Category: Project Updates

Meet Tia’s 23 Newest Graduates

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We are extremely proud of this recent group of graduates!  More than half lived so far away that they had to spend the week in dormitories In Cuautitlan, away from their families, in order to attend the full course.  ALL of them passed their final examinations, but Paty Barreto (top row, second from the right) actually scored 100% on the tough exam!  Her little daughter was on hand to witness her mother’s proud accomplishment.  Congratulations to these hard working group!  There are now 280 Tia Promotores serving about 110,000 people.

Cuautitlan, here we come!

10604013_10152871166910281_2308467470619551484_oThis week we are launching a project in the Nahuatl villages in the municipality of Cuautitlan de Garcia Barragan.  During our last visit, we snapped this shot of a mother and her daughter in one of these villages.  We hope to train 20-30 new Promotoras here who will each serve up to 500 people.  The indigenous people live in the high country, making it difficult to get access to health care and other important resources to them.  Roads are difficult and treacherous.and bridges are often too narrow for an ambulance to pass.  Our brigade from UAG’s Programa de Medicina en la Comunidad leaves before the sun rises Monday morning.

Tia Has a New Logo!

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Tia would like to thank Susan Zobott Designs for coming with this clever logo.  Susan has generously donated her time to help us design our marketing materials, so naturally we turned to her to capture the spirit of our organization.  We hope you will agree that Susan nailed it!  Our new logo not only contains a stethoscope to indicate our focus on health, but the heart epitomizes each of our 259 Promotores (Community Health Workers) and their selfless devotion to their fellow villagers. Thank you Susan!