Making the Care of so Many Possible.

In the center of the bustling campus of Hope International is our small medical clinic. It is by no means fancy. We wish it were more continuously stocked with everything needed and in the amounts needed. It isn’t…and yet… 

Through the recurring generosity of a Hope Squared Partner (a stateside nurse), the medical clinic is staffed by a Liberian nurse. How beautiful is that? The partnership of two nurses, a world apart, making the care of so many possible. 

During the month of January, Sonnie, the school nurse, saw and treated 238 patients for things like Malaria, Typhoid, UTI’s, diarrhea, colds, boils and menstrual needs. Most of her patients were students along with a few school staff and community members. 

We continue to dream of expanding our medical clinic to provide more for those it serves and are always looking for partners who want to be a part of growing all the good bounding out of the school. If this medical need is something you would like to use your particular impact to make happen, please reach out to Jackie.

Together, we are The Hope Project.

Joy Knows No Bounds.

We were able to share the good news with Joy yesterday that she will have what she needs to stay in school and graduate. She has already shown such tenacity and resiliency after experiencing devastating hardship. How beautiful that her load could be lightened through your generosity.

As always, we asked, you answered and hope and hearts expanded.  

Joy Matters.

Each month, through the generosity of many, we are able to send funds to Liberia for the operations of Hope International School. These funds pay the 60 teachers and staff who educate 1,200 students on any given day. Nearly all students who attend the school are in poverty. In the 4th poorest country in the world, this is just a fact. While they likely experience food scarcity, it is clear they are rich in community, family, connection and even joy. 

I was contacted this week by Hope International Senior Class President, Michael, seeking assistance for one of his classmates, Joy.

A 19-year-old senior, Joy has supported herself since the age of 12 when she tragically lost both her parents to Ebola. Michael shared Joy's determination to graduate high school while currently facing food and shelter insecurity. A local woman in the community (who attends our Sew Much Hope program) took Joy into her home, though she herself experiences food insecurity. 

Michael asked if The Hope Project could send the funds that would help Joy complete her last two semesters of high school. The total needed? $300.00 ($150.00 per semester). I thanked Michael for his care and concern for his classmate and wanted to share it with you.   

I know that we can’t help every student and family in such a direct way with food and shelter, but we are going to ensure that Joy has what she needs to graduate from high school. Want to help Joy? You can donate below.  Any additional funds raised will benefit others like her.   

What we all do together matters. What the teachers do matters. Friends matter. Joy matters. 

Together, we are The Hope Project.