MEXICO Save the Children has been implementing programs in 18 of the 32 states of the republic of Mexico starting in 1973. In cooperation with our partners and allies, we strive to protect children and adolescents, eradicate child exploitation and prevent migration of unaccompanied children.We also promote quality education and healthy food habits.
AREAS OF INTERVENTION
OUR WORK Education: we promote access to quality education and prevent drop-outs by working directly with children using pedagogical models, training of teachers and increasing participation of parents. We strengthen the Network for Early Childhood which benefits over 8,000 children aged 0 to 6 years. We also monitor, evaluate and analyze the impact of our projects such as literacy workshops. Health and Nutrition: our work focuses on food workshops and games with pre-school and primary school children. We provide a balanced diet in community canteens and continuous attention for special cases of nutritional risks. We work hand in hand with teachers to raise awareness of nutrition and diet among small children and their families. Protection: our programs allow us to work directly to reduce child pregnancies, erradicate child marriage and exploitation, eliminate school bullying and violence affecting the development and future of children. We strengthen environments of quality education and non-violence through the project “Escuelas Construyendo Paz” and provide psycho-emotional care to children using the Healing through art (HEART) methodology. Prevention and care for unaccompanied migrant children: we strive to prevent migration in communities with negative net migration at the northern and southern borders as well as in the center of Mexico to prevent school drop-outs, enable children to remain in their home communities and improve their living conditions. We also strengthen capacities of the staff of transit shelters who are in contact with children, and install child-friendly spaces to provide support and protection.
2017 OUTREACH 494,000 people; 395,000 children; and 99,000 adults. Outreach by program area:
Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response: On September 7 and 19, 2017, two 8.2 and 7.1° earthquakes struck Oaxaca, Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero and Mexico City. In the following 24 hours, we started our humanitarian response, focusing on 4 areas of intervention: 1.
Protection: we provided first psychological help and set up child-friendly spaces where children and teachers received psycho-emotional support.
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Education: we handed out study kits, campaigned for returning to school and set up temporal classrooms.
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WASH: we distributed hygiene kits, held hygiene workshops and installed water filters in the most affected communities.
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Refuge: we reconstructed infrastructure.
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES Gender equity, resilience, interculturality, and active participation of children and adolescents.
70,000
Protection
Emergencies
9,000
96,000
Child Poverty
Education
129,000
Health and nutrition
BUDGET 9,700,000
TESTIMONIO
Noe Rojas, Educational promoter for 3 years in Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca.
320,000
I started at Save the Children full of motivation because of what the organization does not only in Mexico but around the world. My job is to give workshops to children, but also building Ecotechnics. Being part of this movement has been one of the most satisfying experiences.
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OUR FUNDING NEEDS PREVENTION OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRATION OF CHILDREN
INVESTMENT IN THE FIRST 1000 DAYS
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? JUSTIFICATION
Unaccompanied migration places children and adolescents in a highly vulnerable situation which affects their development as agents of change. The risks children face when migrating include human trafficking, labor and sexual exploitation, drug trafficking, kidnapping, robbery, xenophobia, mutilations and even death.
GOAL To establish and strengthen protection mechanisms vis a vis the risks of migration of children and adolescents in home, transit and destination communities.
IMPACT
Children and adolescents.
JUSTIFICATION Every year, 2.7 million babies die during their first month of life. Almost half of the deaths happen within the first 24 hours of life and 75% within the first week. The 48 hours after birth are the most important moment for the survival of the newborn. During this period, close monitoring of mother and child are necessary to avoid and treat diseases.
GOAL To improve the conditions for survival of Children under the age of 5 through improvements of practices and behaviors in health, vaccination and diet in the rural and urban states of Chiapas, Mexico City, Campeche and Mexico State.
MAIN ACTIVITIES Contribute to improved education, health, protection and livelihoods in home communities, involving communities with negative net migration. Train staff who give care to children to strenghen their skills and knowledge to prevent exploitation, abuse and negligence in home and transit communities. Strengthen capacities of adults in home communities to defend child rights. Train staff which gives care to children in border areas to provide emotional support to migrating children.
AREAS OF INTEREST
PERIOD
Baja California, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla*
5 years
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INVESTMENT US$ 350,000 per year
*In coordination with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
IMPACT 8,400 children 960 adults 600 health personnel and volunteers
MAIN ACTIVITIES Strengthening the state health systems through training of public employees. Increasing the knowledge of pregnant women and those of reproductive age via information campaigns.
AREAS OF INTEREST
PERIOD
Chiapas, Mexico City, Campeche and Mexico State
INVESTMENT
3 years
US$ 270,000
IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN MEXICO GOAL Offer children who live in situations of high social risk in marginal rural zones the opportunity of a better present and future through education.
MAIN ACTIVITIES Support literacy as well as socio-emotional skills, which will increase children’s decision-making capacities both in an educational setting and their external community. Creating awareness among children of the importance of education. Increasing participation of parents starting from spaces for reflection and dialogue.
IMPACT
1,200 children
AREAS OF INTEREST
PERIOD
Historical center of Mexico City
3 years
CONTACT:
mariana.valdes@savethechildren.mx
INVESTMENT US $200,000 per year
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