Imagine loving college, performing well, and wanting nothing more than to continue learning. You pore over your books, stay after to ask professors questions, and would rather have a quiet night reading than going out with friends.
This is Pooja’s story.
Now imagine that the university you attend is unable to provide second-year students like yourself a scholarship to continue your education. You go to ask your parents for help, but your mom works part-time and can’t afford to help. Your dad, though an electrician, struggles with alcoholism and is pretty absent from the family. He spends all his money on alcohol and can’t help you either. Your worst fear comes true: you have to drop out.
This is also Pooja’s story.
However, thanks to our partners in India, her story doesn’t end there.
One of our partners got to know Pooja and her situation. He advocated for her to receive a scholarship through The Hope Venture’s fund for India college students, and Pooja was able to receive the funds and got to go back to school!
Now her wildest dreams can come true: to finish school and work in the government to help improve the lives of her people.
Thanks to everyday people like you and me who choose to give, people like Pooja can continue their education and help make their communities, and even the world, a better place. It matters, thank you!
