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Hola!
We are so glad to send you this message
of hope, promise and gratitude
from Oaxaca where
we have gone through a difficult time in our
history. These difficulties have affected
every one of our friends and colleagues;
bellhops and chambermaids, taxi drivers and
shopkeepers, waiters and weavers, artisans
and craftspeople.
As you can imagine, we just want to
regain some sense of comfort and ease - to
get back to our daily lives of work and
family and community that have been so
interrupted. It has been hard on everyone
here - mothers, fathers and children alike
and we could certainly use your help.
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'It's for Oaxaca' Fundrasing Campaign
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Oaxaca Community Foundation
For the past 10 years, Oaxaca Community Foundation has been fully committed to providing relief to Oaxaca's most marginal groups. Facilitating projects and acting as a catalyst for philanthropy, the Foundation administers charitable funds; pools assets to respond to community needs; supports local programs that assist in the conservation of natural resources; and distributes grants to non-profit organizations. In this way, we find strategic solutions to our community's most critical needs.
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The Give and Take of Charity
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How Oaxaca changed me
The first time I saw her, I couldnÕt quite believe how a woman so tiny could fill up the room with her smile. She blasted past all my barriers, and zoomed straight into my soul with her blinded eyes, her tiny voice shakily proclaiming 'Welcome, mija (My daughter.) Praise the Lord he's brought me a new friend today.' And for the first time in a long time, I felt like I'd come home.
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Apoala - The Mixtec Cradle
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A Farming Village Isolated from the City's Noise
Nestled within the Mixteca Alta Sierra, four hours northeast of the city of Oaxaca, lies the farming community Santiago Apoala– a rugged terrain of reds, greens, pinks, and browns. The village is isolated from the drone of city-life by the stern cliff faces around. A passing car is an event here, and streetlights have not yet arrived to overwhelm the light of the moon at night.
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