Education & Health for 250 children in Tultitlan

During this period, the Amextra staff in Tultitlán continued providing tutoring in subjects such as mathematics and Spanish to children in the communities Sierra de Guadalupe, El Cerrito, y El Basurero. These classes, both for children that attend public school and those whose only school is Amextra, allow children to feel confident in their abilities to learn. Children are excited to come to Amextra and recieve special attention they often do not recieve anywhere else, due to overcrowded classrooms at school and parents who are absent due to having to work.  

In addition to traditional school topics, workshops were held on Amextra´s "Formation of values for nonviolence" model, both at the Amextra Community Center and at local schools. This month, Amextra staff shared the workship with teachers and parents of children at Justo Sierra Elementary School and the José Vasconcelos kindergarten. This way, the teachers can replicate the non-violence education in their classrooms and parents are also familiar with what their kids are learning. Teaching teachers is a win-win situation! 

Also during the first trimester of 2019 work has continued in the area of health and backyard gardens, where the community is encouraged to eat healthy and parents and children learn to plant vegetables and fruit trees. In addition, the activities in the community nutrition programs have continued, taking weight and height to the children of Tultitlán and monitoring them periodically to record their progress.

Finally, we´re preparing for our 2019 Mini Olympics event which will take place on April 27, 2019. This year the event will be even more special as we have spent the last year with a special focus on holistic health, and physical activitiy is an important part! Follow along with photos from the event on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/AmextraOficial and Instagram www.instagram.com/AmextraMex. Thank you, as always, for caring about the women, men and children in Tultitlán! 

This past Friday, January 11, 2019, kids from the Sierra de Guadalupe, El Cerrito, and El Basurero communities excitedly arrived at the Amextra Community Center in Tultitlán to see what the Three Kings brought. 

Thanks to a collaboration with the technology company Cisco, 40 kids´ wish for new books or toys come true.  In December, the children wrote their letters to the Three Kings (Cisco employees), who then worked their magic to make the children’s´ wishes become a reality.  Some of the volunteers this day from Cisco were already familiar with Tultitlán, having participated in the day of playground repairs and painting back in September of last year.  We love that Mexico City Cisco employees are building relationships in Tultitlán! 

As the children bring home their new dolls and dinosaurs, we hope they smile remembering not only the gift, but the experience of sharing bread and time with peers and adults that care about them.  

From September to December, we worked with 48 children in tutoring and classes to bring kids up to grade level, English classes, Saturday math classes and computer literacy workshops. 42 children have worked with our psychologist through group and individual sessions, and are receiving the accompaniment they need.  

During events such as the Three Kings Day gift delivery, we remind parents and children of the health and education services provided by Amextra in Tultitlán.  Thorough these events we hope to strengthen the community fabric and unite the community in celebration of some of its youngest members.  We are so appreciative to the Cisco volunteers who helped make this event a reality, and to all those who support Tultitlán all year so we can provide health and education services. We can´t wait to accompany Tultitlán in 2019 during its process of holistic transformation!