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  • Quick News #57: The Road to La Flor

    About 20 people, some with shovels and other implements, work on cleaning up a rough rocky and grass road up a hillside in an otherwise dense rainforest.

    Maintaining the road to La Flor is a community project for young and old alike.

  • Quick News #56: Partnership and Solidarity

    A group of about 8 Americans and Nicaraguans stand behind a "green stove" newly built.

    Partners in the U.S. help alleviate hunger in Nicaragua, because an empathy of Solidarity includes a decision to act.

  • Quick News #55: Freddy is Supported by His Community

    A man sits behind a table, with a cold pack on his leg and a crutch in the background. On the table are piles of medical supplies. Standing beside him is another man, JustHope staff person Julio Delgado.

    After suffering a injury that required substantial medical attention, Freddy says, "I don’t know what would have happened without the generosity of the people and friends... and the solidarity of JustHope and ACOPADES."

  • Quick News #54: Student Profile - Maria Anielka

    A young woman with long, dark, wavy hair looks confidently at the camera.

    Maria Anielka looks forward to putting her Marketing education to use in her community.

  • Quick News #53: School in La Flor

    About 20 students, appearing to be around ages 5-9, sit in a classroom in chair-desks common in schools. A man, presumably the teacher, stands at the back of the room. Open-air windows and a bulletin board with Spanish words and a Nicaraguan map indicate that this class is in Nicaragua.

    Students in La Flor receive "a lot of encouragement to continue studying."

  • Quick News #52: Technology to Support Teachers

    A woman reaches for a newly printed page as it comes out of a computer printer which sits on a desk. In the background sits the box in which the new printer arrived.

    Access to a school printer: a small thing that makes a huge difference in the lives of Chacraseca's teachers and students.

  • Quick News #51: La Flor Pandemic Update

    A person crosses a narrow, suspension footbridge across a small river. Overlay text with a coronavirus image background says "La Flor Pandemic Update".

    As the pandemic lingers on worldwide, La Flor reports that 94% of families have been vaccinated.

  • Quick News #50: Women United

    Elba Delgado wearing a pink shirt, stands among ten women who are all holding the money and paperwork from their microloans.

    Elba Delgado couldn't imagine what impact the new microcredit program would have or the ways that women would come together to support each other. But over the next decade, it became clear that Women United are women with power.

  • Quick News #49: Student Profile - Norvin

    Norvin, a young man, sits at a restaurant booth wearing a blue t-shirt.

    Norvin found that Economics is the perfect marriage of his passions: human behavior and mathematics. JustHope's University Scholarship Program is helping him pursue those passions.

  • Quick News #48: Mother's Day Performance

    Four pre-teens, members of Project '22, are seated with their musical instruments, a keyboard, two guitars, and a drum set.

    May 30 is Mother's Day in Nicaragua, and the newly formed youth music group at the Cultural Center gave a performance in honor of mothers.

  • Quick News #47: Huge Coffee Harvest for Donaldo

    Donaldo, wearing rubber boots and a wide-brimmed hat, tends his coffee plants.

    Several lean years have given way to an historically big harvest with record profits for La Flor's coffee growers, like Donaldo.

  • Quick News #46: San Isidro Labrador Celebration

    A statue of St. Isidro the Laborer plowing with two oxen. The statue rests on a platform designed to be carried in a parade and is decorated primarily in yellow and white. Several men mill about in the background, possibly waiting to carry the statue once the parade begins.

    The patron saint of farmers is celebrated in a big way in the agricultural community of Chacraseca every May. This story includes a short video of the parade and celebration.

  • Quick News #45: The Best Standard of Living

    A woman stirs a pan sitting on a concrete-block stove with a chimney pipe rising from the center.

    With health, time-saving, and financial benefits, "green stoves" are "best standard of living that women have."

  • Quick News #44: Student Profile - Angelica

    Angelica smiles confidently on a sunny day.

    Angelica is a pharmacy student supported by JustHope's university scholarship program.

  • Quick News #43: Candida Turns Mud Into Art

    Candida concentrates on etching a painted pot with a pencil-shaped tool. A table of brightly colored pottery is in the background.

    In a community full of culture and folklore, Candida and her family are alchemists, transforming mud into beautiful art.

  • Quick News #42: Sonia's Dreams

    Sonia looking at the camera with a determined look.

    By raising pigs and growing corn made possible by the Microcredit Program, Sonia has become "a woman who has reached her dreams and will reach many more."

  • Quick News #41: Rosquillas, An Easter Tradition

    A bowl full of nicely browned, donut-shaped rosquillas

    Make your own rosquillas, an Easter tradition from La Flor.

