Building resilience with communities of Guerrero

by Cooperación Comunitaria A.C.
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero
Building resilience with communities of Guerrero

Project Report | Sep 8, 2026
Safer Roofs for Guerrero's Coast

By Cooperacion Comunitaria | Projecto Leader

Safe roof for Mujeres Creadoras de Suenos.
Safe roof for Mujeres Creadoras de Suenos.

On Guerrero’s Pacific coast, hurricane season (from June to November) poses a particular threat to rural communities, where many homes have vulnerable roofs.

Strong winds can tear these roofs away, leaving families and their belongings exposed.
A stronger roof can make all the difference when a hurricane strikes.

 

What are we doing?
Hurricanes in 2023, 2024, and 2025 left many homes along Guerrero’s coast without roofs. In response to the scale and severity of these events, we began a training process with women, men, and young people in partnership with community groups and local organizations. Together, we are sharing knowledge on how to build and reinforce roofs using local materials, so these skills remain within the communities and can be replicated.

Using straw and clay, local materials, and structural reinforcement, Cooperación Comunitaria and participating communities are building stronger, safer roofs. Every roof rebuilt helps keep a family safe.

Results
Thanks to your donations, we have worked alongside 200 people to rebuild and reinforce six roofs on community-use buildings in Cuajinicuilapa, Ometepec, Malinaltepec, Coyuca de Benitez, and rural Acapulco. These buildings also served as hands-on learning spaces where participants strengthened their knowledge of construction and risk management.

Why are you essential?
With your support, we can continue reinforcing the roofs of 20 more family homes in some of Guerrero’s most vulnerable municipalities.
Your contributions make it possible for us to continue working alongside communities so that more families can be safer when the next hurricane arrives.

What are people saying?
«When the hurricanes came through, our roofs were blown away. But now we have these roofs made with a local material called pajarcilla, a mixture of straw and clay, with reinforced foundations so they can withstand strong winds».

«This project means learning for all of us. For me, it is an opportunity to keep learning, organize as a collective, and make our spaces more dignified».

Thank you for being part of the journey!


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Techos seguros para la Costa de Guerrero

En la Costa de Guerrero, en el Pacífico mexicano, la temporada de huracanes (de junio a noviembre) representa una amenaza, en especial para las comunidades rurales, cuyas viviendas tienen techos precarios

Ante los vientos, estas cubiertas pueden desprenderse dejando expuestas a las familias y a sus pertenencias. 

Un techo resistente puede marcar la diferencia cuando llega un huracán. 

¿Qué estamos haciendo?
Los huracanes de 2023, 2024 y 2025 dejaron muchísimas viviendas de la Costa de Guerrero sin techo. 

Ante la magnitud y gravedad del fenómeno, en colaboración con colectivas y organizaciones locales, decidimos emprender un proceso formativo  con mujeres, hombres y juventudes en la construcción y en el reforzamiento de techos realizados con materiales locales, para que las comunidades sean más resilientes. 

Con paja y arcilla, materiales locales y reforzamientos en las estructuras de los techos, desde Cooperación Comunitaria y el trabajo participativo de las comunidades estamos construyendo techos más resistentes y seguros. Y cada techo que es reconstruido representa una familia a salvo.

Resultados
Gracias a las aportaciones de las personas que nos donan, hemos acompañado a  200 personas en la reconstrucción de  6 techos reforzados de edificios de uso comunitario,  que sirvieron como escuela para generar conocimientos sobre construcción y gestión de riesgos en Ometepec, Malinaltepec, Coyuca de Benitez, and rural Acapulco.

¿Por qué tus donaciones son fundamentales?
Gracias a tus aportaciones podremos continuar con el reforzamiento de techos de 20 viviendas familiares más en los municipios más vulnerables de Guerrero.

Tus aportaciones son muy valiosas y nos permiten seguir trabajando con las comunidades para que más familias estén más seguras cuando llegue el siguiente huracán.

Testimonios
«Cuando pasaron los huracanes, nuestros techos se volaron, pero ahora tenemos estos techos que están hechos con un material local que es la pajarcilla, tienen barro y cimientos reforzados para que puedan resistir».

«Esta propuesta significa aprendizaje para todas. Para mí es una oportunidad para seguir aprendiendo, organizarnos como colectiva y dignificar nuestros espacios».

¡Gracias por ser parte de este proceso!

Home on Guerrero's coast after Hurricane Erick.
Home on Guerrero's coast after Hurricane Erick.
Women and men take part in the reconstruction.
Women and men take part in the reconstruction.
Safe roof for Guerrero's coast.
Safe roof for Guerrero's coast.
The roofs are adapted to the local context.
The roofs are adapted to the local context.
Women's community groups took part in the process.
Women's community groups took part in the process.

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