The Positive Impact of The Cuomo Foundation’s Scholarship Programs in Tamil Nadu, South India

Since 2004, the Cuomo Foundation has provided scholarships for further education to the most promising students from the schools it funds in Tamil Nadu, South India.

So far, more than 500 young adults have successfully entered the workforce as a result of this project. Almost all of them gain work in white collar employment; an achievement which these young adults, mostly from isolated rural districts of Tamil Nadu, would not have been able to do if not for the financial support provided by the Cuomo Foundation throughout their formative academic years.

Recently we received testimonies from some of these young professionals, whose lives have been completely transformed through the education they received and the financial security they are now experiencing. This new generation, full of self-assurance, reflects the stature their country has acquired as an emerging global power.

Here are some of their messages: