Location

Project Information
Basic Info
| Organization: | Bajio Community Foundation |
| Website: | fcbajio.org |
| Theme: | Economic Development |
| Education | |
| Country: | Mexico |
| City: | Mineral de Pozos, Guanajuato |
| Target Project Size: | 3 students |
| Chapters Involved: | UNC - Chapel Hill |
| Duke University | |
| Rice University | |
| Project Blog: | click here |
Project Leaders
| Name: | Teresa |
| Email: | teresa.ai@gmail.com |
More Information
- Project Overview
- Student Role
Many residents have been migrating out of Mineral de Pozos in hopes of escaping poverty and lack of opportunity. However, with the recent boom in tourism, the local residents of Mineral de Pozos have opportunities to develop their community, but lack the knowledge and skills to take advantage of them. Students traveled to Mineral de Pozos to aid with vocational education at a new and upcoming culture and arts center with the long-term goal of helping local residents acquire lifelong skills and long-term employment. Students also helped to promote events at the arts center in hopes of gaining more tourist revenue. The goal of FCB is to help future generations establish livings in their local communities and to diminish the perception of migration as the primary solution to economic problems.
- Aid the children of Pozos in creating a photography exhibit documenting their lives
- Publicize the "Pozos Art Walk"
- Teach elementary English to children and young adults
- Teach local children basic computer skills (Microsoft Excel for business management and poster design)
