Salesian Graduate “Pays it Forward”
September 8, 2021
Deepu was alarmed. Throughout his home state of Chennai, India, children were dropping out of school due to pandemic-related restrictions and their inability to learn from home. And then a lightbulb went off—one that promises to illuminate the path forward for dozens of disadvantaged students....
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