Common Hope Blog

Rui Motoyoshi, our new long-term volunteer speech therapist, led a fun activity with kids last week. It was a game of hopscotch, except in this version, each box contained a word with letters that are difficult to pronounce. (Some kids have trouble with the letter “s,” so she used words like silla and sopa). The [...]

Long-term volunteer Krista Lengacher finished up her year of service this summer. Before she and her husband Ben left Guatemala, however, they decided to start sponsoring a student. Below is Krista’s description of their first visit with Jackeline Elizabeth. With our house mostly packed up and get togethers with friends scheduled all week long, there [...]

Working on reports to grantors provides the opportunity to come across many inspiring stories of students succeeding despite many challenges. Below, the story of Raquel, a high school senior. Alba Raquel López Rodas and her parents live in a small, dirt-floor home constructed of old scrap metal. The family has no running water or electricity [...]

Preschool students in Antigua held a talent show last Friday. Below are photos from the event, and a video of one of the performances. The students put on several different performances. One act was singing songs from a TV show and they all dressed up in as characters from the show. Another was a dance [...]