Press Releases from HOPE

May 10, 2009

 

Our colleagues in Afghanistan have given us an update on the progress of the projects in the field.

 

So far, 45 families have received animals from HOPE's Animal Bank. We are hoping that many more families will be able to benefit from these loans in the near future.

 

Construction on the new high school has already started, it will be completed in approximately two to three years. The first level of the school will have 12 classrooms, once the second story is complete the school will go up to grade 12. Local Staff estimate that about 2,000 students will attend the new school.

 

All these projects are possible thanks to HOPE supporters, like you.

 

May 7, 2009

 

Each summer HOPE International takes a group of people to Cambodia where they live and work along with the poor families HOPE International helps. UNION participants share the work of people living in impoverished communities coming to understand their struggles and hopes. The program’s aim is for the participants to acquire a deep understanding of the challenges that the neglected poor face everyday and how we in the industrialized world can do to help them climb out of poverty.

 

This year's trip will take place from July 31st to August 9th and the participants will be participating in the building of a new school and in the building of wells for our water projects. The cost of the trip is 177,000 yen (which covers airfare, accommodations, food, travel within Cambodia, a visit to Angkor Wat and travel insurance) and, in addition, we ask our participants to raise a contribution of 50,000 yen (75,000 yen if this isn’t your first UNION trip) to help the projects that they will be working on.

 

This is an opportunity to make a great difference in the lives of these communities and to see first-hand how we all can be part of the change we want to see in our world.

 

The application deadline is June 30th.