Give school & love to abandoned girls in Mexico

Dear Donors

One of the greatest challenges facing education today worldwide is how we manage electronic devices.

When these tools first appeared, we all saw them as a tremendous opportunity—a window for young children and teenagers to stay current, not only with what happens in their own countries, but in the world. And they are: technology itself is not the problem.

The problem has been the lack of guidance. In many countries, technology has advanced much faster than our ability to create laws, train teachers and prepare parents. The enormous economic interests behind the tech industry have left many families and schools without resources or tools to protect children and adolescents. Devices were given to them without orientation or supervision, and that has created a more serious problem than we anticipated.

From a cognitive development perspective, we are seeing the consequences in many societies: adolescents are losing the ability to analyze, verify and synthesize information. They have access to everything, but they struggle to discern what is valuable and what just fills their minds with noise.

Many responses from governments have been superficial, with mediocre results. What is truly needed is not to ban technology, but to create learning tools that are dynamic, creative, reflective, practical and that genuinely support educational programs.

At Puerta Abierta, what we want is to support our girls in understanding both the benefits and the risks. We work with experts to educate them, but our main focus is on character formation: responsibility, honesty and time management.

We want them to learn to use technology with purpose, not fill their heads with nonsense. We want them to also find joy and entertainment in other things: sports, simple face-to-face games with their peers, meaningful conversations with their tutors. We want our girls to feel accompanied, not watched; respected, not controlled. Our approach is based on mutual trust.

Puerta Abierta remains open to the challenges that lie ahead and committed to preparing our girls to navigate the digital world with wisdom and balance.