Fondo para Niños de México, A.C.
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Mission Statement
ChildFund Mexico has served children since 1948 by fighting poverty, malnutrition, and inadequate health care.
About This Cause
VISION A world in which children realize their rights and achieve their potential MISSION - Build the capacity of deprived, excluded and vulnerable children to improve their lives and become leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities - Promote societies whose individuals and institutions value, protect and advance the worth and rights of children - Enrich supporters’ lives through their support of our cause We work with the vision of Theory of Change, including a particular goal for children and young people at each step of their lives: Ages 0-5: Healthy and Secure To help infants and toddlers develop in a healthy way, ChildFund and our local partners in Mexico work with mothers, fathers and caregivers to improve nutrition for pregnant women and children under the age of 5, strengthen emotional bonds between adults and children, and encourage breastfeeding through the age of 2. Local partner organizations provide health monitoring, nutritional supplements and referrals for children with malnutrition or obesity. We also support projects that help adults supplement their income and remove some of the stress brought by economic hardship. Ages 6-14: Educated and Confident As children reach school age, we help them learn critical and creative thinking skills based on their natural curiosity and urge to explore their surroundings. ChildFund’s Reading to Transform project has helped more than 6,000 boys and girls improve their reading comprehension, listening capacity, as well as other helpful traits like teamwork, respect, tolerance and participation. For older children, we support a program in rural and semi-urban communities to give students access to computers and the Internet. Over the past nine years, the program has helped reduce the digital knowledge gap and helped children develop marketable skills. We also work with teachers to train them in better education methods, even in crowded classrooms with children at different grade levels. Ages 15-24: Skillled and Involved Older teens and young adults are poised to join the workforce, but in parts of Mexico, it’s difficult to find any kind of work, much less a well-paid job with growth potential. We help youth work on their leadership skills, confidence and self-esteem, as well as teach them how to make health choices about their friends, romantic partners and potential employers. ChildFund also offers the Aflatoun curriculum, which shows young adults how to start their own businesses and make smart financial decisions. Teens and young adults also have opportunities to speak publicly and advocate for their rights on local, national and international levels. Our reason why: 127 million people in Mexico; 40 Million are children 16.5 million children live in rural areas 6 million children live in extreme poverty 4 million children don’t have running water at home 2.5million children don’t have access to education 2 million children put to work