Grant Partners: Latin America

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  • AC Esperanza – Guatemala
  • MUSOR AC – Mexico
  • Taa’ P’it – Guatemala
  • UNOSJO – Mexico

AC Esperanza

AC Esperanza promotes a culture of peace and gender equity through innovative programs for secondary school youth in Chimaltenango and their community.  Pangea’s grant supports the school’s academic and alternative programs, which include empowerment workshops for students, parents and community leaders, focusing on violence prevention, conflict resolution, gang avoidance, school dropout prevention and vocational training. In 2023, funds to focus on the school itself as well as a school bus since transportation costs have increased drastically due to the pandemic and many students reside in outlying areas.

Partner since 2016
2023 Grant Award: $6,000
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MUSOR AC

MUSOR focuses on education, economic empowerment and health promotion for women and children living in poverty. It was founded by a group Mexican women professionals experienced in implementing projects related to basic reproductive and sexual health in marginalized communities. MUSOR has undertaken a project in the semi-urban municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, with the leadership of an experienced local doctor. The project educates students, parents and teachers from some of the neediest local secondary schools on the importance of teenagers knowing their sexual and reproductive rights and responsibilities. Classes also emphasize issues including teen pregnancy, trafficking, violence against women, and gender equity. Top teen workshop graduates will become outreach advocates for ongoing peer followup. Future workshops will focus on building a culture of peace with a focus on training for men and boys.

Website: www.musor.org.mx

Partner since 2019
2023 Grant Award: $9,000
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Taa’Pi’t

Taa’Pi’t is an intercultural learning center for Tz’utujil Mayan children. Children have the unique opportunity to gain computer literacy and to learn to care for “Our Mother Lake” (Lake Atitlán) through an environmental education program based on the Mayan cosmovision and built on the strengths of the Mayan culture. The benefits of these programs are far-reaching: profoundly changing the capabilities and attitudes of the children, influencing their families and the community, and helping to strengthen the Maya Tz’utujil cultural heritage. With Pangea project funds, Taa’ Pi’t is continuing to address the issue of undernourishment in the community by offering cooking classes, re-introducing healthy and traditional Mayan cuisine, and supporting local organic farmers.

Website: www.taapit.org

Partner since 2019
2023 Grant Award: $9,000
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UNOSJO

UNOSJO (Union of Organizations of the Sierra Juarez of Oaxaca) is a Zapotec indigenous organization made up of 26 regional and community groups in the Juarez mountains in Oaxaca state.  It defends indigenous peoples’ rights to self-determination and to preservation of their local culture. UNOSJO works for the well-being of all the inhabitants of the region, encouraging their participation in economic, political, social and cultural projects. Funding from Pangea supports prevention of gender-based violence through training for indigenous women on their rights, regional workshops on delivering community justice for community authorities such as council members and mayors, and internal workshops on gender-based violence and human trafficking to help UNOSJO personnel to increase their knowledge and skills in these critical areas. In 2023, the organization will be working to integrate women on additional aspects on coffee growing, roasting and distribution as well as looking to increase wholesale purchasers.

Partner since 2019
2023 Grant Award: $9,000
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Recent Partners

ASOGEN, Guatemala
Fundacion Nueva Esperanza (FNE), Guatemala
Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI), Guatemala