Dear Esperanza Alumni, I hope this newsletter finds you well. My name is Steven Hinderhofer and I am an Esperanza alumnus. I am currently acting as the president of the Esperanza Alumni Association (EAA). Our mission is to to build a network of Esperanza volunteers in order to continue serving the families of Mexico, generate [...]
Continue Reading →Dear Familia Esperanza, Our organization has undergone many changes since Gilda Vilaplana, President of the Fundación Esperanza de México (FEM) Board of Directors, and I shared the revamped Esperanza International (EI) mission statement: “to cultivate global citizenship through international service experiences in working toward a better world.” Since then, both organizational partners have been working [...]
Continue Reading →Dear Friends of Esperanza, We hope that this message finds you well. Many of you have had your lives transformed by the Esperanza experience. You also have made a significant impact on the lives of the families you have worked with as well as the staff here at Esperanza. Over the past 25 years together we [...]
Continue Reading →Peach’s Blog on Oaxaca Trip “Esperanza International cultivates global citizenship through international service experiences in working toward a better world.” March 28, 2011 As an intern, I have been invited to observe and research a new study abroad program option with Esperanza International in Oaxaca. To get a good introduction to the work of Esperanza and [...]
Continue Reading →My first trip to Tijuana working for Esperanza was in 1992. I was 15 and it was the first time St. John Vianney partnered with Esperanza. We built Alma’s house. Her husband was a baker and was very ill. Alma supported her family running the bakery and kept everyone together like a true matriarch. Alma’s [...]
Continue Reading →A letter from the Consulate General of the USA in Tijuana, México
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To all the wonderful volunteers and Esperanza supporters…
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Read about Jorge Torres, summer volunteer from Tijuana, 2010
Continue Reading →La vida es como un río que va abriendo su curso por distintos senderos, sin embargo sabes que desemboca en un mismo lugar. El sendero que esta vez me ha tocado navegar es el del compromiso social y trabajo humanitario o en otros términos mejor utilizados APRENDIZAJE DE SERVICIO (service-learning). Fundación Esperanza de México ha [...]
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