History

NEED was founded by Indian-born Late Dulal Borpujari and his wife Bonnie Chatterjee (Chief Executive Officer and Director of HOPE ACADEMY). Dulal and Bonnie founded HOPE ACADEMY in Kolkata, in 1986. Dulal had successfully directed over 100 Third World projects and had over 15 years experience in key executive positions in the USA, Europe, and Asia. He had been honored by the King and Queen of Thailand and the Prime Minister of India. Bonnie has been an educationist all her life and has been successful in starting schools and in training children.