  • Quick News #40: La Flor Bean Harvest

    A collage of photos: 1) farmer standing among lush green bean plants, 2) a farmer with sticks beating dried bean plants 3) a farmer bending over to inspect a bean plant 4) a larger group of people posing behind bags of seed and fertilizer 5) a farmer holding harvested been plants in both hands.

    The farmers of La Flor harvest the beans that will sustain their families.

  • Quick News #39: Flor's Graduation

    Flor, dressed in graduation regalia, smiles as she holds her diploma.

    With knowledge in her head, skills in her hands, and a diploma on her wall, Flor can now fulfill her dream.

  • Quick News #38: Nimia's New Store

    Nimia smiles behind the glass-topped counter of her new store. Items line the shelves behind her.

    Nimia puts her entrepreneurial skills to good use by opening a store to fill the need in her community.

  • Quick News #37: Proyecto 22 ("Project 22")

    Seven children sit on chairs, each holding a guitar.

    A new cohort of youth forms at the Cultural Center with a new name "Proyecto 22."

  • Quick News #36: Scarleth's Journey to a Degree

    Scarleth stands displaying her university diploma

    Scarleth's tenacity and JustHope's support have together enabled her to complete her degree against the odds.

  • Quick News #35: Rosa Will Always Be Dancing

    Rosa Ojeda stands in front of children clapping hands to some music

    Rosa Ojeda, a dedicated community leader in Chacraseca and shaper of JustHope, died last week. JustHope Founder Leslie Penrose remembers the important role that Rosa played in making JustHope the organization that it has become.

  • Quick News #34: Chacraseca and Its Sectors

    A map of Chacraseca, showing of the twelve sectors

    Chacraseca, one of JustHope's two main partner communities, is a sprawling agricultural area covering about 30 square miles (76 sq km) just to the east of the city of León. Since we often refer to Chacraseca's 12 Sectors, we wanted to offer some background on how Chacraseca and its sectors developed and got their names.

  • Quick News #33: Update on the Triplets from La Flor

    A young infant, not quite ready to sit up on its own, sits on a woman's lap

    The triplets in La Flor are doing well, and have a new house.

  • Quick News #32: In Memory of an Inspiring Leader

    Jesus Guido with red shirt, tie, and boutonniere at his granddaughter's 6th grade promotion.

    Jesus Guido was a leader in his community working tirelessly to fulfill his dreams and inspiring other leaders.

  • Quick News #31: The Students Have Become the Teachers

    Dancers dressed in blue and white dresses and balancing shallow bowls on their heads perform at the Cultural Center.

    José and Luz were dance students at the Cultural Center. Now, they help preserve Nicaraguan identity as the dance teachers.

  • Quick News #30: Student Profile - Yesica

    Yesica

    Yesica studies Marketing and Publicity at UNAN-León with support from JustHope's university scholarship program.

  • Quick News #29: A House Blessing

    The family stands on the porch of their new home, with hands outstretched to receive the keys from representatives from JustHope and ACOPADES.

    The Ramirez-Lainez Family recently moved into their new house: "This new house is making a difference because now I feel safer."

  • Quick News #28: New Hope in Hard Times

    Amparo stands with one of the new bags Stitching Hope created for a US fair trade importer.

    The women of the Stitching Hope fabric art and sewing cooperative have new hope in the midst of struggle.

  • Quick News #27: Patricia's Music Quest

    Patricia sits playing an electric piano.

    Patricia has wanted to be a musician for years. Her tenacity and the Cultural Center is making it possible.

  • Quick News #26: Claribel's Running Water

    Claribel washes dishes at her kitchen sink as the tap runs.

    Claribel and her family's lives have changed thanks to running water in their house.

  • Quick News #25: Iliana's Stubborn Hope

    Iliana, smiling, stands behind a display of her handmade jewelry.

    Iliana maintains a hope that will not be deterred in the face of hardship. She says, "There is no impossible dream, you just have to make it come true."

  • Quick News #24: Lesbia and the Satisfaction of Being a Leader

    Lesbia stands along with two other leaders of Chacraseca

    Lesbia is a hard-working wife, mother, grandmother, and leader for Chacraseca, the community where she lives and where she was born. She says, "The satisfaction of being a leader is working hand by hand with my community."

  • Quick News #23: Ilce Strives to be a "Knowledge Multiplier"

    Ilce smiles while sitting in her classroom

    Ilce, a teacher in Chacraseca, talks about the struggles of teaching during the pandemic and what she holds dear from JustHope's cultural exchange trips.

  • Quick News #22: Dr. Sampson's New Compressor

    Dr. Sampson, wearing scrubs and a surgical mask, kneels beside the new dental air compressor

    Dr. Sampson improves his quality of care with a new air compressor.

