Our work in Oaxaca
AMIGOS has been building strong ties with communities and public service organizations in the state of Oaxaca, México, for over 30 years. Volunteers promote community health and nutrition by working with local youth and community members to carry out the following activities:
I. Community Service: Collaborate with community members in the implementation of small-scale community initiatives (e.g. building a community library, repainting a school, or organizing a cultural festival).
II. Extracurricular activities: Facilitate a variety of games and lessons for children and organize community fairs focused on community health topics.
About our Partners
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.
Servicios de Salud de Oaxaca: Providing quality health services, promoting self-care of the individual and the community through rational management, fair and transparent management of resources, with the explicit goal of reducing the high number of the Oaxacan population that does not have health insurance.FURTHER ACTIONS
Involving youth from across the Americas
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