A Look Into the Esperanza Experience
Esperanza International provides cross-cultural service experiences that engage volunteers in work alongside marginalized and deserving families internationally. We do this in partnership with Fundación Esperanza de México. By providing the tools necessary to build sustainable housing and improve one’s quality of life, Fundación Esperanza de México uses a holistic approach to development, including components of health, housing and education.
We want to share with you a glimpse of what becoming an Esperanza volunteer will entail. These stories and experiences are from the volunteers and families who have made our program what it is today.
By the numbers…
| Year | Number of Volunteers |
| 1993 | 373 |
| 1995 | 466 |
| 1996 | 654 |
| 1997 | 716 |
| 1998 | 842 |
| 1999 | 570 |
| 2000 | Records not available |
| 2001 | 776 - contributed 3,549 days working in communities. |
| 2002 | 1,105 – contributed 4,679 days working in communities. |
| 2003 | 1,187 - contributed 5,348 days working in communities. |
| 2004 | 1,314 - contributed 5,748 days working in communities. |
| 2005 | 1,571 - contributed 6,778 days working in communities. |
| 2006 | 1,614 - contributed 6,964 days working in communities. |
