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Vidas y Suenos is a non-profit organization that focuses on contributing and improving the quality of life of communities with limited economic resources, through actions, programs, projects and development thanks to varies donations and funds. Updates and News About Us Vidas y Suenos is a non-profit organization who strives to help under privileged communities through programs, we develop their skills to improve their nutrition, health and education competencies. LEARN MORE Our Methodology Our methodology is based on a systematic approach to work, together with the community and specialist, social programs to improve the living conditions at individual and community level. It is focus on vulnerable people, families and communities in Oaxaca. At individual level, through training programs, we develop their skills to improve their nutrition, health and education competencies. At community level, we develop programs to give them access to potable water, clean and low cost energy, better housing, hygiene and sustainable practices, and creation of local production systems to improve their social and economic situation. Our Mission To contribute and improving the quality of life of communities with limited economic resources, through actions, programs, projects and development. Our Vision Building productive, healthy and educated communities through the implementation of sustainable resources.

< Back Bioconstruction project: Step 2 of Kitchen Building Vidas y Suenos Dec 1, 2022 Second step of our Kitchen building for Bioconstruction project in the community of Lobera Peras We contiue our second stage of bioconstruction of the kitchen with the wattle and daub technique which was done in 5 steps. Step 1: The clay is prepared by making a paste of earth mixed with some natural fibers such as pine resin or wood shavings (sawdust). Step 2: We continue applying the mud on the reed structure. Step 3: The participation of the children has been very important because we are transmitting to the next generation the values of sustainable architecture and community work. Step 4: In order to save material, bottles and plastic cans are used to save material. Step 5: Stones, bricks and even glass bottles are used as skylights. #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #ApoyandoMexico #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow Previous Next

< Back 2023 Projects and Goals Vidas y Suenos Jan 18, 2023 “Comunidades Transversales” project. We want to highlight what is planned for this year as we continue Integrate the communities As we prepare to continue working on our “Comunidades Transversales” project. We want to highlight what is planned for this year as we continue Integrate the communities of San Miguel Peras, Yaxe and San Antonio Las Casas in a transdisciplinary and sustainable way to root in them an identity of their own in each community and at the same time share their cultural traits in order to generate economic income from what each one produces. We have many workshops and activities planned for 2023: Workshops: - SEWING- EMBROIDERY AND TEXTILE PAINTING- ITINERANT WRITERS- THEATER: LEGENDS OF MY TOWN- WORKSHOP FOR THE ELABORATION OF PUPPETS MADE WITH A SEWING MACHINE.- HERBALIST- NIÑO A NIÑO TOY LIBRARY Activites: - PITAHAYA REFORESTATION- POCHOTE COTTON HARVESTING- ALEBRIJES AND ARTISANAL MEZCAL PROMOTION- BIOCONSTRUCTION: DONATION OF LAMINATING ROOFING SHEETS. There workshops and activities are planned for the following communities: - SAN MIGUEL PERAS Y COMUNIDADES - YAXE - LAS CASAS - COLONIA ANÁHUAC Stay tuned for updates on these projects and how you can help as we continue to help the local communities. #ApoyandoMexico #helpinghands #comunidad #helpingmexico #oaxacamexico #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood #yaxeoaxaca #lascasasoaxaca #anahuacoaxaca #sanmiguelperasoaxaca #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow Previous Next

We are a non-profit organization, that through donations is able to contribute and improve the quality of life of communities with limited economic resources, through actions, programs, projects and development. Donate If you are interested in donating to help fund our programs please reach out to us or Click Here to Donate and in your comment mention Vidas y Suenos.

Our deicated team help improve the quality of life of communities with limited economic resources by building productive, healthy and educated communities through the implementation of sustainable resources. Meet Our Team The Faces of Our Organization Martín Mijangos Ríos Director of Training Since the age of 8 years old Martin, through his father learned the art of blacksmithing, carpentry, plumbing, and electricity. He graduated as an architect and an econologist. From 2000 to 2020 he worked as a pedagogical director in an educational organization dedicated to educational trips to different parts of the country where he developed trans-disciplinary pedagogical programs which were applied with students, from elementary to professional level in the disciplines of art, architecture, history, cultural heritage, biology, environmental education, community development, social service, etc. He has collaborated with deputies designing and applying training programs to groups of people in communities, such as bioarchitecture, rescue of traditions, legends, promotion of cultural values to women and children. He has also dedicated himself to cultural diffusion through local newspapers, through the Secretary of Cultures and Arts of the State of Oaxaca. In 2020 Martin taught the Nutrition and Embroidery course. Martin joined Vidas y Suenos on September 13th 2020 and was appointed Director of Training in 2022. Andrea Ortiz García Local Coordinators The Coordinators listed, support us in the logistics when we carry out the workshops, courses, projects or some other activity that we do in their communities, they do it with pleasure and do not receive compensation for their help, we only give them in kind a little more than what we give to the other beneficiaries. Maria Alodia Cruz Luis - Municipality of San Miguel Peras, Zaachila Carmelita Luis Martínez - Municipal Agency of Pensamiento Liberal Mexicano, San Miguel Peras. Anabel Ramírez Cruz and Florencia López Flores - Rural Center of La Lobera, San Miguel Peras. Graciela Ramírez Soria - Municipal Agency of El Temascal, San Miguel Peras. Catalina López Luis - San Nicolás Yaxe, Ocotlán. Casilda Gómez Martínez - Tenencia Municipal de San Antonio Las Casas, Santa María Zoquitlán, Tlacolula. Andrea originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. She holds a B.S. Licenciada en Derecho. Universidad Nacionalista México, and an M.S.Derecho Constitucional y Amparo. Universidad Nacionalista Mexico. In August 2017 began collaborating as volunteer with Niño a Niño program with Vidas y Sueños AC working with communities and programs, as January 2018 she enjoyed the Association as staff, 2020 she took the position for Director of Vidas y Sueños AC until today. The best gift I had received is touching lives, teaching high school students, and help and teach most vulnerable people. The Association is the best place to work helping others and continue with the legacy of the founders.

