By Alma Colorado | Alma Colorado
Foundation Hagamos Más Por Santa Rosalía
CRESCA
Hagamos Más Por Santa Rosalía is a community foundation focused on supporting and strengthening local communities throughout the municipio of Mulegé in northern Baja California Sur, México. This local foundation is funded by a combination of local and foreign donations. It is one of the few small foundations in México authorized to issue certificates of taxdeductible donations.
The foundation is currently working closely with the USbased “Ecologists Without Borders” on sustainable fisheries efforts. Support of sustainable fisheries comes through identifying and promoting the use of national and international best practices, with the objective of substantial improvement in health of the marine environment and the health and wellbeing of local coastal fishermen, as well as the same for those who depend on them and their products.
Achieving these objectives is in the hands of the fishermen themselves using a "bottom up" approach, with both FHMSR and EcoWB facilitating and supporting the efforts.
The foundation hosts an animal rescue center as the centerpiece of its community health and education endeavors, striving to remove sources of disease and improve sanitation in the community through proper management of stray animals.
The rescue facility also serves as a teaching vehicle for local schools to assist in instilling community values such as responsibility, teamwork, and animal welfare.
A small store for the sale of handicrafts is operated in Santa Rosalía by the foundation to showcase local arts and crafts, as well as support local artisans.
Foundation activities are divided into six broad categories: sustainable fisheries, community activities, community health, support of education, support of artists and the arts, and fundraising. Fundraising is further divided into donations and earned income. Staffing levels, including volunteers, are reported each month. The monthly was very productive, particularly in terms of the partnership with Community Alliance of BCS, which allowed the delivery of emergency food supplies to households severely affected by the storms of August and September. In addition, the foundation participated notably in the 137th Anniversary of the founding of Santa Rosalía.
CRESCA, the animal rescue center, is our current primary emphasis on community health and welfare. In October, at the invitation of the department of Municipal Health, our foundation was invited to form part of a committee for the prevention of addictions. 1.5.1 Animal Rescue Center- CRESCA In addition to community outreach, maintenance, cleaning, feeding, and care is given to all animals resident at the facility each month. The facility receives stray and injured animals from local authorities and occasionally from community members. In addition, MMB, the local mine, has begun supporting the rescue facility once again, and bringing strays there as necessary. The rescue center population in October was 69 dogs, with four being placed for adoption, 3 deceased from distemper, and 21 sterilized (4 low cost for pet owners and 17 free in coordination with the Secretariat of Health. The rescue center regularly places about 50% of its population in adoptions during the year.
Residents end October : 69
Rescues January – October: 96
Adoptions January – October: 34
Spay and Neuter January October : 421
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