New Hope for Guatemala Incorporated

New Hope for Guatemala assists municipalities in impoverished rural areas of Guatemala to organize local high schools so that students may break out of a generational cycle of poverty to continue their education beyond sixth grade. Without a high school diploma, they cannot qualify for college and many trade schools. Our business model calls for us to recruit local civic leaders to establish their own local high school. We inspire them to find and rehabilitate available buildings, then recruit students. With outside donations, we underwrite repairs, supplies and equipment, and pay salaries for teachers and administrators. We challenge officials to achieve high achievement and graduation rates, then assist them in putting the school under the authority of the Guatemalan ministry of education. The government usually phases in gradually, beginning to pay salaries and take over upkeep and infrastructure. This allows our team to move on to a new area needing assistance.

To address, educate, coordinate and provide aid and relief to low-income, at-risk, disadvantaged and distressed persons with a focus on the Republic of Guatemala.