COMMON HOPE BLOG

Our partner school in Santa Catarina celebrated its 27th anniversary last week. The celebration included a folkloric dance performed by the 4th grade class, an excerpt of which is shown in the video below. To start the event, the best students of each class carried in the Guatemalan flag — a great honor, and great [...]

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 [...]