Boys Hope Girls Hope International

Boys Hope Girls Hope International requests a $10,000 renewal grant for its Guatemalan affiliate: Esperanza Juvenil. These funds will be leveraged to implement its Road to Excellence program (Camino a la Excelencia) in 2015. This program – first piloted in 2013 – provides a 5- year college and workforce preparatory curriculum to youth with an emphasis on leadership and life skills development.  Additionally, it provides a critical layer of support to propel Guatemalan youth toward achieving the full potential for themselves and their communities and has demonstrated good success since its inception. The Road to Excellence commitment to lifelong ethics development is also closely aligned with the West Foundation’s focus on servant leadership. Esperanza Juvenil has a very strong Guatemalan board which raises about 25% of annual funds for the program.