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February
1
2018
Non-Timber Forest Products Business Mentoring
We are helping 60 subsistence farmers collect specific Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) and linking them to buyers for further processing. Before, the farmers did not see an opportunity to engage in commercial scale marketing or realize the potential for increased household income. The buyers were importing similar products without reaching out to local sources due to… continue readingFebruary
2
2018
Small Scale Farming
Just Hope International is providing conservation agriculture training to the teachers of Village of Hope Secondary School in Gulu. The teachers are using their training to teach their students the best practices for organic farming. Equipping their students with the training needed to plant and operate a small scale farm will provide them with an opportunity,… continue readingJanuary
30
2018
Widow Empowerment Program
The primary goal of the Widows Empowerment Program in Haiti is to revive the local economy by empowering widows to rebuild their businesses, and spread the culture of entrepreneurship in Jeremie. Based on Just Hope’s mission to make an “impact that lasts,” the program allows those who expressed a genuine desire to improve their circumstances… continue readingJanuary
29
2018
Ginger Project
Four farming groups have formed in Lunsar, Sierra Leone. Each ginger farming group has 25 farmers, for a total of 40 women and 60 men. This is the first collective farming project for the farmers. Each farmer will devote two days per week to the project while continuing to farm his/her own land in this supplemental… continue readingFebruary
1
2018
Entrepreneur Development with Tabitha Women
Just Hope International is working with 35 Village of Hope Tabitha women to market their handmade crafts and link them to potential buyers within their communities. Those women, as children, were abducted, tortured, abused, raped and eventually pregnant by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Village of Hope provides trauma counseling and business and skills training, teaching these… continue readingAugust
23
2017
Entrepreneurship Development
With countless businesses wiped out and employment options severely limited after Hurricane Matthew in 2016, many enterprising entrepreneurs in Jeremie, Haiti are taking matters into their own hands, and Just Hope is providing a “hand up” through a holistic approach to business development. This entrepreneurship development program identifies and trains local entrepreneurs to build successful businesses… continue readingDecember
25
2016
Survival Skills in Dominican Republic
Most children learn basic survival skills — like shopping from groceries, renting an apartment and applying for a job — from their parents. When learning from their parents is not an option, many young adults, like those growing up in orphanages in the Dominican Republic, are at risk of getting trapped by dangerous lifestyles when… continue readingMay
20
2016
