Ethical Is The New Black

June 15, 2017Lori Connell

At Mi Esperanza our women have sustainable, fair wage work…. and it’s changing lives.

Standing For Women

May 16, 2017Lori Connell

For a long time I was ignorant to the issues that women around the world face regarding equality and opportunity.

Looking Back

May 08, 2017Lori Connell

Fifteen years seemed like a life time when I was fifteen. I remember my grandparents talking about how fast time passed. Time didn’t feel fast to me. 

Social enterprise, part of our mission for women..here's why.

April 03, 2017Lori Connell

I had my first baby last March, and in the past year I’ve learned more about motherhood than I thought possible. I’m more convinced than ever that there’s a special strength women possess inside of them…a strength that is both nurturing and powerful; a strength the world needs more of....

Focus on Change.....Allie Berry/Guest Blogger

March 09, 2017Lori Connell

 "I felt immediately at home at Mi Esperanza and related deeply with their mission and the work they do." 

The Heart of the Matter

February 21, 2017Lori Connell

 Escarleth belongs here.  She is welcomed and accepted.

It's Who We Are

February 02, 2017Lori Connell

I believe God has many great opportunities waiting for us - the family of Mi Esperanza in 2017. We are celebrating our fifteenth year of empowering women by providing educational opportunities they would not have had access to. Changing their lives, our lives and the future generations of the women of Honduras.  

In Her Own Words-Lori Connell

January 17, 2017Lori Connell

In 2017 Mi Esperanza will celebrate it's 15th birthday, and it has been quite a road we have traveled to get to where we are today.

Speak Up-Give them a voice

November 21, 2016Lori Connell

My heart is full of gratitude in this season for all the successes Mi Esperanza has experienced as lives continue to be changed. 

Purpose, A beginning

October 20, 2016Lori Connell

I loved what I was doing.  I am driven to create.  And yet, somehow it seemed a little hollow. 

In Her Own Words-Christa Smith

September 30, 2016Lori Connell

 "I had no idea that my world would change forever in that one moment.  It only took one glance, one glimpse and I saw something I had not seen before."

In Her Own Words-Kea Hampton

August 17, 2016Lori Connell

To say that women are second-class citizens in the country of Honduras is an under statement. 

Jewelry 101

July 18, 2016Lori Connell

Last week we held a graduation for our core group of jewelry artisans......

In His Own Words- Jeremy Phelps

July 05, 2016Lori Connell

"I can’t help but think how lucky I am to be a part of such a great organization whose main goal is to improve the lives of women in need. "

In Her Own Words-EA Lepine

June 02, 2016Lori Connell

"I've always been grateful for what education and employment have done for the women, but having had my own baby in March this work now means infinitely more."

Our Summer Message

May 17, 2016Lori Connell

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”  Desmond Tutu

In Her Own Words-Amy Cashio

April 29, 2016Lori Connell

I support Mi Esperanza because I know that my investment in this organization will generate returns for many years.  There is a well-known saying, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”  This is what Mi Esperanza is all about, and I love to be able to support the education of many women in Honduras.

Design With Women In Mind

March 17, 2016Lori Connell

We are not just another pretty bag or beautiful pieces of jewelry..we are evaluating women and changing the world! 

In Her Own Words-Jessica Schroer

March 04, 2016Lori Connell

A few years ago, I was reflecting on everything I had been doing in Honduras and was thinking, there has be a bigger purpose for me....

Love Means Life

February 15, 2016Lori Connell

I have seen love in Honduras.

When working in a developing country like Honduras, you see love in different ways than you would expect.