Common Hope Blog

Sponsorship staff member Alejandra Tacen speaks about her work coordinating correspondence between Sponsors and students, and her long-time relationship with Common Hope. Alejandra started off 14 years ago as a sponsored student, which has helped her get where she is today. Click here to help another student become an agent of change like Ale.

Some of you may remember Marco, who was featured in our 2008 gift catalog. Marco entered New Hope School when he was five years old. He was very insecure and did not relate well with his other classmates because of speech problems. Marco began attending speech therapy [...]

The last two weeks, we featured older students who faced threats to their education and received the support they needed to stay in school. This week, we will feature several younger students — just starting their schooling, and facing their own barriers to success.

As a kindergartner in 2009, Rhyna had a very difficult time starting the process of learning to read and write. Her teacher noted that she was insecure and afraid to read. [...]

Another story that demonstrates the difference Common Hope’s integrated programs make in the lives of youth at risk of dropping out of school—thanks to your support.

Heidy, 19, comes from a stable home environment. Yet her path to high school graduation was shaken when she got pregnant in early 2009. With the support of Common Hope [...]

Last Saturday, Common Hope staff and friends built a carpet outside the Family Development Center in Antigua. Such carpets, called alfombras, are typically made out of flower petals, sawdust, pine needles, and sometimes fruits and vegetables. Many times, carpet builders work through the night in preparation for a procession of people, who walk over the [...]