Sunday Gratitude from Oaxaca Street Children President: Ojala!
The impact of our gifts has been felt! Oaxaca Street Children president David Slaymaker wrote to tell us so and add his thanks. (See below) Yesterday, I made a personal gift to Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots to sponsor the education of a child for one year. The cost: $250. It seems like a small price […]
Guest Post: Help for Oaxaca Street Children
Marla Jensen wrote to me to ask if I can help put the word out for help to support The Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots. This is the USA-based, 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit that provides funding for Centro de Esperanza Infantil in Oaxaca. Some of you know it, located on Crespo Street. Marla knows how generous […]
More Masks Needed for Oaxaca: Will You Help?
So many of you have been very generous with repeated gifts since we started the Oaxaca Mask Project in April 2020, as soon as covid-19 reached Oaxaca and started to spread. Requests for masks continue. The need now is more in the remote villages than in the city, I’m told. Will you consider us again […]
We are still here! Covering Faces in Oaxaca
I must confess it is difficult to be away from Oaxaca for so long. I have peripheral news to give you about daily life other than what we all read. I’m in the same boat as you … depending on others to tell me what’s going on! Mostly, it’s the same story. The Orange Light […]
Oaxaca Face Masks for the Good
In the despair that has gripped the United States of America in the last week that peels away once more deep-seated and unresolved racial disparities and undue police force that plague us, I have found succor in focusing on The Oaxaca Mask Project. These times demand us to be proactive to make change for the […]
Generosity Knows No Boundaries: Oaxaca Mask Project II
We put out the call on Monday, May 25, that we were starting Phase II of the Oaxaca Mask Project. On Tuesday, May 26, an article in Mexico News Daily featuring the project appeared, written by journalist Janet Blaser. Oaxaca blogger Shannon Pixley Sheppard, View From Casita Colibri, reposted our Monday cry for help. You […]
The Oaxaca Mask Project Report #7: Donate by May 15
Tomorrow, May 15, 2020, we are accepting last donations for the time being to make and distribute masks to Oaxaca and the villages. I’m taking a break until we see if there is more demand. Thanks to all who responded earlier this week to The Last Push post! Many of you made second and third […]
In Oaxaca, Stories of Hope: Face Masks, Food and Dogs
How to feed impoverished people has always been a challenge in Mexico. Now, with the ravages of coronavirus destroying fragile infrastructure, street corner businesses, and tourism that feeds Oaxaca’s economy, needs are even more acute. Here are a few stories about people rising to the occasion to help. Face Masks and Distribution Getting masks is […]
Felices Fiestas: Happy Holidays from the Heart of Mexico
I’m smitten with this story about women who weave and use natural dyes under the shadow of Orizaba in the state of Veracruz, just over the border from northern Oaxaca state. It is a testimony to ancient wisdom, the grandmothers, folklore, cultural preservation and the strength of women to remember and to make and to […]
Video: Direct Call for Help to San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Earthquake Victims
Important message from cultural anthropologist Denise Lechner and medical doctor Anja Widman, who are working with the Ikoots/Huave people in San Mateo del Mar, Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Their coastal village was nearly destroyed after the September 7, 8.2 magnitude earthquake. Please know any gift you make will go to direct aid they will give. Send […]
How To Repair Our World: Oaxaca Earthquake Donations and Magnitude of Need
Last night, when I returned to Durham, North Carolina, I opened my mailbox to find three checks totaling $700 USD for Oaxaca earthquake support. Most of these gifts were collected by Mary Randall, my Oaxaca friend who lives in Modesto, California. Others came because people contacted me directly asking if they could send a check instead […]
Alfredo Harp Helu Foundation Matches 50% with Earthquake Donation
Make a gift to support Oaxaca earthquake relief through Citibanamex using the wire transfer code below and the Alfredo Harp Helu Foundation will match 50%. Another way to support Oaxaca! This was verified by foundation leaders. Remember, the earthquake most affected the people of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec — not Oaxaca City, Huatulco or Puerto […]
Help for Oaxaca 8.2 Earthquake Victims: Donations Accepted
You can make a donation through PayPal or by sending a wire transfer. This is to an NGO supported by painter/artist Maestro Francisco Toledo, and we got this information through his organizations. Many of you have asked. This is an important way you can help. Thank you, Norma