Education Mexico Project #38854

SPONSOR 230 MEXICAN KIDS ASPIRING TO GET EDUCATION

by FUNDACION COMUNITARIA DON DIEGO A.C.

Project Report | Feb 8, 2022
Psychological support during the pandemic

By JuanM. Correa with Barbara Herz and Rocio Arredo | President, and volunteer psychologists .

Workshops for mothers

The impact of school closures during the pandemic has affected the children and also the parents in our rural community.

To support them our Foundation has two psychologist, Barbara Herz and Rocio Arredondo, to implement workshops, on self esteem, prevention of intrafamily violence, communication, etc and provide therapy. Also , our team participates in the State network for prevention of suicide.

We asked Barbara and Rocio to tell our readers what they do and why.

During the pandemic mental health has become an urgent issue. Not only has it been a devastating worldwide event, it is well documented that it has increased significantly pervasive mental disorders. Individuals, families and communities have suffered great losses; lives, economic security, social interaction, jobs, health. It is a worldwide concern.

In our country, and specifically at the community of Don Diego, the effects have been very similar to the rest of the world. The people in communities like ours, depend on each other for support. When many individuals in this community are suffering, the social and family support is not enough. Professional mental health workers need to be involved. There should be support groups, psychoeducational workshops, individual psychotherapy and community outreach programs that use the community's own human resources to encourage resilience. It is a well known fact that resilience is built and reinforced by positive community. Unfortunately the less resilient individuals , don't ask for help. This is why it is as a society, our responsibility to reach out and help those who are less likely to help themselves.

As the saying goes, it takes a community to raise a child, and in this case, the community needs help.

Psychologist Barbara Herz.

Addressing mental health in the community implies intervening not only in individual health but taking into account all those who live in it.

For this, it is important to understand that human beings are made up of dimensions (biological, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual) so we cannot stop seeing any of them because then we would be seeing people in an incomplete way.

That is why we work and consider it vitally important to approach them from a multidisciplinary manner, implementing activities that generate an improvement in their well-being and quality of life in all their spheres of life.

It is important to prevent mental disorders through communication in order to educate and encourage help seeking.

We are looking forward to implement more and more:

Healthy development of children, adolescents and families.

Better family management.

Support for mothers in crisis.

Improvement in the well-being and quality of life of each person.

Fight the stigma and discrimination of those who face mental disorders in order to promote the dignity and respect of each one of the people.

Promote even more sports

Cover the problems of childhood – youth, adulthood and old age as well as areas of addictions.

Reduce suicidal risks.

Psichologist Rocio Arredondo

Mothers in workshops

Children learn self confidence

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Oct 11, 2021
FOCUSING ALSO IN SMALL CHILDREN EDUCATION

By Emma Guerra / and Juan M.Correa | Education Director ./ President.

Small children and their parents , Don Diego

We are painfully aware of the increased inequalities in children Right to Education, due to Covid-19.

YEARS DONT WAIT FOR THEM¡

In this rural community, called Don Diego, the challenge has been specially hard . Children are shut out from pre-primary and primary school, their homes do not have internet , not zoom or similar connection with teachers. The parents, specially the young mothers, are bewildered, uneasy (" desconcertados" , in spanish).The small children have no idea of what is going on..

Like in many other parts of the world, children tend to escape the more severy symptoms of Covid-19, nevertheless have to sacrifice the education to which they are entitled, and accept restrictions that harm theiir social coexistence and mental health.

This is more acute in this poor community. The public schools have not a program, the Goverment is not helping to aleviate the situation. Our non profit Foundation has an Education Center, between the pre-primary and the primary schools, both closed now, but our facility, is open for education activities, making sure to do it in a safe environment.

We have in place a team of teachers, and have structured a program adecuated to their age. We are following reccomendations by UNICEF, and we are happy to report to our generous donors, that thanks to your contributions, 30 small children are coping with the situation, and not being left behind.

It is not only teaching basic maths and letters. It is also love and psychological help. Our teachers encourage children to ask questions, and express their feelings, discuss good hygiene practices, and foster safe activitites like drawing images, telling stories, singing....etc.

Our programs with older students continue, of course.

MOTHERS OF SMALL CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY

Families happy to use the Education Center.

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Jun 14, 2021
HELPING THE YOUNGEST TO COPE WITH PANDEMIC IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITY

By Juan Manuel Correa | President

In the rural community called Don Diego, the pandemic has affected many people. Some got sick, a few died, many lost their jobs.

But ALL THE CHILDREN have suffered the effects of the crisis. They have been left behind in their education, already deficient.

They do not understand they have to study from home, without seeing their teacher. They suffer loneliness not being able to play with class mates.

Our Foundation has made special efforts to open to them a space in our Education Center, serving the students of three nearby schools that are closed now, to welcome them, with loving trained educators, to compensate for the lack of regular school classes.

Our educators work in colaboration with the rural teachers, facilitating the communication via zoom of some teachers with the students. Most of them do not have computers or internet in their homes. Our Education Center is equipped with internet, and computers, thanks to donations received, many of them thru GLOBAL GIVING. This has made a difference to many poor children during the pandemic.

The benefits for the children attending is not only in their studies, but also psychological. In the pictures you can appreciate how happy are these children doing some basic school work along with their friends.

Needless to say that we are taking all the sanitary precautions to protect them and the teachers, and that our Education Center obtained the approval from the authorities to open partially, while the official school remain closed.

Our help has reached only 35% of the student population so far. Our goal is to increase the number of laptops, and adquire simple tablets, to lend to older students. Your donations can make this happen sooner. And to give a better future to an student of a poor community.

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