Youth Venture Mexico (Avancemos)

Help create jobs in Mexico

Summary

Avancemos helps young people to lead a positive social change. We inspire and provide them with the proper tools so they can create and launch their own ventures in benefit of their communities. project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Mexico, 30 percent of the population is under 29; 4 million young people are unemployed or not studying and 1.5 million emigrate every year, looking for better opportunities. Their opinions and their needs are rarely heard. Avancemos provides young people with the opportunity to become changemakers and address themselves the social challenges of their communities. We work with young people from different backgrounds, from rural to urban areas, including indigenous communities.

Activities

Avancemos supports young people in the design of a sustainable action plan of their social change idea. They present it to other social changemakers and receive advises, support and funding to launch their Venture Team.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $626
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $64,374
Total Funding Goal: $65,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

YV is dramatically increasing the proportion of changemakers in the world by effectively reaching youth and providing them the opportunity to see their own potential, develop skills, and be taken seriously, creating an everyone

Project Message

Avancemos has helped me to realize what I’m able to do, how powerful I’m to change what I don’t like and create a better world for everybody.
- José Mora, Beneficiary, Venturer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sagrario Hernandez
Country Director
13
Tula Street
Mexico City, Mexico 06140
Mexico
5252562820
Email:

Project Sponsor

Youth Venture Inc

Organization

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, VA 22209
United States
703-527-8300
http://www.ashoka.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in MexicoMexico and can also be found under EducationEducation.

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 November 11, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 20, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

"Pachamama" is announced as Excellence Winner in Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur

By Tatiana Petrone - Pachamama is the winner¡¡¡¡, July 01, 2009 11:54 AM

Juan Carlos and Maricruz- Leaders of PachamamaMaricruz in the Award Ceremony
Ashoka, the world's community of leading social entrepreneurs, and Staples Foundation for Learning (SFFL), a private foundation created by Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), today announced Pachamama of Tepeolulco, Mexico, as the Excellence Winner of the Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur global competition. The team was honored during a special ceremony that took place today at Youth Venture's National Summit in Boston, Mass. The global competition recognizes youth who are addressing social issues affecting their communities and is part of Ashoka's Youth Venture(R), a global initiative that identifies and fosters young entrepreneurs who are creating positive change.
Juan Carlos Luna Hernandez and Mary Cruz Romero Gudino work with Pachamama, an organization that develops and teaches environmentally friendly alternatives in agriculture. Under the leadership of Juan Carlos and Mary Cruz, Pachamama educates low-income families throughout Tepeolulco, Mexico about optimizing resources to produce organic crops in an environmentally friendly manner. Pachamama developed two interrelating agricultural techniques; Banconejo to produce natural fertilizer from rabbits to enrich the soil, and Tierra Adentro to simplify rainwater recollection for irrigation. They were chosen out of five finalists selected from around the world for their outstanding impact, innovation and potential. As the global excellence winner of the competition, Pachamama will receive a grand prize worth $5,000 to help run their entrepreneurial Venture.

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