Every $1 of your gift ships $65 in aid.

Hope of Life has been incredibly fortunate to receive hundred of pallets of Gift-in-kind (GIK) donations each year. Gifts-in-kind are donated goods that allow us to expand our impact: things like children’s toys, diapers, clothing, medical supplies, office equipment, and food subsidy. Every month, we send multiple shipping containers full of aid down to Guatemala: this means we can serve more people at lower cost.

Items we regularly ship from the USA down to Guatemala include vital, lifesaving supplies like:

  • Antibiotics to stop infection
  • Medicines to eliminate life-threatening parasites
  • Surgical tools enabling doctors to save lives
  • Crutches, wheelchairs, and prosthetics to give people back their mobility
  • Blankets and hospital linens
  • Equipment, supplies and medicines to relieve pain and save lives

We leverage these donations to support local and national infrastructure – including all 47 national public hospitals in Guatemala and all national emergency response teams! We also pay it forward to support more than 308 community partnerships: improving schools, homes, churches, and supporting families. Please consider a donation to this Life Saving program.

Today, a container bursting with vital, donated aid and supplies is sitting in our warehouse ready to ship to Guatemala and Save Lives.

We only need the funds to ship it.

Because every item in the container is donated by corporations, friends and partners, Hope of Life can ship $65 worth of supplies for every $1 you sendmeaning every gift multiplies by 65!

“After twenty years sending ocean-freight containers I can say that I have never experienced a mission that is willing to actually do more than they promise. What a delightful surprise. Hope of Life’s work breaks your heart.”

-Jeanie Kellet, METAD