Long-term development strategies for rural indigenous villages of Mexico

1. TOOL S FOR DEVELOPMENT UN A.C. DE APOYO HUMANITARIO Long-term development strategies for rural indigenous villages of Mexico Working hand in hand to conquer poverty 5923 Brambletree, San Antonio, Texas 78247 Tel: (210) 967-8863 slewis5@gmail.com www.toolsfordevelopment.org

2. 1995 to 2010 Family Project To Non-Profit Corporation YEAR PARTICIPANTS STATUS STAFF PEOPLE SERVED 1995 4 family project 0 6 2000 20 family project 0 2,500 2005 30 corporation 0 2,800 2010 40 corporation 4 3,000 Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

3. SELF ACTUALIZATION ESTEEM SOCIAL SAFETY PHYSICAL Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

4. Progress made: • Water- Deep well dug (not functioning), new project underway • Electricity- Electrical grid reaches all villages • Food shortages- Provide emergency food aid • Agriculture- Experimenting with new agricultural techniques • Cooperation- Cooperative projects involve women’s cooperation • Government involvement- Visited by governor and representative of Mexican president in 2009 • Contact with the outside world- Volunteers from more than 10 countries have spent time in the villages • Medical attention- Bring teams of volunteer doctors periodically and permanent clinic is due to open in 2010 • System of education- Provide supplies and teaching aids to local schools and administer the adult literacy program • 10. Economic activity- Trained 60 women for private enterprise project involving purse decoration • 11. Motivational conferences related to the wellbeing of women PHYSICAL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL SOCIAL ESTEEM SOCIAL PHYSICAL SOCIAL ESTEEM SELF ACTUALIZATION SOCIAL ESTEEM Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

5. SERVICE AREA Five indigenous villages in the Oto Pame region of San Luis Potosí, Mexico Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

6. Wells often go dry and are contaminated Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

7. People must fetch water from distant wells Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

8. The community center dormitory and multi-purpose building Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

9. Dentists work in unfinished clinic- 2008 Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

10. Clinic near completion - December 2009 Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

11. Primitive pre-school facilities not conducive to learning Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

12. New pre-school facilities lead to better early education Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

13. Visiting youth groups serve the communities Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

14. Children receive school supplies they could not afford Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

15. The challenge of three languages: Spanish, English, and Xi’iuy Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

16. Scholarship students work for us Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

17. High school grads help us implement adult literacy classes Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

18. Women’s purse project- first step toward a viable economy Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

19. Low agricultural productivity- a major challenge Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

20. Thank you for making a difference! Working hand in hand to conquer poverty