2008 Success Stories
Sr. Vanitha with Nathiya and Soundaryai
Students sponsored by FORGOTTEN CHILDREN earn top grades on state exam.
Nathiya and Soundaryai, the first in their families to complete their high school education, not only graduated but also excelled as top students in their class.
Nathiya is an orphan; she stayed at the convent and was raised by the Sisters. She received an award from the state of Tamil Nadu for essay writing. She would like to become a computer engineer.
Soundaryai, who just lost her father who died of AIDS, received the highest mark for her grade level on the state exams. Because she lived at the convent, she did not suffer from discrimination because of her father’s illness.
The following students are pursuing higher studies.
R. Poornima is in her second year of Teacher’s Training. She is studying at St. Joseph’s training school at Palani. Poornima has two younger sisters. Her father is a manual laborer. Her mother, a agricultural laborer who suffers from several illnesses, received the loan of a cow. The two girls were able to attend school after getting the loan .
C. Yesu Yeyanthi, in her second year of physics at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal, has an abusive father. Her family is very poor and she is the first child in her family to attend college.
V. Annapackiam is in her second year of studies, learning business at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal. She has two younger sisters. Her family lives in a very small hut near the river. Her mother works to take care of the family because her father is an alcoholic.
K. Shreedevi is studying to become a nurse at Holy Redeemer Hospital at Theni. She has one brother and one sister. Her mother who is generally in ill health, is a day laborer. The family is waiting for Sreedevi to finish her studies so that she can assume family support duties.
L. Jeyapackiam is in her second year of a bachelor’s degree course in physics at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal. She has two younger brothers and a sister who are also pursuing studies. Due to the fact that the parents abandoned their children, all four children are staying with their grandmother. The grandmother earns very little income annually, but is a wonderful, inspiring matriarch. (see picture)
Nathiya and Soundaryai, the first in their families to complete their high school education, not only graduated but also excelled as top students in their class.
Nathiya is an orphan; she stayed at the convent and was raised by the Sisters. She received an award from the state of Tamil Nadu for essay writing. She would like to become a computer engineer.
Soundaryai, who just lost her father who died of AIDS, received the highest mark for her grade level on the state exams. Because she lived at the convent, she did not suffer from discrimination because of her father’s illness.
The following students are pursuing higher studies.
R. Poornima is in her second year of Teacher’s Training. She is studying at St. Joseph’s training school at Palani. Poornima has two younger sisters. Her father is a manual laborer. Her mother, a agricultural laborer who suffers from several illnesses, received the loan of a cow. The two girls were able to attend school after getting the loan .
C. Yesu Yeyanthi, in her second year of physics at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal, has an abusive father. Her family is very poor and she is the first child in her family to attend college.
V. Annapackiam is in her second year of studies, learning business at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal. She has two younger sisters. Her family lives in a very small hut near the river. Her mother works to take care of the family because her father is an alcoholic.
K. Shreedevi is studying to become a nurse at Holy Redeemer Hospital at Theni. She has one brother and one sister. Her mother who is generally in ill health, is a day laborer. The family is waiting for Sreedevi to finish her studies so that she can assume family support duties.
L. Jeyapackiam is in her second year of a bachelor’s degree course in physics at Mother Theresa University, Kodaikanal. She has two younger brothers and a sister who are also pursuing studies. Due to the fact that the parents abandoned their children, all four children are staying with their grandmother. The grandmother earns very little income annually, but is a wonderful, inspiring matriarch. (see picture)
L. Jeyapackiam and her grandmother