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From First Click to Future Leader
Every child should have the chance to reach their full potential. But in a quiet village in Tamil Nadu, a teenage boy, Karuppasamy saw no such path.
When a free summer computer course came to his village in Tamil Nadu, he was just a teenager — curious, a little shy, and like everyone else around him, completely unfamiliar with technology.
No one in the community had seen a working computer before. The local school had a few, but they were locked away. Even the teachers didn’t know how to use them. But he signed up. Every day for three months, he showed up. He learned how to type, how to search, how to build something new with a screen in front of him.
More than skills, it gave him something deeper — possibility.
“It gave me the courage to see beyond my situation.”
He started believing he could have a future. That maybe he could lead something. That maybe he was worth something.
His facilitator, Michael, believed it too. He encouraged him, stayed after hours when needed — and years later, even came with him when he nervously went to meet his future wife’s family.
“Michael supported me like family. Not just with learning — with life.”
Today, Karuppasamy works in the insurance sector. He takes part in international Zoom meetings. He’s confident, skilled, and grounded.
When he visited the centre again, he walked into a back room and spotted something familiar, now covered in dust.
“Monitor 3,” he said, smiling. “That’s where it all began.”
The ripple effect continues. Children from the summer camp came to our Hub, and went on to teach their own school teachers how to use computers. What started as a summer course quietly became a community-wide shift. Every child deserves that first click — and someone who believes in them.
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Give the gift of a Summer Learning Camp for a child like Karuppasamy today.
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