Desarrollo Integral de la Familia
Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) is a government program that serves mothers and children under five. DIF’s principal mission is to promote the comprehensive development of families and communities and to combat the causes and effects of vulnerability. DIF’s national presence and its focus on partnerships with public and private organizations have allowed AMIGOS to work with DIF for many years. DIF focuses on marginalized and vulnerable populations, and has social assistance, food, family, and community programs. Volunteers will be helping to coordinate DIF’s programs in host communities.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Secretaría de Educación de Guanajuato
This government agency is responsible for public education programs. AMIGOS Volunteers work in local primary schools and projects are coordinated with representatives of the Secretaría. The teachers and principals that collaborate with Volunteers are employed by the Secretaría de Educación de Guanajuato, making this agency an important partner.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Secretaría de Salud de Guanajuato
La Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Guanajuato is a government agency that provides health services in the state of Guanajuato. It manages the public health programs and health centers in communities, while also leading ongoing community health campaigns to educate the population. Volunteers will be partnering with this agency in promoting health education in their host communities.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Secretaria de Salud de Michoacán
The mission of this Secretary of Health is to contribute to a humane, just, inclusive and sustainable development, by promoting health as a shared social objective and universal access to high-quality, total health services that satisfy the needs and respond to the expectations of the population of Michoacán. This agency runs health clinics and health education projects in all the communities in which AMIGOS is present. Volunteers will collaborate with the Secretary of Health to increase awareness about health and the environment in youth.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Puente a la Salud Comunitaria
Puente a la Salud Comunitaria is a non-governmental agency that seeks to empower the people of rural Oaxaca to improve their own health without extensive reliance on outside agencies. Their programs focus on sustainability through the promotion, planting, and consumption of amaranth facilitating an environment in which the communities are able to better their own health. Amaranth is a grain native to Oaxaca that contains high protein, calcium and folic acid, grows inexpensively and easily, and can be incorporated into many typical local dishes.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Un Kilo de Ayuda
Un Kilo de Ayuda is a non-governmental organization that works with families living in poverty to promote self-sufficiency. They are dedicated to reducing the level of malnutrition in Oaxaca. They do this through the promotion of nutrition and health education, creating opportunities for these families to develop on social, economic, intellectual, and physical levels. They also provide nutritional support through food packets and vitamin and mineral supplements.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Centro de Tecnología del Instituto Estatal de Educación Publica de Oaxaca (IEEPO)
The technology Center is the branch of IEEPO that works to better technological understanding among Oaxaca students. IEEPO has over 400 communities with CCDs (Centros Comunitarios Digitales), technology labs with internet access, throughout Oaxaca. They partner with UNETE (Unión Nacional de Empresarios para la Tecnología en Educación), which provides them with the necessary equipment to donate computers and software to primary and secondary schools. IEEPO also provides computer and internet classes to community members where their centers are located.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