< Back Transversal Communities: Stage 2 of Embroidery Course Vidas y Suenos Jan 26, 2023 We conducted our second stage of our embroidery course where we will improve our designs from first session. This past weekend we began the second stage of our embroidery course in San Antonio Las Casas. This time with the improvement of the pencil designs. Among the new designs is the Cicada, a common insect in Las Casas during the hottest season, between March and June. In this stage of innovation, the beneficiaries learned to apply textile paint to their napkins. Thus, the elaboration can include the mixed technique of embroidery and painting. At the end of the course, some of the beneficiaries presented their textile drawings. #ApoyandoMexico #helpinghands #comunidad #helpingmexico #oaxacamexico #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood #yaxeoaxaca #lascasasoaxaca #anahuacoaxaca #sanmiguelperasoaxaca #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow #simplifybrandingmarketing Previous Next

< Back Visit from Stanford University Vidas y Suenos Dec 6, 2022 Visit from Stanford University to share and interview the beneficiaries of our “Water Harvesting Project” in Yaxe Ocotlán. This past weekend we had the pleasure to have members from Stanford University to share and interview the beneficiaries of our “Water Harvesting Project” in Yaxe Ocotlán. We started with an introduction meeting with the teachers from Stanford and our team. Followed by a teacher training with coordinator Catalina Lopez at BECARI. We then headed to Yaxe Ocotlan Community to interview the 18 beneficiaries. In each interview with the 18 beneficiaries of the Water Harvesting Project, Stanford University, CA, donated a pantry as a thank you for their willingness to do the interviews. In these interviews, the beneficiaries were asked about the benefits of the project and the future challenges they face. #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #ApoyandoMexico #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow Previous Next

< Back Meeting with Authorities of the 6 Municipal Agencies Vidas y Suennos Feb 9, 2023 Meeting with Authorities of the 6 Municipal Agencies This week we had meeting with the authorities of the 6 Municipal Agencies, Rural Nuclei and the Municipal Head of San Miguel Peras, where we presented out the work plan for the programs to be carried out in their communities. We also brought donations that were received at the offices during the month of February, which will be donated to the theses communities. Soon we will be informing you when we begin these programs and projects, that will benefit children, adolescents and adults of the communities that make up these municipality. #ApoyandoMexico #helpinghands #comunidad #helpingmexico #oaxacamexico #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood #yaxeoaxaca #lascasasoaxaca #anahuacoaxaca #sanmiguelperasoaxaca #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow #simplifybrandingmarketing Previous Next

< Back Bioconstruction project: Step 1 of Kitchen Building Derek Wells Nov 24, 2022 Starting our Kitchen building for Bioconstruction project in the community of Lobera Peras The objective is to put into practice the knowledge acquired in the bioconstruction workshop given on May 14, 2022, to the coordinators of the Child to Child Program and benefit a low-income family in the community of Lobera Peras. With the elaboration of this prototype we also seek to revive this construction technique in the communities to strengthen sustainable development. Step 1. Layout and measurement of the kitchen area. Step 2. Excavation to bury the poles Step 3. Placement of wood and reed strips. Step 4. They are placed at a separation of between 8 and 10 cms. maximum. Step 5. Preparation of the mixture of earth, sarcina and sand to make the mud. Step 6. Placement of the mud. #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #ApoyandoMexico #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow #simplifybrandingmarketing Previous Next

