Dear Friends of the Hope Project, November, 2025

There are times when I need to be inspired again and then again. In our world of good people, it’s easy to be inspired, when I see so many hearts full of generosity.

Not long ago, I was speaking about the Hope Project to eighty or ninety people and asked them: “How many of you are participating in a nonprofit helping adults or children?” Everyone raised their hands; an inspiring moment!
The Hope Project’s Mission is to provide opportunities and resources to people, especially the poor and vulnerable, to unfold their hidden potentials, so that they can realize their aspirations and become contributing members of their communities.
Reviewing this Mission Statement, I remember the efforts in our communities to give funds, voice, heart, and energy to people around us and people far away; that too, inspires.

In the last twenty years…

• The Hope Project has reached religiously and culturally conservative families to allow girls to obtain jobs outside the community, thus raising their aspirations and empowerment.
• Hope’s students have established a new trust in their communities for modern medicine and health care, as well as a sense of community ownership of the Project.
• The Hope communities have experienced a reduction in maternal and child mortality, and have expanded their attitudes on parenting.
  Fifteen hundred (!) women have been trained in vocational skills to enhance employability. 996 underprivileged women have benefited from our thrift and credit program, allowing them to save funds and give loans to each other. Women have reported that because of education, work, and microlending programs, domestic abuse has significantly been lowered in the community.
• More than 450,000 homeless and poor migrant patients have received treatment in the Hope Health Center and Medical Mobile Unit.
  Five hundred families (especially single mothers) have been served by our creche and childcare services, allowing mothers to work while their children are safe.
• More than 14,000 community girls and boys have been given basic computer training.
  By establishing trust, collaboration, patience, and good will, previously suspicious adult leaders in the community also started attending computer classes.

All this is inspiring, and the Project has done so much more. We are now in seven other communities bringing health and educational resources, and we have created a campsite so that children can have their very first experience being in nature, camping, taking care of animals, planting and growing good food, and connecting to other communities.

What we who support the Hope Project have witnessed is hearts seeing hearts, sharing, giving, and receiving support. Building community takes thousands of people who feel the call of humanity, and by engaging, we too experience the same.

This year thirty-eight mothers, forty-eight children, as well as staff and volunteers of the preschool or creche went for a fun picnic at the Lodi Gardens, usually not open to the poor. College students came to the Project to tutor students who are preparing for their college entrance exams. Twenty students from Hope will attend college this year; the first time that happened was sixteen years ago when we saw six students go to college from Hope.
Thank you for being part of an inspired world of service to others! Join our mission and bring people into the circle! Make health, work, and education a resource for all!

Thank you for supporting the Hope Project for 50 years,
Richard Cuadra, board president,
Children’s Ashram Fund, in service to the Hope Project of Delhi, India

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