| Below is a letter by our President Koteswara Rao on his experience with Abhaya Kshetram during his India Trip in 2020 Dear All, I believe many of you are aware of Abhaya Kshetram, Renigunta, located near Tirupati. Jayaprada and I visited Abhaya Kshetram on February 23rd, 2020. We spent approximately 3-4 hours visiting with the 200 residents, comprised of orphans of all ages with special needs. Many of them are suffering great challenges, such as mental retardation, visual impairment and old age etc. It was tough to listen to the stories of the residents, comprised of number children & adults, who were discarded and abandoned by their families and now would be alone in the world, if not for the kindness, compassion and dedication of Dr. Thasleem Sultana. The residents are housed in five buildings and are well manged by Dr. Sultana who takes care of all of their daily needs, e.g. ensuring nutritious meals on a daily basis, clothes and medications, etc. Dr. Sultana is a Gold medalist in special education from Sri Padmavati Mahita Viswa Vidyalayam, Tirupati. Krishna Garu, Balaji and I have known her for many years and speak to her frequently. She is very much dedicated to serve humanity and is a very simple woman. We consider her to be a Mother Teresa-like individual and is selfless, devoted, and tireless in her devotion to the residents of Abhaya Kshetram. Please visit website, abhayakshetram.org for additional information about the orphanage. Hope for Humanity has been actively supporting Abhaya Kshetram for the last 4 years by sponsoring birthdays / anniversaries / memorials etc. Our donors have collectively sponsored about 70 birthdays / anniversaries / memorials for their beloved ones in 2019. A sponsorship translates into a nutritious meal, lunch or dinner, to the 200 residents. Our donors donate $100 USD for each celebration. We can also donate Rs. 7000 in the account of Abhaya Kshetram if donors decide to contribute from their accounts in India. I can provide you account information of Abhaya Kshetram in India upon request. Here is the link on Abhaya Kshetram details and forms to donate. (Link) Hope for Humanity has also been supporting the education of ten orphan students (first grade to intermediate ). This sponsorship began last year, in 2019, due to the generous donations provided by Jaganmohana Rao & Krishna Boppana. Our plan is to increase the number of sponsors from 70 to over 100 by celebrating birthdays / other special events during 2020 year. This will help Abhaya Kshetram financially to manage the needs of the orphan residents during these especially tough times during which India is in lock down status because of Covid-19. Please see the appeal letter (Link) from Abhaya Kshetram requesting donations. Please note that Abhaya Kshetram does not receive any government funds as noted in their appeal letter as most of orphans do not have Aadhar Cards. Most of them don’t know their birth places and birth dates. Government does not have any provision to help them without the required information as per the law. We started a Coronavirus Fund also with a separate account to help Abhaya Kshetram. We request our donors to sponsor birthdays and other special’ occasions by contributing $100 for each celebration or donate for Coronavirus Fund either in US dollars or Indian rupees. The pictures and video of celebration is sent to each sponsors on the same day of celebration. Additional information will be sent prior to you if you decide to donate to this special cause. We know that some US families are going through incredibly tough economic times. We debated about making this request to you during these unprecedented, difficult times upon us. However, considering the critical financial situation that Abhaya Kshetram is currently going through, we decided to make an appeal to help the residents there, who are amongst the most needy, helpless, incapacitated people in this world. Please do not hesitate to call me if you need any further clarifications on whatsup call as I am in Hyderabad, India until middle of May 2020. We hope that you are all doing well and safe. Regards, Koteswara Rao Valluripalli President Hope For Humanity Inc. 240 498 4139 |