In 2011, Master Sri Akarshana had achieved financial success… yet at the same time, he was not feeling fulfilled and was going through depression. On one “accidental” trip to Kenya, he was able to see, first hand, how challenging the problem for the less fortunate was. He saw orphans left in the forest with no food, no shelter, no means to stay alive.
On the same trip, he decided he needed to do something about this. He bought a piece of land and set up the orphanage housing 341 children, providing food, clothing, and what they needed to cover their basic survival needs.
Very quickly, he realised that just providing survival needs were not sustainable. That’s when the real mission began, searching for sustainable ways of helping.
Later that year, he set up a school to educate the children, giving them a chance in society, an opportunity their circumstances had not given them.
Every year since, without fail, aside from being the majority contributor for this mission, he has dedicated his time to take a group of volunteers to his Initiative every year. And, with this experience, to help them find the true meaning of life: Contributing beyond oneself, what he refers to as higher purpose.
Master Sri Akarshana now sits on the board of trustees for the Iamverse Charity, alongside his mother Kam Ho and father Steve Ho. Also administered by Acharya Varalakshmi and Miss Kaina.