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We help children, teenagers and youth of Malinalco to choose and live a life they value, through a model of personalized, integral and continuous accompaniment, which promotes their rights to protection from violence, promotion of development and participation.

We are an institution founded in 1953, in Mexicali BC, Mexico, under the direction of the Trinitarian Sisters, we serve girls and young women who have been abused or are at risk in their communities. We focus in offering them protection, safeguarding their dignity and rights while giving them the opportunity to make a change in their lives. Our mission is to be an open door to hope, giving girls and young women the opportunity of a new life. WELCOMING without condition, ORIENTING those who are confused, LOOKING for those who are lost, CELEBRATING their achievements, TEACHING the path that leads them to their own fulfillment and happiness, FREEING them from any slavery, LIFTING UP those who have fallen, ACCOMPANYING them in their fight to regain their dignity and SENDING them to announce the good news of their lives. We make them feel loved and respected. We teach them values by setting the example: honesty, integrity, humility, empathy, respect, tolerance, patience, truthfulness, responsibility, discipline, and hard work are some of which we practice. Our Vision is to be a home with appropriate and dignified spaces that allow the practice of the necessary activities and programs where the girls can discover the treasure that they carry within, we do this by helping them maximize their potential by discovering their talents and capabilities so they can achieve social re-integration when they are ready to leave our home. During their time in our school the girls continue their education and receive professional psychological attention. We work in conjunction with institutions in the area with whom we have agreements that certify that the girls have comply with the Government Educational requirements. Some girls are allowed to attend school out of our home, others receive home schooling, either because they are behind their regular school grade or need special attention. That is why we also offer government approved home education programs. We follow up with each case until the girls succeed and get their school diploma. To assure the girls not only have an academic development, we also offer different workshops so they can have an alternative career path when leaving the house, they can choose between, Cosmetology, Seamstress, and Artisanship. They also learn English and take IT courses. We are very proud to be able to say that over the years we have rescued from the streets over 320 girls, we have formed more than 70 community leaders and over 50 of our girls have been able to form their own family.

Attend and empower vulnerable women during pregnancy, offering alternatives for their proper development.

Fundacion CIMA (as we are better known) is a non governmental / non profit organisation created in 2002 to disseminate updated information to educate and inform the Mexican people on: early detection, the risk factors and the access to timely treatment in regards to breast cancer. As well to build a community to offer and strengthen the emotional support of patients and their families and care givers.

1.- To support each community in the effort to create and develop its community museum, to strengthen our awareness of our past, its impact on the present, and the possibilities for building a future based on the values of our ancestors. 2.- To unify our communities, sharing our concerns and supporting each other by developing networks at a state, national and international level. 3.- To strengthen community action in education, training, and the recreation of collective memory and practices, through projects that benefit all participating communities.

CIFOR advances human well-being, equity and environmental integrity by conducting innovative research, developing partners' capacity and actively engaging in dialogue with all stakeholders to inform policies and practices that affect forests and people.

To promote agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship through capacity development and South-South exchange of quality farmer-to-farmer training videos in local languages.

Our mission is to provide comprehensive health care, as well as emotional and spiritual support for patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy and their families, improving their quality of life; involving parents, doctors, volunteers and society in our organization. Enlace Distrofia Muscular Duchenne Becker is a legally incorporated, non-profit organization serving the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. We are the only organization providing optimal medical care as well as emotional and spiritual support for Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy patients and their families. For the last 21 years, our organization has been developing and improving a unique model to serve Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy patients. During that time, we have served approximately 155 boys and young men affected by Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy and their families. No private of public hospital in Northern Mexico provides the specialized care needed by our patients, this is why our services include access to healthcare professionals and specialized medical care (Neurology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy, Endocrinology, Nutrition and Physiology); medications, X-Rays, laboratory work, surgeries, genetic testing and diagnosis. We also provide our patients and their families with psychological and end-of life counseling services, and medical equipment such as electric wheelchairs, respiratory ventilators, pacemakers, and transportation in a wheelchair accessible vehicle to and from doctors and medical appointments.

Since 1986 the doctors, nurses, psychologists, pedagogics, social workers, volunteers and support personal that have given life to La Casa de la Sal, A.C., had worked really hard to accomplish one important mission: "Rescue the fundamental values of the human being and give it a sense of hope and transcendence to the life of the kids, adolescents and adults that live with HIV/AIDS" That mission couldn't have been reached without a clear vision of the social commitment that has been assumed by the institution, that is: "Collaborate in the prevention and diminution of the daily impact for those who live with VIH/AIDS, through programs and services especially designed to give shelter, medical attention, nutritional attention, psychological and spiritual attention to people with low income that face such sickness" Of course that giving a meaning of hope and transcendence to the life of people that live and face the sickness wouldn't be possible without the practice of values, such as: acceptance, dignity, justice, honesty, respect, responsibility, liberty, equity, solidarity and tolerance.

APACs mission is to improve quality of life of people with cerebral palsy and of their families. The organization serves 500 people daily, including babies, children, youths and adults at its facilities in Mexico City. Care provided at the organization has a biopsychosocial approach, and is divided into three spheres: formal education from kindergarten to high school; physical therapy, medical services and psychological care; and, alternative education, which includes independent living workshops, job training programs, and support for social inclusion. Founded in 1970 as a support group of mothers with children with cerebral palsy, APAC has always strived to provide support to those who have no easy access to health and educations services. It was then that the organization was legally consolidated in Mexico as a Private Assistance Institution. For almost five decades, APAC has served more than 23,000 beneficiaries in Mexico City alone.

The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Reforestamos Mexico works to guarantee more and better forests to foster sustainable development and to seek that forests become the main allies to achieve the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations (UN).