For 25 years we have been helping young women from indigenous, Afro-Mexican and rural communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, have access to high school level and university level education. With this project, we will continue to provide scholarships and virtual training to 25 young people in high school studies in the 2021-2022 school year. This requires a budget of $48,000 US per school year. Education is a vital investment for the future.
In Oaxaca, Mexico, the indigenous population is 65.7% of the total. There is a 29% illiteracy rate for 15 year old women (and older), while men of the same age range have a rate of 16.4 %. In the indigenous and rural communities of the state, there are very few opportunities for girls and young women to have access to upper secondary and higher education.
With this project, talented young indigenous women of Oaxaca, who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement and who become role models for other women in their communities, will have scholarship assistance for an additional year of their studies. The Fondo Guadalupe Musalem also provides shelter, for young women who require it, to continue their university studies in Oaxaca. It is important to emphasize that we provide them with comprehensive training and support to carry it out.
The beneficiaries of the Fondo Guadalupe Musalem come from small communities, 2,500 inhabitants or less. They are an important example for other young women from their villages. With the education they are able to receive from our program, they continue to conduct and implement activities that assist others in their community and contribute to the common good.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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