WE've HELPED 50,000+ URBAN POOR CITY DWELLERS IN 11 CITIES IN MEXICO AND COLOMBIA
CHANGING LIVES &
URBAN COMMUNITIES
STRENGTHENING
CIVIL SOCIETY
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Residents regularly participate in community change processes
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People benefitted through community improvement projects (water, drainage, electricity, neighborhood security etc.)
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Citizen committees formed & eight civil organizations strengthened
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Leveraged in local resources for infrastructure and community projects
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Dollars saved by community members that would have been lost to corruption and bribes
Developed and promoted the Law for Citizen Participation and Anti-Corruption which is now in the process of becoming a national law
Currently serving as the liaison between the Mexican Congress Commission for Transparency and Anti-Corruption (GIAO) and Civil Society Organizations
EQUIPPING
FAITH COMMUNITIES
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Faith communities being equipped to impact their neighborhoods
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Pastors and leaders participate in our Urban Leadership School and Theology Trainings
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People benefit from community change and neighborhood security projects implemented by 40+ faith communities
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Churches started through our training, coaching and community change processes
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
OF CHILDREN & YOUTH
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Kids participated in kids programming
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Youth regularly participated in our formative spaces in schools, community and faith groups
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Safe zones/community centers/urban parks created
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Soccer teams formed and one boxing school
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Youth developed a “Life Project” and a clearer sense of purpose
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People impacted through youth-led seed projects, including the construction of a community library, soccer field, beautification, recuperation of public spaces, etc.
PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY
& EMOTIONAL HEALTH
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Homes have been (re-)built through a self-help construction process
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Families have participated in Urban Mosaic’s local health clinic and health clubs, improving access to health care for 7,500+ people
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Kids benefited from preventative health initiative in 25 schools (WASH)
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People have been dewormed, while others received vaccinations, reducing preventable diseases and absenteeism in schools
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Health promoters trained in community health processes
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Emotional recovery groups helped 150+ leaders attain greater emotional resiliency
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
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Youth graduated from a vocational training and youth entrepreneurship school
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Families learned how to produce their own cleaning products (soap, detergents, floor cleaner, etc) and include soy and amaranth in their daily cooking, reducing household costs by 20%
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Community co-ops were established, creating income streams for 22 families
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Income-generating projects were created to sustain Urban Mosaic´s local work
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Local leaders equipped in financial literacy to improve their home finances
"Together with a group of 60 youth from Urban Mosaic’s youth group, Beto spent
every Saturday for months cleaning up an abandoned lot in order to turn it into what
is today a community soccer field".
Silvia Piñeda
"Empowered by her newfound knowledge, Nancy began to work with Silvia and other health
promoters, to share what she learned with the moms from another health club and now participates regularly and is
considered a leader in her community".
Erica Gutierrez
"After a 4-year process which
involved the formation of 21 citizen committees, raising $560,000 in local and government contributions and bringing together the neighborhood of San José Las Palmas, Karina beamed proudly as she looked out at her community and celebrated what they had achieved together".
Juan Lozada
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