Art&Neuroscience: 250 vulnerable mexican children

To our appreciated GlobalGiving donors,

We are excited to share the second report of "Art&Neuroscience: 250 Mexican Vulnerable Children", highlighting progress made thanks to your generous support. The Arte Pro team is deeply grateful for your trust, which has allowed us to carry out workshops and artistic activities for vulnerable children, making a positive impact on their lives.

We also recognize the exemplary commitment of our volunteer team. Please find below the most significant achievements between July and October 2024, and we invite you to consult the annual reports at https://www.artepro.mx/reports/.

• Weekly workshop program: We expanded our program to include high-quality workshops with professionals in the arts, sciences, technology, and the environment. 
• Growing Collaborators and Consultants: We expanded our network of mental health, psychology, and neuroscience experts to improve our methodology, impact evaluations, and academic partnerships. 
• Expanding the program to new schools: To extend the positive impact of the program, we expanded our activities to new schools. This expansion allows a greater number of children to have access to workshops and activities that promote artistic, cognitive and socio-emotional development. 
• Psychological evaluations: In the area of impact measurement, a socio-demographic survey was conducted to analyze exogenous factors and socio-cultural contexts of the populations. The opinions of the children were also taken into account in order to adapt and replicate the program activities. Recent evaluations of the Arte Pro program show improvements in visual-spatial skills, attention, language, memory and categorization, as well as social skills such as coexistence, cooperation, impulse regulation and self-perception. In addition, we work to improve emotional indicators related to anxiety and depressive behaviors.

July-October 2024 achievements

• 45 children participated in our activities
• 19 workshops held
• 9 visits to art galleries and cultural or natural spaces
• 121 partnerships with companies, collaborators and projects
• 34 volunteers
• 6 fundraising events

We are deeply grateful to share these successes with you and to demonstrate how your generosity has changed the lives of the children who participate in our program. Your support and trust are fundamental to making this a reality. For our part, we reaffirm our commitment to continue working with dedication to empower children through the arts and to promote their cognitive, social and emotional development in meaningful ways.

With gratitude,

The team and all the children of Arte Pro

Links:

• https://www.artepro.mx/es/

To our appreciated GlobalGiving donors,

With great excitement, we share our second report on the project "Art & Neuroscience: 250 Vulnerable Mexican Children" detailing the progress we have achieved thanks to your generous contributions. The internal team at Arte Pro is deeply grateful for the steadfast support we have received for our work. Through your generosity, we have been able to effectively implement our program of artistic workshops for vulnerable children, making a positive impact on the lives of both direct and indirect beneficiaries we care for each day. We also appreciate the dedication of our volunteer team, which has shown profound responsibility to our children.

We would like to share with you some of our most important achievements between February and June 2024 and remind you that our annual reports are available on our website (https://www.artepro.mx/reports/):

• Workshop Program: We expanded our program by offering high-quality workshops led by professionals in art, science, technology, and the environment.
• 10th Anniversary of Arte Pro: To celebrate 10 years of empowering vulnerable children, we hosted over six fundraising events and a party with more than 85 guests, including children, volunteers, and collaborators. The event featured workshops, games, music, dancing, food, and desserts.
• Expansion of Collaborators and Consultants: We have grown our network of specialists in mental health, psychology, and neuroscience, continually enhancing our methodology, impact assessments, and academic partnerships.
• Psychological Assessments: Following initial assessments of the cognitive, social, and emotional states of the children in our program, we developed a series of activities tailored to their needs. Our meticulous session documentation has successfully promoted the socio-cognitive development of the children, focusing particularly on attention, memory, cooperation, and emotional regulation, which are essential for comprehensive and healthy childhood development.

February–June 2024:

• 95 children cared for
• 19 workshops
• 9 visits to art galleries or natural spaces
• 125 alliances with companies, collaborators, and projects
• 58 volunteers
• 7 fundraising events

We are honored to be able to share these achievements with you and demonstrate the impact that your generosity has had on the lives of our beneficiaries. Without your continued support, none of this would be possible. We look forward to your continued support in the future as we continue to work to ensure that all children have access to artistic opportunities that enable them to reach their full potential.

With gratitude,
The team and all the children of Arte Pro

Links:

• https://www.artepro.mx/es/
• https://www.instagram.com/artepro/