Child Protection Mexico Project #40210

Educate 80 street working children in Guadalajara!

by Movimiento de Apoyo a Menores Abandonados, MAMA A.C.

Educate 80 street working children in Guadalajara!

Project Report | Feb 18, 2020
Achievements of 2019

By Louise Brams Vinther | Project Leader

You don't need a classroom to learn math

It´s time for a 2019 sum up!

2019 was a year full of hard work, new structures and results. Our Street Program have gone through a positive development which have lead to better and more integral support.

During the year, we have:

Attended 231 children in total, 123 boys and 108 girls
Given 231 hours of Life Skills classes where the boys and girls have got to know themself better and improved their abilities to make wiser decisions regarding their life and future
Given 114 hours of educational reinforcement to improve their educational level, to keep them engaged and motivated to learn and thereby increase the chances that they will stay in school and continue learning in the future
Served 803 plates in that last four months of the year to the boys and girls participating in the program
Directed 33 children to our Day Center, to either our School Program or our program supporting the children whom are inscribed in a public school but need accompaniment in their educational and personal formation

Besides, we ended the year and our educational activities with a Christmas party with a dinner, piñata and gifts (containing a t-shirt, pants, jacket and a toy) for the children who participated.

“Kids are not things to be molded; they're people to be unfolded.”

Thanks to you and your support these 231 children have during 2019 been able to exercise their basic rights as human beings.

Educator Alejandro is teaching the bigger kids

Coordinator Carlos with the happy and active kids

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Nov 19, 2019
From project to program!

By Louise Brams Vinther | Project Leader

Aug 19, 2019
I have learned that I have rights!

By Louise Brams Vinther | Project Leader

3, 2, 1... GO! It is time for numeracy training!

When we asked Ivan if he liked the classes he receives 2-3 times a week, he replied “yes!” So, we asked him “why?” to which he replied that he liked them because we taught him stuff that he usually does not learn while working on the streets:

“I have learned the vocals: a, e, i, o, u...

Besides, I have learned to write my name. Before I only knew that it started with “I”…

I have also learned that I have rights.

The right I like the most is the right to education, because I enjoy studying.”

Thanks to you andyour help, we have been able to continue our work inthe hostile streets of Guadalajara.

In June and July in total 34 enthusiastic, energetic and smart children have received 34 hours of classes. During these classes, our three dedicated educators have mainly been focusing on literacy and numeracy training, but they also take their time to ensure that the boys and girls:

Receive help with their homework
Have space with time for educational and fiscal activities, so they can release some of all their pent-up energy, to concentrate better
Improve their health attention, primarily working on better hand hygiene and explaining “why” it´s important to sanitize their hands

Besides educational attention, we have conducted psycho-pedagogical counselling and evaluations of the boys and girls we work with (when we find it needed), to meet their needs and attend them better individually, and help them in their educational and personal development.

In June and July, 20 children and one mom received a total of 52 sessions, where the children have been working and acknowledging themes such as:

Temper and emotional strengthening, to decrease the “exploding” in frustration
Self-recognition, by identifying emotions, such as happiness, anger, calmness, sadness, fear etc.

Furthermore, six extern counselling with a specialist were conducted, to detect cases of mental disabilities such as autism.

To wrap up: Thank you! Without you, this progress had not been possible.

There is no such thing as little help; all help helps.

Remember to see the colors in the dark moments.

Learning what is healthy and what is not.

Physical activities during classes are popular :-)

Expressing what they think about our classes!

We are grateful and blown away by all your help!

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