Founders, The Wings of Hope Children's Charity: Rajni Sriram FRSA and Dr R Sriram PhD FRSA

Message from the founders Dr R Sriram, and Mrs Rajni Sriram

The Wings of Hope story is a simple one of making a difference to those less fortunate than yourself.

I was very fortunate to have grown up with parents who were always giving and sharing what they had.   My father who was a Civil Engineer by profession, and overly passionate about Maths and English would give up his weekends to teach children whose parents would work in his office on lowly paid jobs like clerks, drivers and sweepers.  My mother was always sharing food and money and continues to do so to this date.   This had a profound effect on me, and I suppose in a way was the basis of setting up this charity. My husband and I truly believe that education is the key to getting children out of the poverty trap. We are proud to invest our time and energies in making a difference to the lives of these disadvantaged children.

The Wings of Hope Achievement Awards is making a difference to our very own British school children by recognising, rewarding and ripening their skills.   Once again, we are very proud to have made a difference to nearly 15,000 students in more than 300 schools all over Britain over the last 5 years.

But all this would not be possible, without the help and support of so many individuals and organisations, for which we are very grateful.

Best wishes and thank you for your continued support,

Rajni and Sri

Rajni and Sri’s Wings of Hope Highlights

Hosting the Semi-Finals At the House of Lords - imagine 200 students trudging through the Palace of Westminster, dressed to impress our distinguished panel of judges... Pictured: L-R FRONT ROW: Lady Dholakia; Adrian Chiles; Lord McNally; Dr R Sri Ram; Sir David Jason; Lady Gill Jason; BACK ROW: Abha Thorat-Shah, British Asian Trust, part of HRH The Prince's Trust, Wings of Hope volunteers; Shalni Soon, SG Hambroz; Malcolm Lane, CSR Director Tata Consultancy Services; Martin Beaumont, former CEO The Co-Operative Group; Rajni Sriram; Steve Duncan, former Executive Chairman, Alliance Boots; Gwyn Burr, Director Sainsbury's; Jackier Cooper, Vice-Chair Edelman; Senior Director Tesco PLC

Sri and Rajni with actor and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar at the Wings of Hope Black and White Ball in 2008

 

WOHAA Winners 2011, with The Deputy High Commissioner of Britain to India with Sri and Rajni in Chennai

 

Enjoying a moment of comedy at the House of Lords, Semi-Final Presentations for WOHAA, with Adrian Chiles, Sri and Sir David Jason

  

Rajni at the filming for a documentary about the sponsored school in India

 

Rajni and Sri with the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs who invited the winners of 2011 to an official tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the prestigious Indian government offices, in Delhi

 

Rajni with the students from the HIV/AIDS support centre in Lilongwe, Malawi