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March
22
2017

Survival Skills Student, Panama

Maritza

When Maritza was three years old, she lost her mother to AIDS. Shortly thereafter, she was taken to an orphanage by her father. At the age of 15, she began the Just Hope Survival Skills program. After only a year and with the support of teachers and peers, Maritza completely transformed. She hopes to pursue… continue reading
March
17
2017

Alfred Mattia, Bauya, Sierra Leone

Alfred Mattia

Alfred “Africa” Mattia is a farmer and official Town Crier of Bauya in Sierra Leone. He is also a member of the Mulunya Savings Group.
December
28
2016

Saffie Koroma, Lunsar, Sierra Leone

Saffie Koroma

Saffie Koroma and her husband Foday have been invaluable partners to Just Hope in Lunsar, Sierra Leone, graciously inviting us into their community and facilitating our work there to train and equip pastors and their families. Saffie was a child when the Sierra Leone Civil War erupted, and a young mother before it was over. The trauma… continue reading
December
27
2016

Abu Rabo

Abu Rabo

Abu is a farmer and caretaker for about 10 acres of land in Akwadum, Ghana, where he manages a fish pond, a palm plantation and some cassava plants. He is a member of a Just Hope savings group.
April
13
2016

Carolina Patiño Bermudez

Raised in a loving, close-knit family in Colombia, 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
December
25
2016

Harry Gomez

Harry Gomez teaches English to students enrolled in the Survival Skills program in the Dominican Republic. He was born in the capital city of Santo Domingo and was raised in La Romana by his mother, a pediatrician, and his father, a retired admiral in the Dominican Republic Navy. He came to America to earn his… continue reading
December
25
2016
August
26
2016

Joseph Koroma, Sierra Leone

Joseph Koroma

Joseph Koroma is a pastor in Sierra Leone who attended our initial agriculture trainings in the Lunsar area in March 2016. Affectionately known as “Pastor Sullay” to his church, he worried about their ability to care for themselves and their children. He was so excited by the possibilities offered by conservation agriculture, he immediately returned… continue reading