You Asked, Guatemala’s Country Director Answered
We asked you, our thoughtful and curious community, what questions you had for Children’s HopeChest Uganda Country Director, Joseph Elotu. You asked, and Joseph answered!
Category: Guatemala
Three Success Stories From The Cuyotenango CarePoint
The Cuyotenango CarePoint is one of HopeChest’s Guatemalan CarePoints, located in the southwest region of the country. Families in Cuyotenango often struggle to acquire income
What is it like seeing our impact in Guatemala firsthand?
As an organization, Children’s HopeChest is always thinking through ways to be innovative with our operations. Introducing, TaroWorks, HopeChest’s most recent movement toward innovation.
This Creative 11-Year-Old Is Selling Ice Cream to Support Her Grandparents
When Sol’s grandparents lost their income in 2020 due to COVID-19, Sol had an idea… selling delicious ice cream in her community!
The New Project That is a Dream Come True for Guatemala CarePoints
This incredible program in Guatemala has launched 31 families onto the path of self-sustainability. Learn about this impactful program and watch a video with some of the participants sharing about their success.
Interview with Two Guatemala Program Coordinators About Discipleship and Mental Health During the Pandemic
Enjoy this interview with Andrea Mazariegos and Jose Carlos Ramos, two Guatemala CarePoint Coordinators with backgrounds in psychology. To support children’s emotional health and provide discipleship during a season of lockdowns in Guatemala, they created an innovative program called a TEC Moment.
Rethinking Traditional Child Sponsorship is Teaching Children Their Voice and Choice Matters
Earlier this year, Children’s HopeChest expanded the Friendship Model, which empowers children to choose their own sponsor. Today we are hearing from Carolina Cardona, HopeChest Guatemala’s Country Director, about the excitement she feels toward seeing children’s faces light up with joy when they get to choose their own HopeChest Friend.
Look for the Helpers
It’s good to be reminded that there is light when you intentionally look for it. All around the world, there are people igniting fires of hope. Those are the people we are focusing on in today’s blog. We are looking for the helpers.
Exciting Prizes for Four Children in Guatemala!
Four children at Pueblo Modelo CarePoint won exciting prizes for their memorization skills! These children are holding the word of the Lord close to their hearts, and their parents are incredibly proud of their accomplishments.
This HopeChest CarePoint Made Over 1,500 Masks to Protect People from Coronavirus
The sewing group at Children’s HopeChest’s Pueblo Modelo CarePoint in Guatemala has become the light of Christ in their community, recently sewing over 1,500 masks
