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A Journey of Connection: The 2025 GuateMaya Service and Immersion Trip

A Journey of Connection: The 2025 GuateMaya Service and Immersion Trip

by Martin Totland | Jul 16, 2025 | Esperanza Juvenil, Guatemala

Each summer, a group of Hope Ignites scholars embarks on a journey that is as transformative as it is unforgettable. The GuateMaya Service and Immersion Trip, led by Erin Beezley, Hope Ignites’ Director of Experiential Learning and Youth Development, is more...
2025 Excellence Awards Winners

2025 Excellence Awards Winners

by Martin Totland | Apr 10, 2025 | Affiliates, Alumni, Arizona, Baltimore, Collegian, Colorado, Esperanza Juvenil, Guatemala, Stories, Team, Uncategorized

The 2025 Excellence Awards honored the people and institutions that support Hope Ignites’ mission. The seventh annual awards dinner was held at the Frederick Douglass -Isaac Myers Maritime Museum, where the Hope Ignites Leadership Gathering took place.  The 2025...
GuateMaya Service and Immersion 2024: A Journey Through Guatemala

GuateMaya Service and Immersion 2024: A Journey Through Guatemala

by Martin Totland | Sep 27, 2024 | Culture, Esperanza Juvenil, Guatemala, Scholar, Uncategorized

The annual GuateMaya Service and Immersion experiences allows US-based Boys Hope Girls Hope scholars the unique opportunity to share in the lives, daily routines and future hopes of the scholars and staff of Esperanza Juvenil. For some, it was their first time leaving...
A Full Circle Moment: Humberto Aguiral

A Full Circle Moment: Humberto Aguiral

by Martin Totland | Dec 19, 2023 | Alumni, Esperanza Juvenil, Stories

For Humberto Aguiral, going to work as a construction manager overseeing the expansion of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Guatemala – Esperanza Juvenil, brings forth a mix of feelings: pride, nostalgia, and reverence.  “When I entered Esperanza Juvenil, I had no...
Juan Manuel ‘Memo’ Gomez: From the Dumps of Guatemala City to the TEDx Stage

Juan Manuel ‘Memo’ Gomez: From the Dumps of Guatemala City to the TEDx Stage

by Martin Totland | Apr 12, 2023 | Alumni, Collegian, Esperanza Juvenil, Uncategorized

Memo celebrates finishing his college classes with his parents and siblings. Speaking from the stage of the prestigious TEDx conference while attending university would have been almost unimaginable for any child who grew up around the landfills of Guatemala City,...
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