WomenRise: Scholarships & Support Program

25th anniversary 

On July 14th we celebrate and commemorate an important milestone: 25 years ago, CORDEM was approved in the Public Property Registry, marking the first big step in building the organization that we all know and support today. Although it is not our start date of operations (which is December 18, 2000), it is a very significant date symbolically: what began as a hypothesis for the thesis of our founder Yolanda Lozano, became a reality... a project that has brought challenges, learning, fruits and many satisfactions.

To celebrate, we want to share with you an  interview conducted by the Typ and Art team with our founder: Mrs. Yolanda Lozano Montfort. In this interview, she tells us firsthand her story, the origin of CORDEM, her trajectory and what she dreams for our organization in the next 25 years.

Mrs. Yolanda's testimony inspires and motivates us, because hearing firsthand everything she saw and experienced more than 25 years ago to bring this organization into existence today is a true privilege. Today we recognize her resilience, her humanity, her capacity for personal transformation and that of her community.

Thank you, Yolanda, for the compassion and kindness in your heart, which have been the driving force behind more than 270 women fulfilling their dreams after 25 years!

 

Round-Up Results: HEB and Merco 

The round-up carried out in 9 MERCO stores (western area) in favor of CORDEM closed at the end of May, and we are pleased to share the results with you! In this 4-month campaign characterized by a lot of commitment from the store cashiers, as well as the interns and the CORDEM team, a total of $461,110.96 Mexican pesos was raised.

On the other hand, the HEB round-up took place during the months of May and June, and as one of the organizations selected nationwide, we had the participation of more than 80 HEB + Mi Tienda stores throughout the Mexican Republic! Thanks to the generosity of the customers and the effort of the HEB staff, $566,496.54 Mexican pesos were raised as a result of this successful campaign.

We are extremely grateful and excited by the active participation of the entire operating team of both companies. Thanks to your commitment and effort we have achieved these results, which will be used for the comprehensive development of our scholarship recipients, as well as to expand the scope of our Program with new calls for applications. Thank you very much for your social commitment!

 

Club Tigres Alliance 

We are working on an incredible alliance with Club Tigres, which promises to take our cause to new horizons. It all started with the donation of a shirt autographed by the Tigres Femenil team, and has continued to become the beginning of a great collaboration.

This alliance will not only give us a greater reach so that all of Nuevo León knows our mission, but it will also allow us to support other valuable initiatives of the Club. We are convinced that, together, we can make a great difference in our communities, promoting the development and well-being of many women and their families, from sports to education.

To officially kick off this exciting alliance, we were invited to the Semifinal match of the Tigres Femenil club vs. América Femenil, on May 20th at the Estadio Universitario.

We want to thank Club Tigres for opening their doors to us and allowing us to be part of their family. We are very excited about the opportunities this partnership will bring us and the positive impact we will be able to create together.

 

July Bonus Day Results 

We are excited to share that our July Bonus Day 2024 campaign was a huge success, and this would not have been possible without your support!

Thanks to every donation received that day, GlobalGiving replicated up to 40% for our project. It is the sum of actions like these that create great social transformations. We hope you feel proud to be part of our history and the path of women who are dreaming and working for a better future for themselves, their families and society.

 

Bonding Event 

Starting in 2022, we have celebrated the graduating class of each semester at an independent event. This space allows us to spend time together beyond the therapy sessions, and the beginnings and ends of the semester.

On this occasion, we had the opportunity to have a wide participation from the CORDEM team (operational team and board of trustees) to say goodbye to our graduates.

The event was full of emotion: the six graduates shared their experiences at CORDEM, and each of their testimonies filled our hearts with admiration, pride and satisfaction.

Each generation is unique, and without a doubt, these six women, now great professionals, taught us a lot with their growth throughout their careers in the organization.

We also take this opportunity to recognize their hard work and commitment to CORDEM, because in an unprecedented reality, all six received the highest recognition in the institution! The Certificate of Excellence means that each of them managed to meet 100% of their indicators throughout their stay with us: therapies, workshops and academic grades, and it works as a letter of recommendation in their work life, highlighting their high level of commitment and responsibility.

Later, we carried out an activity led by our Communication Leader and CORDEM graduate (Generation 2017), Tere, who gave us a beautiful analogy about how the work we do in the organization is only a part of what drives the scholarship recipients to become empowered women. Using plants as a metaphor, she explained: "We only provide the fertilizer, water them and put them in the sun so they can take root strongly and grow."

In the end, our founder gave us a powerful message, to the graduates, the team and the Board of Trustees: "When you doubt yourselves, remember this: you are part of the generation of CORDEM's 25th anniversary. We love you, and we are very proud of you all."

 

Terra Regia Race 

¡The Terra Regia race to benefit CORDEM is coming up soon!

October 6th, Dominio Cumbres (Monterrey, NL, México), 8:00 AM

Now all tickets are for a cause! From all the money raised, we will receive a donation to continue promoting the academic goals of wonderful women like Wendy.

Get your tickets here