Venkayamma is 60 years old and lives in the village of China Valasidi, India. She is a widow with two sons that no longer live with her. Venkayamma works as a laborer, in which she earns two dollars per day. Due to the recent deterioration of her vision, Venkayamma could not work. Without her wages, Venkayamma cannot afford basic necessities like food and clean water.

Sadly, Venkayamma had no money for glasses or a medical checkup because she lives in poverty. Sankurathri supports people from rural communities of India with poor vision so they do not have to suffer from a preventable problem. Millions of Indians suffer from preventable vision deterioration. Thanks to your donation, Matt, Sankurathri was able to provide Venkayamma with an eye checkup and prescription glasses.

Venkayamma can continue working to support herself with her newly restored vision. Thank you, Matt, for supporting Sankurathri and Venkayamma with this life changing gift.
She is grateful for your care and support.

Varshini is in the second grade at Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by the Sankurathri Foundation. Her father earns a salary of $45 per month. Varshini has also one younger brother. The entire family live in the village of Penumarthi, which is located in Andhra Pradesh, India. Varshini’s father has to provide for his entire family as well as his sick mother, which costs lot of money because of medication prices.

Under such circumstances education becomes a low priority. Sending Varshini to work would allow her to make some money to supplement the family income. Children rarely get paid enough to support themselves, let alone their family. Sankurathri is an organization in rural India that works to prevent cases like this.

Sankurathi provides much more than an education for their students. Varshini’s parents have no financial burden from her schooling because the organization funds her uniforms, books, and more. However, Sankurathri could not have provided this for Varshini without all of your support.

Through your combined efforts Laura, Jami, Yasunori, Ryan, Brent, Ashley, and Jerri, the Sankurathri Foundation can provide Varshini with a year of nutritious meals at school. Thank you for your kindness.

Neela Sai is eight years old and studying in the third grade at Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by the Sankurathri Foundation. Her father, Venkata, works for a local company while her mother is a housewife. She has one younger sister and elder brother. The family lives in Penumarthi, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father earns about $40 per month ­– it is very difficult to support the entire family and pay for the education of his two daughters and son with such a salary.

Under such circumstances education becomes a low priority. Sending Neela Sai to work would allow her to make some money to supplement the family income. Children rarely get paid enough to support themselves, let alone their family. Sankurathri is an organization in rural India that works to prevent cases like this.

Sankurathi provides much more than an education for their students. Neela Sai’s parents have no financial burden from her schooling because the organization funds her uniforms, books, and more. However, Sankurathri could not have provided this for Neela Sai without all of your support.

Most children in this rural area are undernourished and underweight because they typically don’t eat nutritious meals at home. To combat this problem, Sankurathri provides lunch and milk at the school to these children.

Thank you Vijay, Chris, Tulika, Abby, Victoria, Anandi, and Ojus for coming together to support Neela Sai. She is happier and healthier because of your kindness.

Veeraraju is a 65 year old widow from the village of Pithapuram in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her husband, Apparao, died seven years ago from a heart attack. She has three sons and one daughter. Veeraraju is a general laborer and earns about $2 a day, but she could not go to work for months because of defective vision in both eyes. She had no money for a visit to the hospital and became very depressed.

At that time, she came to learn about the Sankurathri Foundation and contact them. Sankurathri officials were aware of her economic condition and were able to give her a pair of glasses free of charge because of your donations.

Thank you for your kindness, Robin, Prasad, and Margot. With your help, Veeraraju can look after herself and live with dignity in her old age.

Venkanna is a 60 year old farmer from the village of Valasapakala in Andhra Pradesh, India. He has two sons and three daughters. He came to the Sankurathri Foundation eye hospital with a complaint of poor vision and headaches. After receiving a complete eye examination, it was established that he needed spectacles. Venkanna knew he could not purchase glasses for himself, but your donation, Ajay, has made it possible for Sankurathri to give him spectacles free of charge. Thank you for your generous act.

Cataract blindness is very common among poor people living in rural areas of India. Due to widespread poverty and a complete absence of ophthalmologists in rural areas, several thousands of poor people go blind and remain blind even though this is a treatable condition. To help such people, the Sankurathri Foundation has designed a community outreach program in which they take eye care to the door steps of the needy and poor in rural and remote areas.

Under this program, their medical team visits a location and conducts free eye examinations for all that show up. They advise those suffering from cataracts to undergo surgery, and if the patients are willing, Sankurathri provides same-day transportation to the base hospital for surgery. Preoperative testing, food, accommodation, medicine during surgery, intraocular lenses (lenses implanted in the eye), post operative medications, and transportation back to the village are free of cost to the patient. In addition, they also provide transportation to the two postoperative visits.

