To be a model for extra-curricular education to indigenous communities in Mexico for children of all ages, using art, music and literacy in a space for learning that inspires creativity and develops critical thinking skills and self-confidence. Enabling children and their families to expand these activities into cooperative businesses for sustainability. Encouraging them to have the vision to create projects that will offer solutions to environmental, health and social justice issues in their own communities. Ojala provides a safe haven where children can gather and be guided without judgment; where their curiosity and creativity can have no limits. This kind of environment stimulates thou... read more To be a model for extra-curricular education to indigenous communities in Mexico for children of all ages, using art, music and literacy in a space for learning that inspires creativity and develops critical thinking skills and self-confidence. Enabling children and their families to expand these activities into cooperative businesses for sustainability. Encouraging them to have the vision to create projects that will offer solutions to environmental, health and social justice issues in their own communities. Ojala provides a safe haven where children can gather and be guided without judgment; where their curiosity and creativity can have no limits. This kind of environment stimulates thought, imagination and the potential to find liberation from poverty, ignorance and oppression, which leads to personal pride, strength of character and the desire to build a cooperative community.
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By Betty Lopez | project helper
Hello Friends, Since our last update the kids in San Miguel Viejo attended a summer Camp in August before returning to school. They enjoyed and benefited from a week long of activities in Crafts,... Read the full report ›By Betty Lopez | Project Leader
Hello Friends, Since our last update, I am happy to report, we achieved our goal of finishing the bathrooms before summer camp held last August! In the eleven years I have been working with this... Read the full report ›By Betty Lopez | project helper
Hello As our supporters know, we are an after school Educational and Arts program. We are in the rural community of San Miguel Viejo, GTO in Central Mexico. Our community only has a Kindergarten... Read the full report ›