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these 10 facts will help u have a better understanding of the problems in mexico . the hope is that if we educate ourselves we can better know how to help them.

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Even though much of Latin America has been able to significantly reduce poverty, the country of Mexico still struggles. Below are the leading facts about poverty in Mexico. Education about the problem of poverty in Mexico is crucial and will help us remedy the situation.

Top Facts about Poverty in Mexico

1. Around half of the population lives in poverty; about 10 percent of people live in extreme poverty.

2. The number of people in poverty has mainly been increasing since 2006, when 42.9 percent of people were below the national poverty line.

3. Chiapas, Guerrero and Puebla are the states with the highest levels of poverty.

4. Mexico has a sizable GDP of about $1.283 trillion. Even so, Mexico's GDP per capita or per person is $14,000. This means that there is a sizable wealth gap in the country between rich and poor.

5. More than 20 million children live in poverty with more than five million living in extreme poverty, according to Fusion, the United Nations Children's Fund.

6. About 25 million Mexicans make less than $14 a day and a quarter of the workforce is underemployed.

7. The average salary in rural areas is 3 to 4 times less than that of urban areas in Mexico.

8. Economic growth is commonly believed to decrease poverty. Mexico's annual growth rate is somewhat small, around two to three percent. Additionally, this economic growth has mainly benefitted the rich.

9. Drug wars are thought to perpetuate poverty in Mexico.

10. Despite all of this, Mexico has decreased extreme poverty in the country by 20 to 25 percent since 1995. This is mainly because of social welfare programs that were enacted during economic crises.

Even though poverty in Mexico is a sizable issue, there are certain steps the country can take to help those in poverty. Mexico can focus on decreasing the wealth gap and ensuring that economic growth benefits the poor. Additionally, Mexico can take steps to prosecute drug cartels. This may be easier said than done, but with these things in mind, Mexico can decrease poverty in the country.

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Poverty in Mexico - 10 Disturbing Facts You Should Know

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Even though much of Latin America has been able to significantly reduce poverty, the country of Mexico still struggles. Below are the leading facts about poverty in Mexico. Education about the problem of poverty in Mexico is crucial and will help us remedy the situation.

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-Daniela Lozano
Published: Feb. 4th, 2014
This video explains that there are many people in Mexico who have not had the opportunity to go to school. If you can't read or right, getting a job can be difficult and that's a reason why the poverty in Mexico is so big. This video has no talking, but throughout there is words explaining what the video is about.

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– Isabella Rölz
The Borgen Project Blog
This blog explains why Mexico's poverty has recently become so horrible. The poverty is blamed on the government.

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The number of Mexicans living in poverty increased by two million between 2012 and 2014, according to Reuters. These figures of Mexico's poverty rate highlight the challenges President Enrique Peña Nieto is facing in meeting pledges to help millions in need.

President Enrique Peña Nieto Struggles with Mexico's Poverty Rate

"With his six-year term half over, Enrique Peña Nieto is trying to rally public confidence in his government's economic plan amid lackluster growth projections," said International Business Times.

While his efforts have focused on making Mexico a competitive nation, "the government is flailing in its battle against staggering income inequality and poverty rates that have remained virtually unchanged over the past 20 years," according to International Business Times.

In 2014, Mexico's poverty rate increased from 45.5 to 46.2 percent, corresponding to 55.3 million people in the country of approximately 120 million, said a spokesperson for the government's social development agency.

According to Oxfam Mexico's executive director, "while the wealth of Mexican multimillionaires is multiplied by five, 48 percent of state schools have no access to sewage, 31 percent have no drinking water, 12.8 percent have no bathrooms or toilets and 11.2 percent have no access to electricity."

Under Peña Nieto's administration, the problem has only worsened. While many Latin American countries have diminished their levels of poverty, Mexico's have continued to increase.

Peña Nieto recognizes that income inequality, global economic turmoil and corruption have prevented Mexico from both an economic boost and a diminished poverty rate.

