Helping hands: Tsunami of 2006 inspires Oklahoma woman to help children from poor Indian village

 
BY MARY ANN PRIOR
Published: January 2, 2011

I am a passionate believer in the power of education to transform lives and take people out of poverty. That is why, some years ago, I started sponsoring two children from a very poor village in Tamil Nadu , India .

It was not a spur of the moment decision; I didn't wake up one morning and think, “I must educate some Indian children today.” After all, there is deprivation in every country, so why randomly pi...


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