Provide Help for Children and Teenagers in Mexico

The core of this Club revolves around four main topics: Education, Arts, Sports and Human development, all of which combine to create a program aiming at forming better and successful human beings within a community with high levels of poverty and poor familiar support. These children are not homeless, but they are in need of support during after-school hours because most of the time one or both parents are absent because of long working hours, otherwise they are extremely vulnerable to such risks as delinquency, gang-related violence, drug use, prostitution, teen pregnancy and school dropout.

This last problem has been identified as one of the most important issues to fight, since studies such as the one conducted by Louis Harris & Associates in the United States came up with an overview where as many as 73% of Club members questioned identified academic tutoring as the most valuable benefit they obtained from their Club. In Mexico, a country where 6.5% of the population cannot read nor write (and an even higher percentage faces functional illiteracy), Education can be signaled as the utmost essential field on which to invest.

Our accomplishments

With over 800 enrolled members to this day, the Club is constantly researching about new programs that can help both members and staff achieve the Club´s mission of changing these kids´ lives, and some of the accomplishments so far are:

In Education
Living in a community where most citizens hardly attend past elementary school can be difficult, but aiding these kids with their school homework is not only a matter of bringing their grades up, we´re talking about helping young boys and girls become the men and women that will compete for better jobs tomorrow, and who will become active members of the society, thus increasing the potential growth of the local economy.

In Sports:
Having some of our members improving their self-esteem and physical condition practicing sports may be positive, but having them succeeding in local handball, basketball and soccer tournaments is even better!
We understand the role sports play in helping kids improve their health and sense of being part of a team, so Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon can offer them a selection of basketball, volleyball, handball, Olympic an rhythmic gymnastics, martial arts, box and many more.

In Arts:
We have witnessed how even the most introverted teenager can express the widest range of emotions trough art. At the Club they can practice painting, dance, photography, music, arts and crafts and we can see the results of such cultural immersion in projects like “La Pintureria” or “Walls speak telling stories”, where they can paint not only on a canvas but on the walls of their very own streets, a project that has received recognition by the municipal government and CONARTE and CONACULTA arts councils.

In Human Development
Projects like “Cleaning your way” and “Care of water” help kids gain conscience of both their role as responsible member of the community and the positive impact that caring about the environment has on their lives, but a solid development program wouldn´t be complete without facing issues like drug use prevention and sexuality awareness for teens of ages between 12 and 16. Through workshops and personal counseling, the Club can help kids develop leadership skills, learn about moral values and above all finding and improving themselves as better human beings.

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683 girls, boys, adolescents and young people entered the program of the Boys and Girls Club of Nuevo León.

80% of children who have entered the project have presented academic deficiency. In the Club, they recieved personalized tutoring in Spanish and mathematics where 98% of them increased their academic grades.

From 126 teens and youth that participated in the counseling project for admission exams for High School, 93% passed the exam and choose their best option.

83% children who were empowered about their Rights, now participate as promoters and disseminators of them in the programs: “The Values of Transparency” with CTAINL; Girls and Boys Promoters of Human Rights, CEDHNL; Teenagers Promoters of Human Rights and the Culture of Legality “United Building Our Future” with CEDHNL; Culture of Legality in Let's Do It Well; State Network of Broadcasters, with DIF NL and OPINNA; Tell me how they treat you with SIPINNA.

100% of children who participate in the sports project, acquired sports skills and abilities for a better physical performance, 98% of them shows that they practice sports in their free time, making it a habit for their daily lives.

9 out of 10 children and teens who showed learning problems, achieved a substantive identity when they learn. After the intervention, they design and apply strategies through the arts, developing skills and abilities for their daily life within a space appropriate to their needs.

100% of children who participated in the program improved their nutritional quality through foods rich in macro nutrients, created habits and behavioral norms in the dining room, managing to adapt to daily responsibilities inside and outside their homes.

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Problems addressed: High percentage of school dropouts, lack of study skills for professional training, high percentage of teen pregnancies, high rates of violence and access to toxic substances.

Restored Human Rights:

Right to: development, identity, substantive equality, not to be discriminated, to live in conditions of wellbeing and healthy-integral development, living free of violence and personal integrity, inclusion, quality education, rest and recreation, freedom of conviction, freedom of expression, participation, association and assembly, privacy and access to information and communication technologies.    

Sustainable development goals:

3         HEALTH AND WELLBEING

4          QUALITY EDUCATION

5          GENDER EQUALITY

10        INEQUALITY REDUCTION

16        PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

17        ALLIANCES TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS

Programs:

Academic advising, Life project, Sports, Human development, Nutrition, Prevention of addictions and healthy life, 3D modeling workshop.

Results:

100% improve their academic performance through the development of study skills and abilities.

100% of adolescents and youth who attend the Club do not consume toxic substances.

 With this project and the extension of the range age, we were able to recover 134 teenagers and youth.