Jonathan Foxx, a political science professor at American University in Washington, D.C. suggested that "neither inequality nor poverty reduction have been major priorities of this administration, nor the previous administrations."

The government has been criticized for being too focused on attracting foreign investment and strengthening large-scale private industries, rather than concentrating on reducing its poverty rate.

Professor Foxx added that Mexico's poverty rate remains the largest concern, regardless of wide income disparities. "If the government was more effective at reducing poverty, then people would worry less about inequality," he said. "But since neither is getting better, it's hard to disentangle."

A major shift in focus and strategy is needed if Mexico is to succeed in combating its increasing poverty rate.

- Isabella Rölz

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Mexico's Poverty Rate Increases | The Borgen Project

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The number of Mexicans living in poverty increased by two million between 2012 and 2014, according to Reuters. These figures of Mexico's poverty rate highlight the challenges President Enrique Peña Nieto is facing in meeting pledges to help millions in need.

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http://www.thp.org/our-work/stories-of-success/

What is the significance of The Hunger Project?
This is an organization that is fighting to stop hunger in third world countries.

Who is the founder and who works/ volunteers?
I was unable to find the exact founder, but Asa Skogstrom Feldt is the current president in the global office in new York. Before taking this position in 2014 she was the country director of the hunger project organization from 2004-2012. during this time she was able to grow the organization and substantially increase public awareness and revenue. Previously, Asa has 17 years of business experience and worked in and with foreign countries in the middle east and Africa. She was also part of founding and building women leaders, in places like Sweden and internationally. With all of this exposure she is able to handle the position of president very well.
The hunger project is all together lead by a Global board of directors; they hold meetings 3 times a year where they discuss  global hunger and poverty reduction, public policy, democracy building and business. There is also a leadership team that meets weekly. The people who are part of this group include the President and CEO, senior managers from all of the departments in The Hunger Project's Global Office, and a representative Country Director. The Country Director's are people from countries that The Hunger Project has been able to reach and their job's are to help create society-wide changes in their countries.
There are also opportunities for people from Canada and the US to volunteer through their programs.

What is their objective?
The Hunger is an organization that envisions " A world where every woman, man, and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and dignity." Their mission is to end hunger and poverty in the world. They  have ten fundamental principles that they build their mission strategies off of.Human dignity,all human beings are born equal and therefore should be given the same rights; especially the right to food, work, health, and education. Gender equality, empowerment, leverage, in order to make large scale systematic changes, they asses the impact it will have on social/economic/political environment, and then determine the best action. Interconnectedness, that is treating considering people as global citizens of a global issue, rather than just a particular countries problem. sustainability, social transformation, changing the old fashion mindset, holistic approach, hunger is linked to a network of problems such as, decent work, health, education, in order to solve one problem we have to solve them all. decentralization, individuals and communities need to take ownership of local development. and lastly transformative leadership.

what strategies do they use to meet their objective and what is the evidence of their strategies success?
To end world Hunger they realize that Communities in Mexico must take charge of their own development. They have a process called " Gender-focused community-led development." This process has several elements that help make it work. I wont list them all but here is a short form list, mindset, leadership, social cohesion, vision, goals, planning, social mobilization, and graduation.  http://www.thp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Strategic-Plan-2016-2020.pdf follow this link for a complete list and explanation. they have many many success stories that you can check out here,http://www.thp.org/our-work/stories-of-success/
How is this Organization funded and what is the evidence?
They have a Global Investors Group, where people commit to giving $416.00 a month or $13 a day to The Hunger Project. They also have a Joan Holmes Leadership Fund that is created to honor and bring forward leadership that will help to end world hunger. Through this fund you can become a monthly investor or give a one time donation.  they also have many corperate parnters that help fund the oganization and there is oppertunities to become a partner yourself. http://www.thp.org/get-involved/corporate-partnership/

How con you get involved?
There is many ways to get involved with this ministry. From giving money to volunteering in the many countries that have been touched by The Hunger Project. People can join the Global Investor Group, or give to the Joan Holmes Leadership fund. People can volunteer individually or in groups and volunteering looks different for everyone so there are opportunities to volunteer at there offices in New York or in the third world countries. To sign up for either of these options you can go online to their website http://www.thp.org/get-involved/ or you can fax, email, or mail them at their address below.

