Community Center for Sex Workers in Mexico

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Summary

Casa Xochiquetzal will serve as a community center for independent sex workers and as housing for elderly sex workers who want to explore alternate forms of income and lead dignified lives. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Elderly sex workers live in appalling conditions on the streets of Mexico City. Independent sex workers have the need to come together to hold seminars, organize reflection groups, and take primary- to high school-classes. Casa Xochiquetzal, a community center in one of the poorest and most marginalized neighborhoods in Mexico City, will give older and independent sex workers the space and opportunity to gain dignity and learn about their human rights.

Activities

Casa Xochiquetzal will offer housing for 63 elderly sex workers and develop income-generating projects, such as handicrafts and cooking. It will offer workshops and classes for sex workers.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $3,284
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $71,716
Total Funding Goal: $75,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Casa Xochiquetzal gives sex workers a place to empower themselves through alternate forms of income-generating activities and education.

Project Message

We, sex workers, want a room of our own. A space that allows us to meet, to find each other and to find ourselves, to learn about our human rights.
- Leader, “Trabajadoras Independientes Emma Goldman” group

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Paula Sanchez Mejorada,
Resource Development Program Assistant
Tamaulipas 66, Planta Alta, Colonia Condesa
Colonia Condesa
Mexico City,
Mexico
52-55-5553-2900
Email:

Project Sponsor

Women's Funding Network

Organization

Semillas
Tamaulipas 66
Col. Condesa
Mexico City, N/A 06140
Mexico
+52 (55) 55 53 01 09
http://www.semillas.org.mx/

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Mexico and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 07, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 30, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Casa Xochiquetzal Update (2008)

By Paula Sanchez Mejorada - Development Jr Officer, August 07, 2008 06:36 PM

Thanks to the generosity of individual and institutional donors, Casa Xochiquetzal (the Community center for Sex Workers in Mexico) has continued to grow over the past months. The spaces (kitchen, dormitories and hall) have been furnished and improved, allowing the women to have adequate spaces to carry out their daily activities.

Today 30 women live in the house, while others come on a periodic basis to participate in workshops and other activities.

Currently, Casa Xochiquetzal provides permanent services, such as:
- Regular medical attention (the house now has a space fitted out as a medical office).
- Psychological attention
- Workshops about human rights & gender violence
- Age-appropriate diets
- Workshops on handicraft production; self-esteem, conflict resolution; and communication skills.

All these achievements have been really important, but the fundraising efforts remain a challenge in order to assure the continuity of these activities. In this regard, the support of individual donors through Global Giving has been an important element for the stability of the project. The following months, the priority will be to continue with the process to register and legally establish the Community Center as a Civil Association, which will be a major step towards its independence and sustainability.


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