Others workshops throughout strategic alliances:

·       Nutrition (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       Habits of life (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       First aid (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       Motivation (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       Sexual Responsibility (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       Violence prevention (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

·       Self-esteem (“Instituto Estatal de la Juventud INJUVE”)

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We kept promoting actions that contribute to make our Country, State and specifically the municipalities of Escobedo and El Carmen, Nuevo León, safer places. Also, to make them reach higher development levels with the implementation of our programs of Tutoring, Art, Sports and Human Development. These are offered to children and youth in situation of homelessness or in risk of returning to a life on the streets.

EDUCATION

Programs:

Active readers, Mathematics, Spanish, Computer classes, Spelling and Workshops: Reading, Movie maker, Games, Storytelling, Fun experiments, Robotics, Reading-writing, Counseling for high school studies.

Some Results:

The percentage of total desertion of NNAJ that attend the Club is 1%.

SPORTS

Programs:

Soccer, Basketball, Handball, Athletics, Volleyball, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Judo, Gymnastics, Workshops: Table tennis, Baseball, Tennis, Athletics, Alternative sports, Motor games and Imua limalama.

Some Results:

Vivian Anahí Martínez López, a 12 years old girl, was recognized by the Municipality of San Nicolás as "The Best Athlete of the year 2018”. 

ARTS

Programs:

Painting, Crafts, Music, Dance, Orchestra, Object art, Abstract art, Origami, Flexible plasticine, Strings, Singing, Modern dance, Violin and viola, Dance therapy, as well as workshops of: Serigraphy, Masks, Photography, Sewing, Quilling, Iris folding and "the magic of art".

Some Results:

The 100% of NNAJ who participated in the arts project, discovered they have the right to express their freedom and their feelings through art. As a result, they restored their self concept, self-esteem, community identity and the ability to solve conflicts.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Programs:

Values and rights, Playroom, Emotional intelligence, ‘Cleaning your way’, Feeling and thinking, My essence, Club Toy, Building my life, Diffusion leaders, Strengthening families, and workshops: Culture of legality, Circus ‘let's do it right’, Cartoon land, Social skills, Games and toys of the world, My Garden, Super heroes, Recycling, Lego, Decorators and Piñata-making.

Some Results:

Parents received training in human rights. This was suggested by the NNAJ who attend the Club every day.

100% of NNAJ worked on their social skills, allowing them to develop empathy, work as a team, improve their behavior at home, at school and at the Club.

Links:

• Annual Report 2019

Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon is a nonprofit care center for children and youth ages 6 to 18 years who are at a risk situation for not having parents supervision during after school hours.

The Club function is a space to promote positive and constructive ways of living and social interaction through its four programs arts, sports, academic reinforcement and human development

Principal Results

Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon was semifinalist in the Systematization, Strengthening and Dissemination of Good Practices for the Social Prevention of Violence and Crime competition, as part of the national program to prevent social violence and crime, hosted by the the Mexican Government, and the United States Agency International Development.

As part of tha Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon stategy by falling on the sustaintable development objectives(2030 Agenda), the projects were aligned during 2017 and the following outcome was obtained.

Goal 2.1 and 2.2- End hunger and malnutrition forms

Through the food program it has been possible to daily provide foods rich in protein and fiber, and through the workshops of healthy eating, children, youths and their parents were trained.

Goal 3.5 and 3.7 Use and prevention of addictive substances, sex information and education

The Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon preventive model includes street risks among which: use of addictive substance and early pregnancies in girls and teenagers. Cuurently, the percentage of pregnant girls and teenagers and addictive substances consumption among our members is less than 1%

Goal 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 Inclusive, equitable, and quality education and promote learning opportunities during lifetime for everyone.

Through the programs offered in the Club (Arts, Sports, Human Development and Education) we prepare young people to continue their technical and college studies; in the 2017 we modified an exclusive space for academic mentoring and a professional guidance coach.

100% of children and youths who attend the Club, continue their elementary and junior high studies and 95% in High School.

100% of the children and youths who attend the Club are literate and each year we teach Math and Spanish programs where 93% increase their average.

The Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo León is a classroom for INEA (National Institute for Adult Education).

Goal 5.1, 5.5 and 5b- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

From the start of operations of the Club (2012) to date, the Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo León programs, especially those in Human Development area, have been focused on empowering both girls and boys, we work:

Self esteem

Knowledge and strengthening of universal values

Knowledge of their rights and obligations

Settlement of disputes

Proper handling of social networks

Feelings and emotions

Sensitization of problems in their environment

Crime prevention and domestic violence

Academic improvement

How to have healthier life

Sports

Development of a life plan

Goal 16.1, 16.2, 16.5 and 16.6 Reduction of violence, end child abuse, reducing corruption and bribery, transparent institutions.

All children and youths attending the Club are aware, know their rights, and enforce them.

The program is also enriched with workshops to prevent violence, self-esteem to create resistance to violence, values, cyber crimes, prevention of bullyng.

The Club de Niños y Niñas de Nuevo Leon has a permanent program called “Let´s do it right” focused on the “Culture of Legality”, where the member receive information about the corruption that exists in all spheres of their life, looking to become exemplary citizens.

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