Alexander Rene
Hola - my name is Alexander. I'm 14 years old and I'm studying in 7th grade. I have two siblings and we live together with our mother. My favorite sport is soccer, I like to play with my friends after [...]
Juan Estuardo
Hello! I am Juan. I am 7 years old and going into 1st grade. I have one brother and one sister and I am the middle child. On the weekends I help my mom make tortillas to sell out of [...]
Esly Antonio
Hola! My name is Esly Antonio. I am 16 and in 10th grade studying industrial administration with a focus in electricity and electronics. I am the oldest of 3 kids and the only boy. I like to spend my free [...]
Maricruz, Common Hope graduate and successful female entrepreneur
In Guatemala, less than 20% of the population graduates from high school. For girls the rate is even lower. Social pressures dictate that young women are supposed to stay at home with their mothers and help tend to the [...]
Meet Mario, Common Hope’s Mechanic and Driver Extraordinaire
Mario, 23, started working for Common Hope | Familias de Esperanza in February 2018, but he has been familiar with the organization for much longer. Mario first came to the Family Development Center in Antigua more than ten years [...]
Día de Todos los Santos
Every 1st of November, Guatemalans celebrate Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) also called Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in some parts of Latin America. Día de Todos los Santos is a very special [...]
Target Volunteer Day at Nueva Esperanza
We love our Common Hope partners. What a FUN day! Our partners from Target Guatemala visited the New Hope School to spend a day with the preschool students. The students were very excited and the whole school gathered to [...]
Baking for Marina
By Retta Laumann and Yael Cohen When we were thirteen and tasked with choosing a service project for our Bat Mitzvah project, we were inspired by Retta’s adopted Guatemalan brother to sponsor a child from a similar background. While [...]
The final step to graduation
Graduation in Guatemala is nearing. At the beginning of November, over 160 Common Hope students will graduate from high school – an exciting and emotional event. Reaching this goal requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Before they [...]