All Hands and Hearts Monthly Update - Mexico (May)

Roof formwork going up at Celso Munoz

MEXICO EARTHQUAKE UPDATE - OAXACA (May 2019)

CURRENT ACTIVITIES For the past four months, All Hands and Hearts has been in Oaxaca, Mexico, working hard to bring resilience to a community shaken by the Central Mexico earthquakes. Here’s what we have underway this month: CELSO MUNOZ PRIMARY SCHOOL ● All columns have now been poured up to the roof level ● Roof formwork is being put in place, held up by a whopping 900 metal props! ● Volunteers are busy tying roof beam rebar ● Plastering is underway in some areas of the school buildings ● Excavation for the drainage is on-going...

JARDIN DE NIÑOS 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE PRESCHOOL ● The floor slab has been poured ● Brick laying is well underway (see photo bottom left), with competitions between teams to help keep up a good pace of work ● Work on the electrical registers has been finished

Progress at Jardin de Niños

Volunteers and local workers hard at work

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Initiated by a volunteer a couple of months back, the community trash pick up is going strong, with the fourth one being held recently in conjunction with Earth Day. Feedback from the local community is that our continued efforts are really having an impact and are influencing community members’ approach to rubbish disposal.

OUR IMPACT

228

STUDENTS IMPACTED

15

CLASSROOMS IN PROGRESS

224

VOLUNTEERS

4,020

VOLUNTEER DAYS

Community members and volunteers make arts and crafts with the students from recycled materials

DISASTER PROFILE The Central Mexico earthquake struck on September 19, 2017. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in the state of Morelos and the greater Mexico City area.

OUR WORK In partnership with Happy Hearts Fund Mexico and with support from donors, partners, and volunteers from around the world, All Hands and Hearts – Smart Response has run an impactful program in Mexico since February 26, 2018. Initially working in the state of Morelos, we are now able to expand our efforts into Oaxaca, where we are working on Celso Munoz Primary School and Jardin de Niños 13 de Septiembre Preschool. Our work on the classrooms, computer room, office, and bathrooms, will give students schools a safe, secure place to go to school everyday.

OUR MISSION To effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. By listening to local people, and deploying a unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, we rebuild safe, resilient schools, homes and other community infrastructure.

OUR MEXICO PARTNERS

5 YEARS IN A ROW! Only 10% of charities have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star ratings. This means All Hands and Hearts outperforms most of the other 1.5 million charities in America in operational and financial efficiency.

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