JustHope
Creating global partnerships that combat extreme poverty and nurture sustainable community.
JustHope's education program has come alongside the children and teachers, expanding its efforts greatly in recent years. What started first with scholarships awarded to children grew to collections of books and supplies for donation to the schools. View a video about our Education programs and read a letter from a university scholarship participant in our monthly newsletter.
In Chacraseca, schools and families are often ill-equipped to give children quality education. Despite this, the many dedicated teachers in the community work tirelessly on behalf of their students. Often lacking sufficient supplies, such as books, textbooks, and paper, these teachers stretch all that they have to the best of their abilities on behalf of their students.
For one year, JustHope was unable to send medical or dental teams to Nicaragua (we are now booking trips again!), but that doesn’t mean that JustHope abandoned health programs in our partner communities. In this newsletter, we look at five critical health initiatives that continue and introduce you to a family who benefits from JustHope's health programs.
A small group of JustHope staff, Board members and other stakeholders recently returned from Nicaragua. The trip represents our official return to partner travel since April 2018!
In just a few days, JustHope will conduct its first official PartnerTrip of 2019 with a mixed group, including some board members, visiting our partner community of Chacraseca, Nicaragua. JustHope Founder Leslie Penrose and Director of Partnerships Marc St. Martin were in Nicaragua earlier in May to meet with community partners and found them eager to welcome old friends!