Working with families
When you sponsor through our Hope for a Family program, your monthly contribution impacts the entire family by providing benefits and services that can improve their quality of life and empower them to become self-sufficient.
The following stories demonstrate how we work with families in the sponsorship program and the impact it can have.
Making shoes in Guatemala gives families hope
With few job opportunities for fathers of sponsored children in Santa Catarina, Guatemala, the local CFCA staff worked with the fathers to use their knowledge, experience and background as cobblers to establish a shoe-making livelihood program. This program not only provides opportunities for these fathers to support their families, but also gives their families hope for the future.
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Mother in Kenya rebuilds her life
In west Kenya, in a small house in the slums of Kisumu, Anna dreamed of a better life. A life she once had. When Anna's son was sponsored, she was welcomed into a local community of compassion where her life has been enriched through her participation in a mothers group. She is on her way to building a better life for her and her son.
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Watch this video to learn more about mothers groups in Kenya »
Craftsmanship in Nicaragua
Using some startup capital provided by CFCA, families in the town of Masaya, Nicaragua, are utilizing their own craftsmanship to support their families through opportunities made available from rural tourism.
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