What is Teaching HOPE?
Teaching HOPE is a one of a kind 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization aiming to help orphaned youth to transition to independent adulthood. We are starting our operations in Colombia with the vision to expand to other countries as our model is developed and tried.
Colombia was chosen as the country for Teaching HOPE’s pilot project due to its current social environment. The country is recovering from decades of violence, which resulted in a high number of displaced people, leaving many children orphaned or abandoned. While the state is assisting orphaned children, the resources are insufficient and many children do not receive appropriate care. Moreover, state support is not provided for older orphans who “age out” of the orphanage system at age 18. In turn, this leaves many older orphans without skills for obtaining a job and homeless.
"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Empowering Orphaned Teens!
