A Brief History of the Project to Date (Reads in reverse chronological order) In March 2004 a first grant was provided to Hope Foundation India to hire a social worker and begin implementing programs. In January/February, Tom Furtwangler returned to Tambaram, and in collaboration with the hospital administration, identified Hope Foundation India as a suitable partner for implementing programs in the pediatric ward. After meeting with Hope Foundation, the general outline of the project's logistics began to take shape, and candidates were identified for the social worker position in the ward. In late November 2003, the first fundraising appeal was mailed, and more than 40 donors responded by donating more than six thousand dollars. In November 2003, The Pediatric Center at Tambaram was conceptualized and a comittee was formed to coordinate the fundraising effort. Sahaya International agreed to rpovide fiscal sponsorship. In May 2003, Tom Furtwangler visited Tambaram as an employee of I-TECH, which collaborated with the CDC on the implementation of HIV clinical training programs in the developing world. Moved by his experience visiting the pediatric ward, he returned to Seattle and began coordinating an advisory committee for fundraising.