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  • Horizon alumni learn to fly drones.

    Horizon alumni learn to fly drones.

    Being a flying superhero is a dream for many children – but for two Horizon alumni, it’s becoming a reality thanks to our partnership with Narma.   Narma is a […]

  • Scholarships promote educational equity.

    Scholarships promote educational equity.

    In Latin America, an education can be the difference between living in poverty and escaping it. A bilingual, private education is even more advantageous — but it’s out of reach […]

  • Horizon alumni-status doesn’t just mark the past. It defines the future.

    Horizon alumni-status doesn’t just mark the past. It defines the future.

    To be within the Horizon Empowers family is to be on the human journey of rescue, restoration and empowerment. Though many may be in different stages of the journey, we […]

  • Back-to-school: meet Ms. Vania Hernandez!

    Back-to-school: meet Ms. Vania Hernandez!

    Back-to-school time is here! Children once again fill the halls and classrooms at our school in Honduras, Academia La Providencia (ALP). There’s a buzz in the air and laughter in […]

  • Children’s rights and digital inequalities in Africa

    Children’s rights and digital inequalities in Africa

    Advocating for children’s rights is often a space occupied by adults. Those with greater spheres of influence have a responsibility to steward them well — in the case of adults, […]

  • Aspiring engineers pave a path of sustainability.

    Aspiring engineers pave a path of sustainability.

    This year on International Youth Day, we’re joining with the United Nations and many other organizations to celebrate the power of youth in our world! As people who work to empower […]

  • Emmanuel’s Story

    Emmanuel’s Story

    After the disappearance of his mother and death of his father, Emmanual and his six siblings were raised by their elderly grandmother. She could not adequately provide for them, and […]

  • FROM LOST TO FOUND: GRACE’S STORY

    FROM LOST TO FOUND: GRACE’S STORY

    The sugarcane fields seemed like the perfect place to disappear – or so Grace hoped. She ran through the rows of canes, which arched high above her head and blocked […]

  • TEMPORARY CAREGIVERS OFFER STABILITY IN A WORLD OF CHANGE — EVEN WHEN IT HURTS.

    TEMPORARY CAREGIVERS OFFER STABILITY IN A WORLD OF CHANGE — EVEN WHEN IT HURTS.

    This is the story of one couple’s journey and one child’s need coming together. It’s a story of the pain, beauty, and importance of temporary care.   Isai and Rosita […]

  • PURSUING LIFE AFTER ABUSE

    PURSUING LIFE AFTER ABUSE

    Let me tell you a story of empowerment. It doesn’t begin that way, though – stories like these rarely do. This story begins on a bus travelling through chaotic city […]