Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots: Class Act
Oaxaca’s history and diverse cultures make it an extremely popular place in Mexico for outsiders to visit. Yet not all visitors are aware that 77% of the 3 million people who live there live in poverty. Many of the children sell trinkets or shine shoes for tourists to support their families.
Based in Arkansas, Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots, it works with families to provide meals and medical care to the children most in need. At its inception, the organization focused on the Triquis community, one of the poorest indigenous groups in the country. It now works with all children based o need. It also works with its sister organization, el Centro de Esperanza Infantil, which works with children to seek education. Check this organization’s work – they are always seeking volunteers – and sign up for their Facebook or YouTube.
Source: http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com
Category: Class Act, Food Politics
Oaxaca also has one of the largest emigration rates. To save Oaxaca’s future we need to save its children. Thanks for sharing!
It is outrageous that this level of poverty exists so close to home…so sad.
o poor kids…that instrument is bigger than he…
77%?! That’s shameful. I get frustrated with governments that allow these kinds of statistics to persist and worsen, while lining their own pockets and relying on NGOs to clean up their mess. And it’s always the kids who suffer most.
I have to tell you – the extreme unbalance in the distribution of wealth around the world is staggering and makes what happened in Wall Street a few years ago, even more vulgar! 77% eat nothing while others eat in gold plated dinnerware. What a world we live in!
chow:) Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
I love the initiatives that you make us aware of. Thanks for opening our eyes to yet another way to help our world.
I love these snippets of information you give about groups all over the world working to help others. This looks like a great initiative. It’s easy to forget about the poverty in other countries when visiting as a tourist.
Julia
It’s very sad. I hope things get better because 77% of 3 million – that’s just unbelievable. I’m thankful for these organizations as well as people like you who spread the information.
Corrections for your information above. We are based in Benton Arkansas. The majority of the children seved are no longer Triqui as at the inception of the program, all children are accepted based on need. Anyone interested in our program, we encourage you to visit our site, where you will find links for our Facebook, YouTube channel and a sign up form for our e-newsletter. Please sign up and follow our work. Thanks to this site for helping spread the word.
Thank you so much!! Our apologies for the misinformation – I had read a
piece that had your office in AZ – we’ll make sure to update the
information.
Thanks for all your work!
Its important to note our sole purpose is to help the poorest children get an education and break the cycle of poverty. Please visit our site and follow our Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and our e-newsletter. You can help! Thanks
Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots