An Orphan Gets a Leg Up
These girls have improved their English language skills thanks to a grant from The Kiran Anjali Project. […]
Hats Off to Graduates!
Carnation Learning Center celebrates their pint-sized graduates. “You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss […]
My School is My Family: The 2015 Site Visits
KAP President, Sheryl Hoye, with the six Wings' graduates who have received KAP scholarships to attend high school. I look forward to our annual site visits; there is no substitute for chatting [...]
Celebrate a Girl
Artwork by Juliette Benazra October 11th is the third annual International Day of the Girl, an awareness day established by the United Nations to highlight the plight of poor girls in developing [...]
Wings Girls Beat the Odds
All of Wings School’s Class 10 girls passed their state board exams! This year's Class 10 girls when they started at Wings in 2009. That was the call I got at the crack [...]
In Honor of All Kinds of Mothers
When I think back on all the mother figures I have had in my life there are too many to count. I have been fortunate enough to have a great mom, strong grandmothers, older cousins, [...]
Grace’s Great American Adventure
Grace enjoyed meeting supporters at the Seattle fundraiser luncheon. In the summer of 2013 I was visiting the Wings School for KAP’s annual site visit. Grace, the school’s founder and director, said, “I [...]
In a Perfect World – Part 2
In a perfect world home is a safe place. Children do not fear their parent will harm them or worry their mother will be battered. Yet, sadly, domestic violence is a tragic reality for many [...]
Kick Like a Girl 2014
The Wings team competed in the 2013 National Tae Kwon Do Championships. Several girls won medals. My first trip to India was in 1994. Sunil, my husband, and I had a desert holiday [...]
Wings 5th Anniversary
Six years ago the Wings School was just a dream. When Grace Rajkumar shared her vision of a school for poor girls I said “Let’s do it!” What a thrill to return to India to [...]