New Hope Village

a community to call home

New Hope Village was created in 1999 after Hurricane Mitch, when Common Hope embarked on a new initiative to build our first satellite site as relocation for families living on the dangerous ravines outside of Guatemala City. A 34-acre cow pasture was transformed into a peaceful village. People who once lived in horrible urban poverty now have a safe, permanent place to raise their families and a beautiful new school in which their children can receive a quality education.

A New Kind of Village

Engineers have designed a simple, functional, yet modern community. Most of the infrastructure is complete, houses have been built, and forty-two families now call the village home. The site includes the Heart of Hope center, which includes a medical and dental clinic, a library, administrative offices, and rooms for visiting Vision Team volunteers.

The first phase of construction for our beautiful new school has also been completed, now home to almost 200 students from New Hope Village and the surrounding area. Laughter echoes in the hallways, and the freshly decorated classrooms are filled with students learning and discovering. The school also has a covered basketball court, playground equipment, and a preschool area. When all phases are completed, it will one day educate up to 600 students and will have a computer lab and gathering space for the community.

Families have begun taking leadership roles in the community, and through their contribution of community hours, they will earn the title to their piece of land. Children who once had nowhere safe to play can now play soccer with our volunteers on the soccer field or read books and do puzzles in the library.

Our hope is that New Hope Village will continue to grow into a flourishing, active, and resourceful community.

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