Did HOPES–Madad work? And what changed in HOPES-LEB?

HOPES-Madad.org holding numbered ticket

I didn’t work on HOPES–Madad. I met it sideways: friends came home from busy offices with stamped pages and short lists that moved their week forward. Later, after the kids were asleep, I read partner summaries and evaluations so those kitchen-table stories made sense. Here’s the plain version with the numbers people always ask for, plus […]

What HOPES–Madad Was (and why I care)

HOPES-Madad.org writer at desk

I didn’t work on HOPES–Madad. I heard about it the way most good things travel, at kitchen tables and on late buses. Friends came home with stamped pages and a short list that turned noise into a plan. They’d say, “This part helped,” and then show me the scrap of paper that made the week […]