Community Learning Center

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)
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