  • Quick News, Issue 21

    Martha stands beside a large, concrete stove stirring a pot

    Cooking with Martha

    Martha shares the benefits of "green" stoves and her recipes for gallo pinto and tortillas.

  • Quick News, Issue 20

    Geycil, with long dark hair and dressed in a pink blouse

    Student Profile: Geycil

    Geycil is a 3rd year nursing student, juggling family, work, and school.

  • Quick News, Issue 19

    Nicolás stands in front of two coffee plants, each roughly 8-10 feet tall

    Nicolás's Coffee: "Growing, Improving and Being Better Each Day"

    Nicolás tends his coffee plantation, focusing on "growing, improving and being better each day."

  • Quick News, Issue 18

    Children and mothers wearing protective masks wait in line outside the clinic. A Nicaraguan flag hangs on the wall behind them.

    COVID vaccine campaign runs at the clinic in Chacraseca for 2 days.

  • Quick News, Issue 17

    A sun with rays shining out behind the words, Building Tomorrow Together. A progress bar indicates 68% of the goal of $80,000 has been reached.

    The 2021 Wine for Water fundraiser was an incredible success, thanks to your efforts.

  • Quick News, Issue 16

    A young woman stands behind a marimba

    The youth at the Cultural Center wrote a song to help bind the community together.

  • Quick News, Issue 15

    a woman dressed in a white lab coat looks through a microscope

    Urania Pérez loves doing labs as she studies Natural Science at university.

  • Quick News, Issue 14

    a yellow sun shining behind the words Building Tomorrow Together

    Come celebrate with us this Thursday eveing at Wine for Water 2021: Building Tomorrow Together.

  • Quick News, Issue 13

    An assortment of colorful bangles

    The Wine for Water auction in now open for bids: Don't miss your chance!

  • Quick News, Issue 12

    A woman dressed in a yellow beekeeper's outfit checks on a honeycomb panel from a beehive.

    Geissell uses her microloan to raise livestock both large and tiny.

  • Quick News, Issue 11

    Abi and Lynne instruct a group of seated youngsters, some holding recorders (the musical instrument).

    Abi and Lynne show how collaboration works for teaching music across borders.

  • Quick News, Issue 10

    Young student dressed in the white shirt and navy skirt of a school uniform stands confidently outside her home.

    I am Saraí de Los Ángeles Cajina Romero, and I am 8 years old. I am in 2nd grade and I am from a small sector in the community of Chacraseca called La Concepción. JustHope's backpack scholarships are important to me because...

  • Quick News, Issue 9

    Several men, three with motorcycles, stand pondering the rushing water flowing along what should be a dirt road. The water is clearly swift, of unknown depth, and about 30 feet across.

    Elba, our Social Enterprise Coordinator, witnessed this act of kindness on the flooded roads of Chacraseca. “It was dangerous,” she says, because the water was deep. “But it was beautiful… a small act filled with kindness and solidarity.”

  • Quick News, Issue 8

    A family of four stands in front of the door of their new house

    Maria prayed every day for a house and never gave up. Now, she and her husband and boys have a new home.

  • Quick News, Issue 7

    Building Tomorrow Together

    Wine for Water 2021: Building Tomorrow Together

    Register now for Wine for Water 2021: Building Tomorrow Together.

  • Quick News, Issue 6

    A young woman poses wearing a pink gown

    Stitching Hope and Quinceañera

    The women's sewing collective, Stitching Hope, takes on a variety of projects, including making quinceañera dresses.

  • Quick News, Issue 5

    A farm worker uses a machete to chop yuca root into pieces for planting

    On the Farm

    On the Model Farm, a field has just been planted with yuca. No, not "yucca". Yuca! Also known as cassava. Find out more about this tropical staple.

  • Quick News, Issue 4

    Valeria stands in an academic gown holding a diploma.

    Valeria

    Valeria is a recent graduate with a degree in medical technology and is eager to put her knowledge and skills to work supporting her family and community in Chacraseca.

  • Quick News, Issue 3

    A woman stands in the doorway of a damaged house

    Nimia's House

    Last November, when a pair of hurricanes hit Chacraseca within two weeks of each other, Nimia’s house was flooded beyond repair. Learn about how her enterprising work is building her new home.

  • Quick News, Issue 2

    a woman holds a signed document; a pandemic mask covers her nose and mouth; behind her a group of women sit in chairs

    Maria's First Loan

    When faced with the prospect of signing for a loan, Maria Cristina Lopez had a problem...

  • Quick News, Issue 1

    three infants lie bundled up on a bed

    Quick News is JustHope's new weekly news tidbit. In this inaugural issue, you can learn about how JustHope has supported a family from La Flor who welcomed triplets born this spring.

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