Job Placement

 Karen Guillen

Before learning of the foundation, Karen was unemployed and many concerns. Needed to generate revenue to help support his family.

I arrive at the offices of the foundation after hear from other participants on a workshop of self work in which techniques are taught to stand for a job interview or do so curricunun vitae.

He received the workshop and made use of office resources to make business contacts. managed to arrange some interviews and got a job as a receptionist in a company.

Today it is in a better position to enjoy self-sufficiency by providing for his family.

Stories of Successful Families: Chavarria Family

These entries look at the development of families who have had success in Nicaragua, and the same way they have changed their lives thanks to the help of the Foundation. many of them are now self-sufficient.





Jairus and his family has a business of shoes for 30 years and his wife launched the business in the country of Costa Rica. But in Nicaragua found that there was more demand for footwear, so they moved their business here in Nicaragua. He received the Foundation Programme Training of SAD. MEN and is participating in a program called personal mentor in your business that is 2 times per month.She also participated in the credit program. Received 4 credits for investing in your business, currently has Chavarria Family Life improved model, before renting a place to run their business, now has their own place bought with their savings, as it did not have machinery and equipment now has machinery with which he can make any design of footwear customers to order, began with 6 employees and now has 9 people who work, the exports its products to the country of Costa Rica where he has many customers that demand their designs footwear, is currently self-sufficient, income and savings have increased their monthly earnings are about $ 460.00 dollars and savings are $ 365.00 USD One of the things that makes for success is to keep track of your business maintaining a budget, maintain the quality of its design in footwear and footwear according Keeping the needs of their customers.

Stories of Successful Families: Socorro Osejo Family

The Family of Socorro Osejo is composed of herself and her daughter, a girl with some development difficulties. As a single mother living alone in her small house, in the course of her life she has sought ways to survive, since her youth she has dedicated herself to the business of sewing. With the work she performed, she paid for her daughter's food and household expenses. The small business generated revenue of $150 per month, and savings of $20. Noticing that she was not doing as well as she wanted, a friend told her about the programs at the Cause For Hope Foundation, and to contact the office and explain the program, the support training and how to participate in the TAE (Self Employment Workshop) and the MEN (Business Improvement) programs. Place an action plan with the Vision Starting a new business Pulperia with the help of another person who already had business elsewhere that enables him and gave him the necessary tools that would help achieve self-sufficiency. Start the business with few products and customers. Invested money loans Cause For Hope Foundation.  Since then, their lives have completely changed. Mrs. Socorro is a person of success, is now self-sufficient, her revenues have tripled to amounts of $1025 per month and their savings are at $ 60. Until now, her savings she had a little difficulty, since the Banex Bank here in Nicaragua  went to bankruptcy so that their money and saving were lost, opening another banking account. She is teaching other families like these business principles have helped him achieve self-sufficiency.

Stories of Successful Families: Danissa Salinas Family

Danissa Salinas has a small grocery business and is a single mother. She lives alone with her daughter in  Masaya. Before meeting her, we commented that work was dedicated to making crafts with her daughter so that the situation in Nicaragua was difficult. A person who knew about the programs of the Foundation and was an active participant invited her to a short introduction about the Cause for Hope Foundation to publicize their programs. The same person shared the experience she gained as a benefit for participating in programs. The idea of ​​Danissa was to start a small business. She liked the tools because of the hope it provides for self-reliance. So she enrolled in the course of SAD. At the Self-Employment workshop, she learned the tools to start a business. With the help of Cause for Hope she prepared a business plan to receive credit and start her business. In these difficult times when others work to survive and help a child to train teachers did not generate enough to pay expenses for her and her daughter. Now her income is $500 dollars and her savings stays at $75. The growth has been impressive, generating enough to invest in her business and meet her family's expenses. Since the day of her enrollment in the programs of Cause for Hope, her life has changed completely. She is a person who has attained self-sufficiency and is a successful family, has a Savings account that lets her save money to prepare for the future.

Training and Certification

On February 15, 2011,  15 clients were certified who participated in the Training Program (MEN) Business Improvement Office Masaya. Many of them are ready to strengthen your business.