India
Growth 1993 – 2025
38
Farmland Tons of Produce
620
Child Labor Victims Rescued
807
Orphans Cared For
We first partnered with our India native team in 1993 when we started conducting relief outreach to children in an urban slum colony. Today, our India programs serve local at-risk minority children and women through the following programs:
ORPHAN CARE AND EDUCATION
Our programs in South India serve vulnerable children such as orphans, trafficking survivors, and child labor victims through foster care, primary & secondary school education support, and college scholarships.
CHILDREN’S HOPE CENTERS
Our five Children’s Hope Centers in operation throughout the region where we serve provide after-school tutoring, fresh-cooked meals and snacks, and fun recreation time to at-risk minority children. The Centers also serve as food distribution points for our foster care families to make sure that they are supported with the nutrition needed for their foster child.
ON-CAMPUS TRADE SCHOOL
In 2023, we opened our India trade school on our main campus. The trade school offers certified skill coursework in trades such as tailoring to young women who are either recovering from human trafficking or else are at high risk of being trafficked.
FARMLAND ENTERPRISE
Our India farmland started as a water buffalo dairy farm— that’s why we have a water buffalo in our logo! However, today the farmland focuses on a seasonal lentil harvest, a vegetable garden and small-scale banana grove. The entirety of our farmland enterprise has empowered our native team with more funding from surplus crops sold at market, a stronger sense of ownership in their work, and delicious and organic ingredients for our children’s and staff’s meals. This helps to ensure that the children we serve are getting the nutrition they deserve.
INDIA NURSING COLLEGE
Over the past five years, we’ve been working to establish a technical college on our main campus in India, aimed at empowering orphans and disadvantaged children—especially young women—with access to quality education and meaningful career paths. What started as a general technical college has since evolved into a more focused vision: a nursing college offering the 3-year General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) boarding program.
In September 2025, we welcomed our first class of 40 freshman day students, who began their studies using existing classroom facilities. With generous donor support, construction of a our nursing college is now underway. Looking ahead, we plan to expand the program to a 4-year BS in Nursing by 2029, using net revenue from the college to provide even more scholarships for the orphans we serve.
Read recent stories of impact from our India programs:
September global good news roundup: your generosity is changing lives worldwide
Your generosity is transforming lives, empowering at-risk children, orphans, and trafficking survivors with hope and opportunity. Our founder and director Kirby Trapolino’s recent around-the-globe trip to visit programs, along with our record-breaking 24 hour fundraiser, show the incredible impact of your support. Here’s the latest! India: Nursing College Begins Kirby visited our India team, and
New chapter unfolds in our India project — Nursing College acquisition announced!
We’re excited to share a major milestone in our journey to launch a technical college at our main campus in India that will provide opportunity and education to the disadvantaged orphans in our program, especially young women. After years of preparation, hard work, and navigating countless challenges, things have taken a remarkable turn. Thanks to
Good news roundup, summer edition — see the change you’re creating in lives around the world!
Your generosity is transforming lives, empowering orphans, trafficking survivors, and at-risk children with hope and brighter futures worldwide. Here are some quick highlights of good news from our programs just this month! Let’s take a look… Cebu, Philippines: Children’s Hope Center & Farmland Enterprise The Cebu Children’s Hope Center and girls home launched back-to-school season
Inspiring change: a donor’s journey living on $2 of food per day to spark action and transform lives
We’re thrilled to share an inspiring story of a donor igniting change in a bold new way. Since our founding, we’ve focused on multiplying your generosity to transform lives. In the 90s, we explored small businesses in India but found our stride in agricultural enterprises, where local teams turned seeds into miracles of abundance. This
Cheers to 32 years: “A Taste of Hope” gala highlights & big wins for hope!
Today we’re happy to share an exciting recap of our annual “A Taste of Hope” gala with you! Our ninth annual dinner celebration was a great time and everyone enjoyed hearing from our special guests as we reflected on 32 years of our work! Frank Tibagendeka, our Uganda Director, shared his miraculous story of how