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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 reading
February
2
2018

Fertile African Soil

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 reading
January
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 reading
January
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 reading
February
1
2018

Tabitha Women

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 reading
August
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 reading
December
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 reading
May
20
2016

Growing and Saving

Just Hope has had a presence in Bauya, Sierra Leone since 2013. Over that time we have developed relationships with many local farmers and traders who are working hard to improve their circumstances for themselves and their family. Through our local boots on the ground, Sullay Turray and Joe and Jenneh Lassayo, we are economically empowering… continue reading