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Tia Founder Featured in AZ Republic

pni1013secondacts02 (A portrait of Laura Libman, President of the Tia Foundation. She holds some of the medical supplies she will bring on her next trip to rural Mexico.(Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic)

Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic Reporter, featured Tia’s Founder and CEO, Laura Libman, in a beautifully written article, “How One Trip to Mexico Changed 100,000 Lives”, as part of an ongoing series in Best Life.  The October 13, 2014 piece details the transition Libman made from aerospace knowledge engineering to International nonprofit management and the role friends and family played in mentoring and encouraging her in her new venture, or as the column is called, Laura’s “Second Act”.

Photographer Mark Henle took the above photo with Laura holding our Promotoras training manuals, entitled “Donde No Hay Doctor” (Where There Is No Doctor), published by Hesperian Foundation in multiple languages.  The Tia Foundation is proud of our founder and most especially grateful to Connie and the Arizona Republic for drawing attention to our life-saving mission!

We Did It!!! Over 100,000 People Served!

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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…

Our Historic Launch is Happening Right Now!

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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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Hoping to Raise $$ for Huichol Village Project in 2015

delia 2Yesterday, 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.

Hand Made Huichol Bracelets

braceletsLowThese 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!