As of Friday, October 17, 2014, we are proud to announce the addition of 14 new Promotoras (Community Health Workers)! This brings the number of people we currently serve in rural Mexico to over 100,000! We now have 261 Promotores in various parts of Central Mexico! We could not have done it without our world-class training partner, the Community Medicine Program at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. More to come very soon…
Upon completion of this project launch in the Municipio of Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco, Tia will be serving over 100,000 people in rural Central Mexico. Our founder, Laura Libman is in Guadalajara now, searching for some last minute items for the medical kits before heading out to field to join the brigade of doctors from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara’s Community Medicine Program.
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Yesterday, Tia’s founder met with Huichol leader, Mateo, who explained the great need for healthcare at their hard to reach communities in the far northern reaches of Jalisco. Much of the year, the roads are impassible by vehicle and it often takes 18 hours or more to reach their villages when the roads are clear. We are considering flying a small brigade to reach these communities, but of course, that will increase the cost of our project implementation. Tens of thousands of Indigenous Huicholes, including little Delia (pictured above) live in villages scattered throughout the area.
These beautiful bracelets will soon be available for a suggested donation. Each lovely bracelet was handmade by the indigenous Huicholes of Mexico , unlike many of the factory produced pieces sold in stores, and they were paid a fair price so you can feel good about knowing you are helping them earn a decent living. We are working with several families in Mexico who are excited to have steady employment that will also help fund access to healthcare to those in dire need. More information on how you can get yours will be available soon!
Our last project launch, in mid-May took place in Zacoalco de Torres. This historic town is famous for making equipales, which are handmade pieces of furniture made of leather and wood. The Municipality of Zacoalco is an extremely poor area. Many of the kids and their families do not have shoes and can only afford to eat meat a couple of times a year. They are farmers who have little access to water. Our graduation was held at Parroquia de San Francisco de Asis and was followed by a lovely potluck, made by Promotoras and friends, at our graduation party.
On this trip we trained our youngest Promotora, Maria, who is only 14 years old but a very sharp young lady! We trained 38 new Promotores, including three more males. Now we have a total of 245 Promotores, 224 women and 21 men, serving over 90,000 villagers. Our next launch will put us over 100,000 people served! The Tia Foundation would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Roberto Martinez and Dr. Nina Castro, our brigade leaders from UAG’s Programa de Medicina en la Comunidad.
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