In January 2009 Handing Out Hope is heading to Mozambique to make a long lasting difference in the lives of underprivileged youth in the region for years to come. Beacon of Hope is a youth center that takes in a limited number of youth per year and provides each with clothing, food, shelter and tuition fees as long as they maintain a modest grade point average. The ultimate goal is to enable the youth through education to make better lives for themselves and their families. Recently, due to a slowing in foreign donations, the center has been unable to enroll as many youth as it would like to. After my visit to Beacon of Hope, I realized that the youth have an extensive knowledge of how agricultural and livestock function within their community. I figured than instead of relying on foreign donations monthly, in hopes to remain open, the youth should have a project that generates the necessary income needed to cover their monthly expenses. After a closer look into agricultural and livestock needs within the community, Handing Out Hope penned a project. Handing Out Hope will be purchasing livestock (goats, cows, chickens, pigs, etc.) and the equipment/ tools needed to house these animals. The goal is for the youth to raise, breed and sell the animals and their production back to the community. The revenue made will go to cover the above mentioned expenses for these youth and to reinvest additional profi ts into creating their own agricultural project, in which they would purchase seed and tools to harvest crops. Revenue earned from the sale of the vegetables and fruits would open the door for the center to bring in more youth into the program. Handing Out Hope will plant a seed in the lives of youth living in Mozambique in January 2009 and we couldn’t have done it without you; our donors. Thank you for believing in the vision of Handing Out Hope. With your help we will continue to create possibilities, help communities and touch lives with hands of hope.