More information:
The hunger Project realizes that shopping is a large part of our North American Culture, so they have partnered with a bunch of different online companies that will donate money to The hunger project when you buy stuff from them or use there products/programs. These companies include, Amazonsmile, ebay, GIVENIK, and goodsearch. " Imagine giving to The Hunger Project every time you search the web, shop online or go out to eat – 365 days a year!" http://www.thp.org/get-involved/shop-with-a-purpose/

It is important for us to know our facts about these third world countries and the poverty there, so that we understand why and how to help. On The Hunger Project's website they provide facts about disease, agriculture, water and sanitation, women and children, and of course world hunger. They update their site regularly and even have a news page where they keep people informed about the latest work that the Hunger Project has been able to do to help these countries. http://www.thp.org/news-and-headlines/?type=news

Contact info:
The Hunger Project Global Office
5 Union Square West, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10003
USA

Phone: +1 212.251.9100
Fax: +1 212.532.9785
Email: info@thp.org

The Hunger Project Global Advocacy Office
1634 I St NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
USA
http://www.thp.org/success-stories/i-will-work-hard-to-not-fear-anything-anymore-and-have-strength-to-go-on/

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http://www.yugo.org/DNA

What is the significance of YUGO?
YUGO is an organization that stands for "you go." It is also an acronym for Youth Unlimited Gospel Outreach. A third reason to the organizations name is; YUGO means "yoke" in Spanish. Jesus says that "His yoke is easy and His burden is light," in Matthew 11:30.

Who founded YUGO? Who currently works/volunteers for YUGO?
Workers and volunteers at YUGO come from Canada, America, and Mexico. I am unable to find the founder, but YUGO was founded in 1965. Scott Wester is the CEO who moved from California to Florida, and now lives in Ensenada. Nathan Alpert is the President of YUGO, he moved around as a kid, being the son of missionaries, and now he also lives in Ensenada, Mexico.

What is YUGOs objective/mission?
YUGO have five core values at the base of their mission. Active supervision; striving for active team participation. Biblical emphasis; evangelism is a big part of the organization. Cultural sensitivity; operating in a manner that is respectful to the culture that YUGO serves in. Discipleship; modeled after Jesus. Excellence and innovation; will bring glory to God in everything the ministry does to share the gospel.

What strategies/programs/projects are YUGO ministries doing to reach their objective? How can you see the effectiveness?
Teams from Canada and America go to Mexico to build a house and change someones life by showing them the love of God. YUGO works with a number of churches in Mexico, and the pastor of the church chooses someone who they think meets the criteria. Then YUGO pairs the the family, with the group that signed up. The group of volunteers build the family a house and it gives the team the opportunity to share about Christ and strengthen their own faith. YUGO also works with churches and reaching out to the kids through various activities and working in orphanages.

Being a part of a group that went with YUGO to Ensenada, Mexico, I saw how the ministry has made an impact. When you enter the communities in Ensenada it doesn't take very long to see all the houses that YUGO have built. The communities are made up of a combination of houses and of garbage bags wrapped around posts. YUGO has built up so many communities, and they won't stop till all you see is houses as everyone's home. YUGOs houses are small when you compare them to ours, but they are sturdy and safer than what the families previously called home.