Suramma is a 60 year old widow living in the village of Peda Kothuru in Andhra Pradesh, India. She has two sons and four daughters, all of whom are married and living with their families save one son. Suramma developed a cataract in her right eye and consequent blindness. She found it was difficult for her to manage her own needs and reached out to the Sankurathri Foundation for help during a free eye screening camp in a nearby town. Due to your kindness, Harini, she received a cataract surgery and her eyesight has been restored.

Thank you for funding a pair of glasses for Akkamma, a 65 year old widow from Pithapuram Village in Andhra Pradesh, India. She lives with her son because her husband died 20 years back due to an age-related health problem. Until last year, Akkamma was able to manage her own chores at home and also help her daughter-in-law with domestic work. Over the past 10 months, her vision has slowly diminished and she has found it difficult to complete her usual tasks.

Akkamma attended the Sankurathri Foundation’s free eye screening camp in Pithapuram, and after a thorough eye examination, it was found she needed corrective spectacles. When they mentioned the price, Akkamma said she had no money and could not purchase them. Through your generosity, Ruby, the Sankurathri Foundation gave her glasses for free. Thank you so much for your help!

Amrutha is eight years old and lives in the village of Penumarthy in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father works for an oil refining company and earns about $ 45 per month, which is barely sufficient to feed the whole family.

Under such circumstances education becomes a low priority. Sending Amrutha to work would allow her to make some money to supplement the family income. Children rarely get paid enough to support themselves, let alone their family. Sankurathri is an organization in rural India that works to prevent cases like this.

Sankurathi provides much more than an education for their students. Amrutha’s parents have no financial burden from her schooling because the organization funds her uniforms, books, and more. However, Sankurathri could not have provided this for Amrutha without your support, Joe and Karen.

Thank you for helping Amrutha so that she can continue to attend school.

Cataract blindness is very common among poor people living in rural areas of India. Due to widespread poverty and a complete absence of ophthalmologists in rural areas, several thousands of poor people go blind and remain blind even though this is a treatable condition. To help such people, the Sankurathri Foundation has designed a community outreach program in which they take eye care to the door steps of the needy and poor in rural and remote areas.

Under this program, their medical team visits a location and conducts free eye examinations for all that show up. They advise those suffering from cataracts to undergo surgery, and if the patients are willing, Sankurathri provides same-day transportation to the base hospital for surgery. Preoperative testing, food, accommodation, medicine during surgery, intraocular lenses (lenses implanted in the eye), post operative medications, and transportation back to the village are free of cost to the patient. In addition, they also provide transportation to the two postoperative visits.

Tulasamma is 65 years old and lives with her husband Apparao in the village of Valasapakala in Andhra Pradesh, India. She developed a cataract and consequent blindness in her right eye, which made it difficult to manage her own needs.  Under such conditions, she became a burden to her husband and very depressed. Her husband is a farm laborer and couldn’t afford to pay for her cataract surgery. Through your generous donation, Tim and Sherie, Tulasamma received a free cataract surgery through Sankurathri.

Thank you for your kindness.

Cataract blindness is very common among poor people living in rural areas of India. Due to widespread poverty and a complete absence of ophthalmologists in rural areas, several thousands of poor people go blind and remain blind even though this is a treatable condition. To help such people, the Sankurathri Foundation has designed a community outreach program in which they take eye care to the door steps of the needy and poor in rural and remote areas.

Under this program, their medical team visits a location and conducts free eye examinations for all that show up. They advise those suffering from cataracts to undergo surgery, and if the patients are willing, Sankurathri provides same-day transportation to the base hospital for surgery. Preoperative testing, food, accommodation, medicine during surgery, intraocular lenses (lenses implanted in the eye), post operative medications, and transportation back to the village are free of cost to the patient. In addition, they also provide transportation to the two postoperative visits.

Sitamma is 60 years old and lives with her son Ramana in the village of Peda Kothuru in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her husband died five years back due to a heart attack. She became blind in her left eye due to a cataract and found it was difficult for her to manage her own needs. Under such conditions, she was a great responsibility for her son and she became very depressed. Her son is a farm laborer and couldn’t afford to pay for her cataract surgery. When she attended the Sankurathri Foundation’s free eye screening camp nearby, they performed cataract surgery free of charge.

Thank you for your kindness, Chris. Without your donation, Sitamma would still be struggling with basic tasks.