Hot summer weather has finally come to Guatemala. It’s the season of taking trips to waterparks or the beach during these warm months, to swim, splash, and cool down. Since many of our affiliated families can’t afford to take trips out of town, the Common Hope youth staff brought the waterpark to our Antigua site. [...]
Mara Hennen, Common Hope Accounting Manager, is in Guatemala this week. Below, she reflects on her third visit with Pablo, her sponsored student. By my third visit with Pablo, things felt familiar. Pablo was smiling widely when I arrived. His mom showed us the kitchen they added on to their block house, as well as [...]
Name: Teresa Hermodson-Olsen Position: Youth Program Support Staff Time with Common Hope: 6 months Favorite Guatemalan cuisine: Anything Vinicio, Doña Oli and Teresa (Common Hope kitchen staff) make for lunch #1 Travel Essential: Camera and journal How did you come to volunteer here at Common Hope? It has been a bit of a lifetime journey [...]
The first-ever Vision Team of Target staff traveled to Common Hope this January. A major highlight was meeting up with their colleagues from Target-Guatemala for a special event at New Hope School. This included a presentation of Target’s $25,000 grant for 2013, which will provide funding for New Hope School’s early childhood initiative. The entire [...]
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