How is YUGO funded? What evidence can be seen that their funding are effective and that people are being inspired to give?
YUGO is a registered charity in the U.S. and Canada, so when a donation is made to YUGO people from America and Canada can receive a tax receipt. There are YUGO offices in Canada and the U.S. so that's probably how the ministry does some fundraising. That's all the websites information on fundraising.

https://youtu.be/xAgQTJfvG28
This video does a good job at inspiring people to want to make a donation. The YUGO website has a couple more stories of the people who went to serve in YUGO ministries, which can help you understand what YUGO does.

How can you get involved?
People can get involved by donating, getting a team together to build a house, an internship, or volunteering to work at YUGO. There are also additional ministry's that YUGO is a part of; the feeding program, and the prison ministry are more opportunities to get involved.

Additional pieces of information:
Language does not have to be a barrier. By playing with the kids, just spending time with them, you don't need to know Spanish to establish a connection with them. Hiring translators through YUGO can also come in handy to get your point across, to connection with the adults.

YUGO does a great job at taking care of you. Speaking form my experience, they have a morning chapel and an evening chapel. Their food is delicious,  and everyone at YUGO is very welcoming and try their best to make you feel at home. "We need to take care of ourselves, (volunteers) so we can take care of others."

Contact information:
International Headquarters in Ensenada, Mexico
Mailing Address:
YUGO Ministries
340 W. 26th Street - Suite K                          (619) 336.9003
National City, CA 91950 - 8740                     info@yugo.org

You can find the mailing address of the offices, located in the U.S. and in Canada, also on the YUGO website.

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GEC stands for goats, eggs, and chickens. Our organizations purpose is to help families by offering them jobs, and providing a source of food for their families in Chiapas, Mexico. The significance of goin references the action of the people wanting a job and making a better life for themselves and their families. GECgoin is a catchy way of saying get going, motivating people to change.

Founders
This organization was founded by Dr.Elizabeth Malik and Dr. Rebekah Franco. We went on missions with different organizations like YUGO and we were inspired by the impact they have in the different communities within moved when we heard that there were organizations that regularly delivered water directly to homes. We thought about how difficult it is for them to get proper nutrition and wanted to make a difference. we gather volunteers from all over the world to help us provide and take of the families needs.

Importance
Dr. Malik and Dr. Franco have gone on multiple mission trips and really enjoyed making relationships and experiencing different cultures. After seeing the poverty in Mexico, we wanted to continue making a difference in these communities by supplying their needs. We believe that supplying families with a goat, chickens, eggs, and a job opportunity can truly turn lives around.

"Let us not love in word or talk, but in deed and in truth", 1 John 3:18. This Bible verse has been a motivator to love the people of Mexico, and to teach them about Jesus by showing them His love. Our organization gives us the opportunity to live out this verse.

Our mission
Our goal as missionaries is to help build up communities in Chiapas. By giving each home in the community's a goat, a chicken, eggs, and the chance to work with us to earn an income, we begin to create relationships. These relationships allow us to share Gods' word.

Strategies/Programs/Projects
Similar to how the water truck goes door to door, we go door to door delivering our animals to the families that sign up. We deliver two goats a year, a chicken/month, eggs/weekly. GECgoin has several bases located in Chiapas, Mexico. We operate on large farms.to raise these animals in the best conditions possible. The families that register to our delivery program also get the opportunity to get a job. This includes responsibilities like driving the delivery trucks to raising the animals on the farms.

Funding
Because we have grown up in Grunthal, Manitoba, we will be getting lots of support around our home town. GECgoin has a website that makes it easy to donate. We have a government grant. The Canadian government has recognized the need to Mexico, and they've been supporting us. YWAM is a Christian base school/ministry that has partnered up with us to support us financially, and by sending us volunteers.

People getting involved
Our website also explains that you can get involved by volunteering. All you have to do is pay for your flights, we have living accommodations and will provide you with three meals a day. We have people many people from Mexico working with us, as well as YWAM missionaries.

