Fight malnutrition in Oaxaca!!

During the pandemic, toxic stress has increased among families as a result of the loss of jobs, economic income, school closings and the lack of resources to be able to meet the basic needs of the family. Children are shown to have greater insecurities and fears, it is the population that is not listened to during confinement, since adults often do not interact with them to know what they feel and validate their emotions. Before this problem, we saw the need to provide support to families to help them regulate their emotions and thus reduce violence at home, for which the work team was trained with the Program to Learn about Emotional Regulation and Conscious Eating , with the purpose of obtaining tools to accompany families to improve their coexistence, starting first with personal well-being. The workshop was also given to mothers and their children, they learned to recognize and validate their emotions, as one mother testifies:
"... Like all human beings, as a mother I have my own history, my childhood memories and those events that marked my life, and this was part of learning, acceptance and commitment, discovering, accepting and moving forward by building myself to Through what my history allowed me to grow, without that I would not be me and they would not be where I am now ... "
Mothers, children, families, need to be accompanied to live the circumstances. Mothers love their children, but abuse is present in their education as a way to correct behavior, and they are not aware of the damage it can cause to their children. The workshop allowed them to look at another perspective of education, from love, respect and care, especially from the heart.

The month of March marked a year since the national day of healthy distance was declared due to the COVID 19 pandemic, leaving more than 945,000 basic-level students without classes. At Crecemos DIJO we have been hand in hand with families to help them mitigate the adverse impacts that the pandemic has brought to their lives such as job losses, economic crisis and stress due to confinement. To date, many families have experienced COVID-19 infection and others have lost family members. Exposure to stress has also increased rates of domestic violence. Against this background, Crecemos DIJO has remained as a support for families, providing nutritious food, academic support and support for recreational activities, which has significantly reduced stress. Fortunately, in Oaxaca the epidemiological traffic light is yellow, which means that activities can be carried out with a healthy distance, so we have restarted the sports classes for soccer and basketball. Laughter and voices of children who come to practice sports can already be heard at the María de Guadalupe Community Center. On-site activities have been resumed with strict hygiene and safety protocols. Going back to school has allowed the children to reduce stress and exercise, as 7-year-old Ximena tells us:

“… I already wanted to go back to my soccer classes because I missed my friends, I really like to play, sweat, laugh, I already wanted to see my teacher. My mom works so we stay alone all day with my little brothers, and she bored me. Now I am happy because in my classes we do fun activities ... "

Crecemos-DIJO remains thanks to your generous help. Children need us today more than ever. Confinement is not experienced the same in all homes, each one has special circumstances and special needs. For children who live in adverse contexts, a soccer class, a nutritious food, a person who is interested in their life, can be the difference.