Sierra Gorda Reserve: Product Diversification

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Sierra Gorda Reserve: Product Diversification

Summary

Building social enterprises to provide sources of sustainable income for the local residents and environmental initiatives of Mexico's Sierra Gorda Reserve.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The Sierra Gorda is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the mountains of central Mexico. Despite its protected status, the reserve must maintain a delicate balance between its fragile ecosystem and the survival needs its 100,000 residents, 75 percent of whom live on less than $7 per day. GESG is implementing action programs together with local communities to increase its sustainability through self-financing and expand the coverage of its programs for the benefit of the Reserve and local communities.

Activities

GESG is assisting local communities to set up production facilities and market the products in locations of interest to tourists.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project goal is to generate alternative income sources for residents of the Sierra Gorda Reserve as well as sustained support for GESG’s environmental activities.

Project Message

We believe in involving all the creative forces which generate love, joy and an absolute faith in life's resources.
- Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, Founder and Executive Director