JustHope partners provide scholarships for primary school children and college students from our partner communities.
JustHope
Creating global partnerships that combat extreme poverty and nurture sustainable community.
Programs
JustHope supports our Nicaraguan partner communities in the following programming areas.
In Nicaragua, it is twice as hard for a woman to make it through school as it is a man, and far fewer women secure the resources necessary for paying for school. Many do not even finish high school. So, JustHope created 20 Women of Hope in 2012.
Cultural traditions and art are often the first things lost when a community struggles with persistent poverty, depriving young people of a sense of identity and belonging. This, in turn, puts youth at higher risk of gang involvement, drug use, and dropping out of high school.
Subcategories
Social Enterprise Article Count: 7
Creating jobs and opportunities for economic development is the primary way that JustHope lives into our mission of "combating extreme poverty." We believe that every person has a right to work, and our experience shows that meaningful work not only helps people meet basic needs, it increases one's sense of dignity.
JustHope’s Social Enterprise programs focus on creating a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation that cultivates inclusive and diversified economies in our partner communities. We do this primarily through supporting small business ventures and through microcredit lending banks.
In 2018, JustHope...
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Maintained 14 microbanks, providing loans to 157 people.
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Supported the Chacraseca Hardware Store in serving an average of 200 people per week.
...And the La Flor Community Store.
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Kept the Stitching Hope Cooperative going, employing 5 women.
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Sold Nicaraguan artisan goods, such as pottery by the Lopez Family and Stitching Hope items, at events in the U.S.