More info
we have partnered with online shopping sites such as wish and justfab, that will give 15% of the money you use to buy there clothes to our organization. By doing this people can shop product and things that they like while also giving to a good cause. We were inspired by an organization called The hunger Project that has a similar program.

The families that participate in are programs are also required as part of the program to go to chapel at least 2 times after they start the program, after that they have the option to come once every week. At chapel they are taught all about Jesus and given bibles to take home along with a devotional that they can do at home. We believe that only with Jesus it is possible to change lives.

Contact us
www.GECGOIN.org
emalikandrfranco@gmail.com
Mailing Address:
GECgoin
Chiapas Mexico
Box 379
Z5T 5Z5

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-David Frum
-ArticleThis  Article explains the history of mexico and how if has transformed into the country it is today.

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Your leaders have served you poorly.

Andrew Winning / Reuters

Americans celebrate Mexican heritage on Cinco de Mayo, but Mexicans themselves chose September 16 as their national day.

On September 16, 1810, the priest of a small town near Guanajuato summoned his followers to revolt against the colonial government of Spain. This incident is conventionally regarded as the opening of the long war that eventually brought independence to Mexico in 1821.

National histories are usually shot through with myth, and Mexico's perhaps more than most. The uprising of September 16 rapidly ended in tragic failure, brutally suppressed by royalist troops. Independence arrived a decade later only after the government back in Madrid adopted reforms too liberal for the liking of the victorious counter-revolutionary elite in Mexico. The local upper class then switched sides, establishing Mexico as an authoritarian Catholic empire under the most successful of the generals who had defeated the insurgents of 1810.

Imagine that the British had sent George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson to a firing squad in 1777. Imagine that it had been Benedict Arnold who achieved American independence, pronouncing himself Emperor Benedict I, banning all religions except the Church of England, and concentrating land ownership in the hands of a few grand Tory families-and you have some idea of the Mexican outcome in 1821.

Paradoxes like that run through Mexican history, and into Mexico's present.

Is modern Mexico a successful or unsuccessful country?

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Success: Mexico ranks as the world's 15th-largest economy. Mexico's output of around $9,000 per person ranks about on par with Romania and Turkey, a little ahead of Brazil-and well ahead of China's $7,900.

Success: Mexico transitioned to multiparty democracy in the mid-1990s. Elections since 1996 have been generally regarded as free and fair-and the Mexican voting process in many ways superior to that of the United States, overseen by an agency whose political independence is internationally acclaimed.

Success: Net migration to the United States has slowed and even reversed. Between 2009 and 2014, more Mexicans returned home from the United States than left Mexico for the United States.

Unsuccessful: While Mexico is not a poor country, Mexicans remain poor people. Nearly half the population lives below Mexico's poverty line. Even middle-income Mexican families spend more than 40 percent of their incomes on food, beverages, and tobacco, about the same proportion as American families on average spent on similar goods in 1900. Barely one-third of adults aged 25-64 have completed high school; even literacy is not universal.

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Your leaders have served you poorly. Americans celebrate Mexican heritage on Cinco de Mayo, but Mexicans themselves chose September 16 as their national day. On September 16, 1810, the priest of a small town near Guanajuato summoned his followers to revolt against the colonial government of Spain.

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This video is a News clip, where they take a look at what a large group of people in   mexico have for living conditions. they take a personal look at some of the citizens and really helps open your mind and eyes to this part of the world. the video is not in English, however there are subtitles in English, so you still understand the message.

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Extremes of poverty and wealth in Mexico

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Over 60 million mexicans live in poverty, many of them hope the new administration of Enrique Pena Nieto will be able to change this reality, Mexico has the wealthiest man in the world but also has the poorest families. teleSUR http://multimedia.telesurtv.net

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- Latin News Article Half of the kids in Mexico are living in poverty. If they are born in poverty, it's difficult to get out.

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UN: Half of Mexican Children Living in Poverty

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The investigation reveals that indigenous children are most at risk of living in poverty.