Mexico
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Youth Venture Mexico (Avancemos)
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesIn Mexico, 30 percent of the population is under 29; 4 million young people are unemployed or not studying and 1.5 million emigrate every year, looking for better opportunities. Their opinions and their needs are rarely heard. Avancemos provides young people with the opportunity to become changemakers and address themselves the social challenges of their communities. We work with young people from different backgrounds, from rural to urban areas, including indigenous communities. ActivitiesAvancemos supports young people in the design of a sustainable action plan of their social change idea. They present it to other social changemakers and receive advises, support and funding to launch their Venture Team. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $188 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactYV is dramatically increasing the proportion of changemakers in the world by effectively reaching youth and providing them the opportunity to see their own potential, develop skills, and be taken seriously, creating an everyone Project Message
Avancemos has helped me to realize what I’m able to do, how powerful I’m to change what I don’t like and create a better world for everybody. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Sagrario Hernandez, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 13, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 20, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldLaunching of 20 Ventures in Mexico CityBy Sagrario Hernandez - Country Director, August 13, 2008 04:51 PM
On July 12th, we had the first panel in Mexico City. 20 ventures presented their projects in 5 thematic tables: Environment, Community and Education, HIV-AIDS, Alternative Media and Economic Development . The panel was integrated by specialists coming from international organisms as UN, Government (Mexican Youth Institute), Foundations (Axtel and Pfizer), Ashoka Fellows, NGO´s and Enterprises (Televisa). One of the most emotive moment was when two young changemakers from the past generation presented the ceremony reading a poem and saying inspiring words to welcome the new changemakers. Comment on this update
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