March 18, 2024
Dear Members of the Growing Hope Globally Community, On behalf of the Search Committee and the Board of Directors, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Kaitlyn Slate as Growing Hope Globally’s new President & Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2024. Kaitlyn is a visionary leader who is passionate about working to overcome material poverty by energizing others to work together to achieve success. We are confident she will inspire our dedicated staff, Board and partners to continue to build on our efforts…
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November 16, 2023
There’s a good chance that farmers everywhere might smile in recognition as Douglas tells how he and his fellow farmers first reacted to the idea of practicing Conservation Agriculture. “We […]
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September 5, 2023
Doña Adilia nearly gave up farming. Then she learned about conservation agriculture, and her enthusiasm is through the roof! She lives with her son and his family on a little […]
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August 26, 2022
Lisbania and her Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group members were scared at first by the mere thought of trying to learn to save money together. “It seemed too […]
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When Martín first heard about an opportunity to farm sustainably in 2018, he instantly recognized that “this was something we needed.” The intervening years have proven him right. He says, […]
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July 28, 2022
Doña Silvia confirms that, as expressed by the subtitle of the program (“Somos Resilientes”), she and her family are indeed resilient. Except for her husband’s seasonal work picking coffee, agriculture […]
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January 12, 2022
Now that they have a tank to store rainwater in, Maribel and her family are no longer completely limited to producing food in the unpredictable rainy season. She says, “Through […]
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December 8, 2021
When technicians from local partner Caritas Estelí first presented soil restoration as a means of improving resilience to worsening weather patterns, Doña Emma says she and the 40 other farmers […]
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October 27, 2021
Gerardo says, “Having food to eat and seeds to plant – even after a poor rainy season – is the best thing that has happened to us!” He knows from […]
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May 17, 2021
Last year Gladis attended – with skepticism – a meeting about Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) supported by local partner Fundación San Lucas. This year, after seeing what her […]
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March 16, 2021
George is a community promoter who has been with the Rio Coco program since 2017. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, he says, “I feel that I have been very […]
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