankurathri Foundation in Chitrada, Ramanamma underwent an eye-examination and was advised to undergo Cataract surgery at the earliest, to correct her vision. With no income of her own, she couldn’t afford to pay for her surgery.

Your generous donation, Lesley, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the costs of Ramanamma’s surgery. Your donation also covered the cost of her transportation to the Hospital for two post-operative visits.

Thanks to your timely help and support, she can now see better and is very happy to be able to do her chores and is also ready to help her son’s family at home. You are instrumental in restoring her dignity and self confidence.

Thank you so much Lesley, for your support!

Thirteen year old Prudhvi is studying in the 8th grade. He and his brother have been brought up single-handedly by their mother who works in a small firm, earning a meager sum of $45 per month.

This amount does not suffice to provide for adequate nutrition and education for both her children. Despite their poor economic condition, she is determined to get her children educated.

Both, Prudhvi and his brother attend Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by Sankurathri Foundation, where they receive quality education and nutrition. Prudhvi is a very active child and a good student.

Your donations have made it possible for Sankurathri Foundation to provide an entire year of nutritious lunches comprising of rice, lentils, leafy vegetables and clarified butter to Prudhvi. He will also be given a glass of milk in the afternoon. With these two food supplements, Prudhvi’s health will improve considerably.

Thank you, Stephanie, Cassandra, Pooja (x2), Charlie (x3), Mark, Julia, Jeffrey, Kandace and Jeffrey for coming together and providing a full year of nutritious meals, thereby ensuring that he remains healthy and is able to study better.

Fourteen year old Karri Ramesh has been  studying at Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by Sankurathri Foundation since the last eight years. He was a bright student till last year, when he was studying in the Grade 8. This academic year, his grades started dropping drastically which did not go unnoticed by his teachers who were worried about his performance.

During a free eye-examination, organized by Sankurathri Foundation, Karri Ramesh was found to be myopic and required glasses to see well. His father who is a farmer, barely earns enough to support the family’s needs and could not afford to buy him a pair of glasses.

Thanks to your generous donation, Stephanie, Sankurathri Foundation was able to provide Ramesh with the much-needed glasses. Thanks to your gift, Ramesh can not only see better but has also regained his academic scores.
Thanks to your generous donation, Katherine, Karri Ramesh has also been provided two sets of school uniforms which he proudly wears to school everyday. He keeps his uniform really neat and clean, and regards it as his best set of clothes.

Thank you, Stephanie and Katherine for your thoughtful gifts which have made a big difference in Karri Ramesh’s life.

Seventy year old Mangayamma lives with her son, in the village of Panduru in Andhra Pradesh.

She had always been an independent woman, managing her needs herself and helping around in the house. But lately, she was finding it difficult to do any work, even manage her own chores. Her condition only aggravated and she became increasingly depressed about being  a burden to her son and his family.

She realized her vision was diminishing and complained to her son. He got her eyes tested at the Srikiran Institute, run by Sankurathri Foundation and found that Mangayamma had developed a cataract in both her eyes and needed to undergo surgery.  Her son who is a farm laborer barely earned enough and couldn’t afford to pay for her cataract surgery.

Thanks to your timely help, Vibhor, Mangayamma’s operation costs were taken care of. Your donation also covered the cost of her transportation to the hospital and two post-operative visits by the Doctors.

Your gift has helped Mangayamma see better and she is happy to be able to do her own chores and help her son’s family at home.

Thank you, Vibhor for your timely help and support that was instrumental in restoring Mangayamma’s eyesight and self confidence.