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Stay up on all the latest happenings at Common Hope, and in Guatemala. This is your source for the heartwarming stories of perseverance, inspiring moments of success and so much more. It’s all right here, and it’s your window into the day-to-day of Common Hope and the families we touch.
Common Hope Covid-19 Update
3.26.2020 UPDATE Dear Friends of Common Hope, As before, I hope this email finds you and your family healthy in these unprecedented times. "Hope is my source of strength" was the centering thought from my favorite podcast this [...]
Ron Anderson leaves a legacy like no other
"This experience created a bond that goes beyond being a father or child – it brought our family closer together and it led to other great things." Ron Anderson's connection to Common Hope goes back to a time when [...]
Celebrating Common Hope’s Star Students
Overcoming barriers to succeed in school In Guatemala where more than 30% of children fail first grade at least once and only 32% complete junior high, we celebrate students who stay in school and keep working. In addition, Common [...]
School Community Partners translate sponsorship mail for students in Guatemala
Sponsorship mail - a special relationship between sponsors and students made possible by translators! Throughout the year, sponsors and students write letters back and forth to get to know each other and their families better, to learn more about [...]
Doña María shows us what it means to be a good neighbor in this season of giving
Doña María (pictured center) with daughter Heidy, sons Axel and Ronald, and Rose and Charlie in 2015. Doña María and her husband, Don Gustavo, a farmer, have five children and are a part of Common Hope’s family. [...]
Youth Festivities and Family Day at New Hope
Celebrating Día de la Joventud (Youth Day), Family Day, Soccer championships, and so much more... ¡Qué alegre! At Common Hope's New Hope School, Common Hope staff has been busy organizing a variety of events to honor youth and celebrate [...]
Spreading hope across cultures
MEET SARA KENNEDY: A SPECIAL COMMON HOPE SUPPORTER AND AMBASSADOR Sara Kennedy from Virginia travels to Guatemala every year to volunteer with Common Hope. As a special education teacher, Sara knows firsthand about the opportunities that arise when students [...]
Dona Sonia & the Art of Chocolate
Guatemala is touted as the birthplace of chocolate, with the Mayans worshiping the cacao tree and calling chocolate the “food of the gods.” Doña Sonia lives in the town of Santa Ines, a small village just outside of Antigua. [...]
More than four walls. A place to call home.
HOUSING IN GUATEMALAOver half the population of Guatemala lacks dignified housing with utilities and sufficient space. Sometimes, circumstances beyond a family’s control force them into an unsafe living situation. Such was the case for the Landaverde Sac family.Don Oscar had [...]
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