albergue infantil josefino
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OAXACA, MEXICO
ALBERGUE INFANTIL JOSEFINO
HISTORY OF THE ALBERGUE
Poverty in Oaxaca Children without Protection
HISTORY OF THE ALBERGUE Poverty in Oaxaca Children without protection Building the facility
HISTORY OF THE ALBERGUE Poverty in Oaxaca Children without protection Building the facility Staffing by the Madres
HISTORY OF THE ALBERGUE
Poverty in Oaxaca Children without protection Building the facility Staffing by the Madres Ongoing role of the “patronatas”
MISSION STATEMENT
“To provide shelter, food and intellectual and moral education for orphaned and
abandoned children in order to integrate them into society as productive and
positive beings.”
WHO ARE THE ALBERGUE CHILDREN?
70% from poor indigenous families in poverty-stricken mountain pueblos
Removed from, abandoned by, or given up by families unable to provide for them
Mostly not adoptable Many spend entire childhoods at the Albergue Most have suffered significant trauma in their
lives About 50 children, aged 2-18
WHY WE STARTED THE FUND
AGING POPULATION OF THE CHILDREN NO FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
COSTS BELIEF THAT FUNDING EDUCATION IS AN
EFFECTIVE WAY OF IMPACTING CHILDREN’S FUTURES
EDUCATION WAS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE MISSION
LACK OF “EXIT STRATEGY” FOR THE CHILDREN
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED SINCE 2005
TOTAL RAISED FOR THE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $37,450*
AMOUNT DIRECTLY INTO FUND - $37,164**
*INCLUDES ONE TIME MATCHING GIFT OF $5000** REPRESENTS 99.2% OF TOTAL
NUMBER OF CHILDREN HELPED BY THE FUND
Middle School (secundaria) - 11 High School (preparatoria) - 16 Postsecondary technical - 3 University - 6
2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR
CHILDREN RECEIVING FUNDING: 16*
Secundario (middle school) : 7 students Preparatoria (high school) : 4 students University : 4 students Postsecondary technical: 1 student
*Some of these students receive full funding; older students receive partial aid.
MOST RECENT EXPENSE FIGURES:
2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR - $17,500
YEAR TO DATE THROUGH OCTOBER - $10, 500
FUND BALANCE
AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 - $26,000 BALANCE *
*Does not reflect paid expenses for October 2011
and expected expenses for November & December
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED
The challenge of working multiculturally An American solution to a Mexican
problem Language limitations Children envisioning their futures Understanding how the organization
actually works Limitations of the Mexican educational
system Lack of role models for the children
CURRENT ISSUES QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS COSTS OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION AND
ENVISIONING THE FUTURE ASSESSSMENT OF STUDENT ABILITIES VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FINDING JOBS FUNDING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL?
THANK YOU FOR YOURONGOING SUPPORTOF THE CHILDREN OF THE ALBERGUE!