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GIVING TO MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Considering its 2,000 shared-mile border with the United States,
what happens in Mexico truly matters to this country. Similarly,
Mexico and Latin America represent the single largest contiguous
migrant-sending region to the United States. Strategic social
investments across Latin America and especially Mexico in the
areas of education, health and the environment can offer
opportunities and hope to some of the most marginalized
and disenfranchised people who might otherwise choose
to migrate to the United States.
The International Community Foundation’s focus on
Mexico comes at a time when Mexico is facing growing
levels of poverty, human migration pressures, public safety
concerns, drug-related violence, environmental and public
health challenges, and natural disasters. The need for
a strong and vibrant independent sector that
promotes transparency, accountability and
the rule of law, as well as expands civil
society’s engagement in Mexico, is needed
now more than ever.
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Above: Project Amigo promotes literacy and education through the
support of the GROW fund in Cerro de Ortega, Colima, Mexico.