Category: Youth Empowerment

Survival Skills Students Share Their Thoughts

Several of our students in the Survival Skills program in Panama wrote notes about what the program has meant to them and what they have learned. We’d like to share a few highlights with you. “I learned how to use a knife, and I got to learn about a restaurant and what they have to… continue reading

Hero Update: Joseph Yaw Konnor

When Joseph Yaw Konnor joined a savings group in 2015, his primary goal was to save enough money to send his son to school in Ghana. (Read the story here.) Foreseeing the gap between the school fee deadline and his crop harvest, Joseph was worried about the kind of cash flow problem that can easily be… continue reading

New Project! Survival Skills Program Launches in the Dominican Republic

We are excited to announce the launching of another survival skills program in the Dominican Republic! Over the past few months – even during the torrential rains and flooding delivered by Hurricane Matthew – we have conducted multiple site visits to the orphanage, where dozens of young people need solid preparation for life as an adult…. continue reading

November Project Roundup

Panama We visited both groups of girls in Panama this month to celebrate the completion of our first Survival Skills pilot program. We spent some time with Karen Robinson, our new English teacher in Colon. She is completely fluent, an excellent translator, and has a deep conviction to help the girls become independent. During our… continue reading

August Project Roundup

Catch up on the latest from all of our projects around the world! Panama Classes are going very well. Walkiria has done a great job of engaging other staff from Malambo in the survival skills classes. The social worker and psychologist are both involved in mentoring the girls and helping them in several aspects, such… continue reading

July Project Roundup

Ghana Our leadership team visited Just Hope Ghana this month, which included more agricultural trainings from David Reeves. Many of the demo plots are being harvested, which will be measured for benchmarking purposes. See more photos from the banana demonstration… The very first savings group that Just Hope facilitated in Ghana is nearing the completion… continue reading

Meet a Just Hope Hero: Carolina Patiño Bermudez

Raised in a loving, close-knit family in Columbia, from a young age Carolina developed a heart for sharing the love of God and helping others. An occupational therapist by trade, Carolina’s life intersected with Panama’s oldest orphanages, which simply do not have the capacity to help their children once they age out of care. These… continue reading

Meet a Just Hope Hero: Raul Carrasco

Raul had a tough upbringing marked by violence and gangs. It’s a story that is, unfortunately, all too common for boys in Honduras. But a friend once told him, “Raul, you think you are alone. You think God doesn’t listen to you or love you. You are wrong.” The glimmer of hope in that statement… continue reading