Common Hope Blog

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 [...]

by Debra Des Vignes, Common Hope Partner and recent volunteer in Guatemala Tucked away in a cubicle, stacked high with papers and looming deadlines, I glance at a 5×7 photo. It seems so long ago, distant. In the photo is a stack of plywood. I am inside a small, run down shack in Guatemala, me [...]

Social workers have begun meeting with individual families in the hardest hit areas, and over the next 2-3 weeks they will meet with all families. We know many will continue to need food and water—it is estimated crops have been damaged, jobs have been lost, and public transportation is seriously compromised, so there will be [...]

The following guest post about the response after Tropical Storm Agatha was written by Laura Hernon of Link for Health, a blog that strives to improve the health potential of Guatemalans by connecting people with medical efforts throughout the country. Over the past few days, people on both sides of the border have pondered two [...]