Earthquake Recovery for Chiapas & Oaxaca, Mexico

Two years have passed since the two earthquakes that shook Mexico in September. From ONG Impacto,the process of recovery and rehabilitation of spaces has been continuous. In this second stage the number of social actors and beneficiaries increased. 

Besides, It was possible to have incidence in other places such as the state of Puebla. The general objective of ONG Impacto has been to collect, manage, generate and bring resources to groupsor organizations affected by the 2017 earthquakes.All this would not have been possible without the generosity of each one of the donors, to whom we want to thank today.

During this last period, the affected groups were monitored: Cooperativa Mujeres Sembrando la Vida in Zinacantán, Cooperativa Tzeltal-Tzotzil in Pantelhó, Producers Mol Mentes in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Human Rights Center Digna Ochoa in Tonalá and Pijijiapan, Impacto en Colectivo México AC in Puebla and Café Museo Café in San Cristóbal de las Casas. 

The reconstruction process created alliances, strengthened the social fabric of each community and sought the common good and improved quality of life with the reconstruction of adequate installations to live and continue the work and production processes. In total, 5,994 people has beenbenefit directly.

The interest and willingness of the different groups has been very important. The power to work as a team among parents, school principals, and other social actors that agreed and were committed to the process. 

On behalf of all the communities and people benefited so far, we want to thank you again for your great generosity and support. We wishes you, your family and friends a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Team

NGO Impacto.

Links:

• Link: Global Giving 2019 earthquake report. Zinacantan, Chiapas.
• http://impacto.org.mx

One of the biggest problems in our country is the lack of adequate academic training. Several of the states of Mexico suffer from an important educational lag, including the Chiapas entity. Therefore, there must be spaces such as the Yo’onik educational center, a project carried out by the Women Sowing Life cooperative.

The Yo’onik educational center is of vital importance to the Zinacantán community since they have been in charge of giving educational follow-up to children in the community for years. Implementing a diversity of workshops with the following themes: accompaniment in mathematics, reading, and writing, environmental education, psychology, English. All these workshops are also focused on teaching the customs and traditions of the community. Since 2010, we have worked for the benefit of infants, creating a safe, fun and reliable place for Zinacantán children to have optimal and integral support in their educational development.

However, the educational center space is in disuse due to the earthquake of September 7. The structure is damaged and the spaces to receive classes are not in an optimal state. Due to this situation, impact NGOs and Women sowing life joined forces to rehabilitate this educational center. The importance of this reconstruction work lies in the possibility of generating safe spaces so that the children of the Zinacantán community have access to basic and integral education. Thanks to your donations, we can impact the lives of hundreds of girls and boys.

Team NGO Impacto.

Links:

• http://impacto.org.mx
• Reconstruction of the Yoonik school