Home Gardens for 200 Families, Oaxaca, Mexico

Dear GlobalGiving Supporters,

Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones continue to stay safe and healthy. We wish you all the best in 2022.

Despite the ongoing challenges presented by Covid, we are steadfast in our commitment to work day in and day out in support of communities in Oaxaca. We are excited to continue to expand this initiative, with your help!

We would like to share the testimony of Doña Elvira, one of the participants in the Home Gardens Program from Rancho Faisán, Santa María Jacatepec:

"We send you many greetings. The benefit we get from the home gardens is that we are going to have what we plant. We needed to learn how to plant. It is important to know when different plants are going to sprout, and what to do to make them work. We have to take care of the garden so that it produces what we sow.

We invite the women of the community to put their hearts into it. COVID-19 affected us a lot because we could not get together to do many community activities. We were very afraid, we are still afraid... but fortunately, the measures we implemented have worked. Now, we see many friends getting sick. Things are getting better but we have to persevere, thank you very much for your support."

In addition, we wanted to share that our field technician for this project, Severiana Dominguez, was recognized by the Human Impacts Institute for their Climate Crossroads project. Severiana was among the ten Indigenous women and youth from the Global South that were featured in the Climate Crossroads Exhibit. Illustrated by Indigenous and Afro-descendant artists, the portraits were showcased during COP26. 

I look forward to sharing the next update with you, including news of production and harvest from these efforts in the following report. Until then be safe and take care. 

Thank you for your support!

Marco Acevedo, Mexico Program Officer