Support 50 trainees on Social Development Projects

DF Node

Mexico City has been selected as the first site for our Network Model, which means that we will open our first node there. After one year of focusing our resources to feed the Tlalaná Network, with the help of the local government, interested individuals and groups we are starting to operate it. Here’s some of the work we are doing with these collectives:

Santa María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc, DF

Enchúlame la Bici is now moving to a new shop, the new place is bigger and better suited to fit the needs of the collective which is now expanding their operation to fit more people and have more capabilities for fixing and making bikes. The collective is using this opportunity to improve their managing skills and instate a system for running the shop and the community project. Things are moving and this collective is well in the way of becoming a full operation that allows young people with self-employment, life-skills and life-project.

San Mateo Tlaltenango, Cuajimalpa, DF

Canto que Florece (another program from Adeco A.C.) and Tlalaná are joining forces with El Chante de Todos. We are together developing our models collaborating in this effort. In the meantime El Chante keeps their usual activities with their community which include danzón classes, movie projections and participation in their town’s celebrations recovering their history, organizing activities and planning events. We will soon have more exciting news about them.

Coyoacán

We are starting to work in the Pedregal de Carrasco, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Ajusco, Copilco el Alto, Pedregal de Santa Úrsula and Pedregal de Santo Domingo neighborhoods. These are some of Mexico City’s poorest communities, where young people are usually left to fend for themselves. It is up to them to continue studying or to find a job, whichever will take them and usually for minimal wages, being the lack of opportunities the constant. It is in this hostile environment that they are also coping with the challenges of finding themselves stability and a life project. It is not surprising that the area is teeming with young people on the streets. We are very excited to begin working in this area. We will be keeping you updated on our work and the results we achieve.

Tlalaná Facilitators workshop 2014: “Community Development Methodology”

For the fourth consecutive year we organized our Facilitator Workshop. This year we had 10 participants with different aspirations and expectations, all of which nurtured the space and made it unique, resulting in a very rich and educational experience for everyone. The result was that our team has 8 new members that are beginning to work on their skills as facilitators, they will soon be ready to take on new collective projects, we will be working hard these coming months to achieve this goal.