Comunidad A.C.
Humboldt 53, Colonia Centro
Cuernavaca, Morelos 62000
Mexico
Mission
The mission is to join local capacities and resources of diverse groups and individuals in sustainable community initiatives, to strengthen the capacity of local self-development, and improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable groups in Morelos.
Most Meaningful Change
LA ESTACION is a vast squatters’ settlement where we recently dedicated a new $40,000 community center, where we feed a hearty and nutritious breakfast to 180 children, the center alive with daily programs, adult education and income-producing workshop opportunities; we provide a pre-school for 150 children and offer tutoring assistance; we are developing a public patio, mini-park and a cloths washing location, all new programs at local citizens’ initiative.
TEXCAL is a neighborhood that invited us to share our community empowerment methodology with almost breathtaking impact, people working together in small business development, waste management, recycling, beautification and programs for children and youth.
Each project has its own remarkable “birthing story,” each steadily expanding its scope and impact, the people themselves focusing vision of a different future and tapping their collective capacities to “put wheels under their dreams” as they like to put it.
1996 Year Founded
5 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
Organization | Comunidad A.C. |
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Address 1 | Humboldt 53, Colonia Centro |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Cuernavaca |
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State / Region | Morelos |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 62000 |
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Country | Mexico |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (777)314.18.41 |
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Email | fundacioncomunidadac@gmail.com |
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Website | www.comunidad.org.mx |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Erik Bruce Friend Drake, Presidente del Consejo Directivo |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Isabel Hernández Vega |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Coordinadora de Proyectos |
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Year Founded | 1996 |
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Mission Statement | The mission is to join local capacities and resources of diverse groups and individuals in sustainable community initiatives, to strengthen the capacity of local self-development, and improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable groups in Morelos.
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | We are a non-profit community foundation founded in 1996. Our goal is to gather together capabilities and resources from different people and organizations in our community and put them to work for causes and local development initiatives that interest them. Through the consolidation of alliances between different sectors of the community in Morelos, we create co-investment funds to support sustainable community projects. We conduct processes that integrate a wide range of interests to strengthen and improve the bonds between civil society organizations and initiatives that have emerged from the community.Vision |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 50,300 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 10 |
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Total Board Members | 10 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $160,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Did not answer |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Did not answer |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Did not answer |
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Religion | Did not answer |
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Economic development | Did not answer |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Lot |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Did not answer |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | N/A |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Did not answer |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Did not answer |
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Informal associations of citizens | Did not answer |
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Non-governmental organizations | Did not answer |
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Local government | Did not answer |
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National government | Did not answer |
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Universities | Did not answer |
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Schools | Did not answer |
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Businesses | Did not answer |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Very helpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | LA ESTACION is a vast squatters’ settlement where we recently dedicated a new $40,000 community center, where we feed a hearty and nutritious breakfast to 180 children, the center alive with daily programs, adult education and income-producing workshop opportunities; we provide a pre-school for 150 children and offer tutoring assistance; we are developing a public patio, mini-park and a cloths washing location, all new programs at local citizens’ initiative.
TEXCAL is a neighborhood that invited us to share our community empowerment methodology with almost breathtaking impact, people working together in small business development, waste management, recycling, beautification and programs for children and youth.
Each project has its own remarkable “birthing story,” each steadily expanding its scope and impact, the people themselves focusing vision of a different future and tapping their collective capacities to “put wheels under their dreams” as they like to put it. |
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