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Family Day at New Hope

by Caroline McGee, Guatemala Communications Coordinator
New Hope School held a Día de Familia, or Day of the Family, last week. Affiliated students and their parents participated in a variety of fun activities like Twister, foosball, and face-painting. The goal was for families to be able to spend a fun day together, but New Hope [...]
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Mientras siguen los esfuerzos de recuperación, todavía persiste un impacto más profundo de la Agatha

Las calles principales del pueblo de San Miguel Escobar están ya limpias, miembros de la comunidad han empezado a trabajar de nuevo, y las clases han comenzado otra vez.  Cualquier persona pasando por el pueblo estará sorprendido escuchar que hace seis semanas, las calles estaban inundadas de agua, lodo, piedras, y otros desechos.  Todos los [...]

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Cooking class swap

Head on over to the new Volunteer Network for a story from Sally Thomas on her recent Vision Team project. An excerpt below, by Sally Thomas. Most cooks know how much fun it is to get into the kitchen with friends, elbow to elbow, and share recipes and cooking skills. Recently the women [...]

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Two weeks after Agatha, recovery efforts continue

Common Hope returned to regular operations on June 2 after a week of emergency relief mode, but people in the affected communities are still living the aftermath of tropical storm Agatha. Our social workers are continuing to assess individual family situations and determine the scale (severe to minor) of each family’s damage. Social workers remain the primary contact for families [...]

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