< Back Transversal Communities: Stage 2 of Embroidery Course (Tenencia Las Casas in Santa María) Vidas y Suenos Feb 14, 2023 we continued with the second session of the embroidery course with textile painting application for Tenencia Las Casas in Santa María. This past weekend we continued with the second session of the embroidery course with textile painting application for Tenencia Las Casas in Santa María. We noticed that the beneficiaries have already mastered the basic technique of drawing and painting. We also saw progress in teamwork as they help each other to make their designs. In the learning process, the integration of the children was great to see as they repeated their mother's strokes and experience the creative process. We also saw how the children were learning to use their ingenuity in didactic games. We end the course with the presentiation of their work. Once again, they captured elements of their natural environment in their designs. #ApoyandoMexico #helpinghands #comunidad #helpingmexico #oaxacamexico #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood #yaxeoaxaca #lascasasoaxaca #anahuacoaxaca #sanmiguelperasoaxaca #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow #simplifybrandingmarketing Previous Next

< Back Rainwater Harvesting Project: Home visits of potential beneficiaries Vidas y Suenos Feb 22, 2023 We visited people living in high marginalization in the community of Yaxe, in order to select the beneficiaries of the rainwater harvesting systems. Objective: To provide 30 families with a 5,000 liter water tank to help reduce the lack of water and capture rainwater for multiple uses. We visited people living in high marginalization in the community of Yaxe, in order to select the beneficiaries of the rainwater harvesting systems. During the home visits, we became aware of the pressing needs of the families in terms of health, housing, clean water and sanitation. We visited the homes of the 52 people who are listed as possible candidates to benefit from the project as only 30 families will benefit from the project at this stage. and are giving priority to people who are ill or have physical limitations. We want to thank Isla Urbana's company who will be supervising and measuring the space where the equipment will be installed. #ApoyandoMexico #helpinghands #comunidad #helpingmexico #oaxacamexico #communityservice #givingbackfeelsgood #yaxeoaxaca #lascasasoaxaca #anahuacoaxaca #sanmiguelperasoaxaca #mexico #ayudandoméxico #vidasysueños #Oaxaca #comunidad #PuebloMexicano #donations #nonprofit #charity #abettertomorrow #simplifybrandingmarketing Previous Next

TRANSVERSAL COMMUNITIES PROJECT Objective: In October 2022, we initiated the “Transverse Communities Project”, which seeks to integrate the communities of San Miguel Peras, Yaxe, San Antonio las Casas and the Anáhuac neighborhood in a transdisciplinary and sustainable manner with the objective of rooting an identity for each community and at the same time share certain cultural traits that will generate economic income from what each one produces. Background: Each of the communities specializes in different arts as follows: - San Miguel Peras is a municipality that integrates 7 communities including the capital. Herbal medicine courses have been given in these communities, which has led people to start making products such as ointments, extracts, drops, soaps, and shampoos. - Yaxe municipal, rainwater harvesting systems have been installed to provide the inhabitants of this municipality with better access to this liquid. The harvested water can be used to improve the production of vegetables that can later be marketed. - The small rural nucleus of San Antonio las Casas is a community that is being integrated into the association's programs. Its inhabitants have dedicated themselves to the cultivation of the land, maguey production and harvesting. We have discovered that Pochote cotton can be transformed into a pillow and some other products such as paper with natural fibers. There is also the possibility of starting a reforestation program for the cactus that produces pitahayas. - Colonia Anáhuac belongs to the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán in the central valleys of the state. It is a colony founded by people who migrated from different communities to the city. In the three foreign communities there is a common activity: the embroidery of cloth napkins. Each community has its own artisan touch. Project Description Consolidate productive activities in the communities of San Miguel Peras and Yaxe, product of the programs that have been implemented and promote potential productive activities in the community of San Antonio las Casas such as: the promotion of the cultivation of maguey to produce mezcal, elaboration of labels, creation of a logo and brand of mezcal, teaching a basic sewing workshop and textile painting workshop so that the beneficiaries of the community learn to make pillows that would be filled with pochote cotton and the embroidery of napkins, making cloth bags for shampoo, soaps and ointments that are made in the communities of San Miguel Peras. Promote reading and writing through storytelling workshops, and workshops on puppet theater through which legends and traditions can be revived and a culture of healthy eating and prevention can be fostered in children. In Colonia Anáhuac, teach sewing and textile painting courses to promote the productive activity of the beneficiaries. Create the Online Store as a platform for the promotion and sale of the products that each community elaborates and that have the characteristic of sustainability, the promotion of employment and the exchange between communities. With water harvesting systems, the producers of Yaxe will be able to promote their vegetables and, by embroidering napkins, they will also be able to make blouses with handmade designs. The Community of Las Casas will offer pillows, and most likely other bedding products such as sheets, pillowcases, bathroom furniture folders, etc. They may even be given a textile painting workshop to decorate the pieces they make from what they have learned in the sewing workshop. In the community of the houses they have begun to make alebrijes, a product of cultural syncretism. The alebrije technique is very versatile and different products can be made, both decorative and utilitarian.