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Christmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

With Christmas almost here, I wanted to share a list of my favorite charities that are doing amazing work in Mexico.  If you have not finished your Christmas shopping or are looking for a way to give, please read on.

Heifer InternationalChristmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

provides livestock for families in rural villages.  For example, you can choose to purchase a cow which provides milk for a family that can be a valuable nutritional source or sold at a market.  Once the cow gives birth, its offspring are donated to the community, and the cycle continues.

World VisionChristmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

a Christian charity that sponsors individual children , providing them with adequate food, clothing, shelter, and education.  Also involved in long-term development work and advocacy.

Compassion International – like World Vision, a Christian charity that sponsors individual children , providing them with adequate food, clothing, shelter, and education.

Christmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

Catholic Relief Services – focuses on long-term development work, solutions to solve structural poverty, provides emergency relief, microfinance, and more

Christmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

Kiva.org – featured on CNN and by the Clinton Global Initiative, Kiva is a microfinance NGO that allows users to choose individual or group loan recipients online.  By providing subsidized credit, they allow people in the informal sector to expand their businesses and provide for their family.

Christmas Ideas to Help in Mexico

 

Author

Michael Coe

Mike is pursuing his MA in Latin American Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. Prior to his graduate studies, Mike completed his BA in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has traveled throughout Latin America, and researched NAFTA's effects on Mexican agriculture and migration. When not reading the news Mike enjoys travelling, skiing, mountain biking, and drinking yerba maté.