Mexico
EnvironmentGroup to Promote Education and Sustainable Dev. - Grow Clean Food & Harvest Water in Rural Oaxaca
Address
Group to Promote Education and Sustainable Dev.
Ave. de las Fuentes #184, local 517 Lomas de Tecamachalco
Naucalpan,
Estado de Mexico
53950
Mexico
(52 55)52 94 45 52
http://www.grupedsac.org
Mission
To educate, train, and carry out activities that contribute to the creation of sustainable communities.
Programs
Our programs include: Training and Workshop Program at our education centers, Community Development Program with small indigenous farmers, Youth Program for a Healthy and Environmentally Conscious Community, Children's Environmental Education Workshops, Social and Environmental Responsibility Program with the business sector, Fair Trade Program producing and marketing recycle crafts and natural processed foods, Fundraising Activities Program, Institutional Development Program.
Group to Promote Education and Sustainable Dev.'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Grow Clean Food & Harvest Water in Rural Oaxaca |
Personnel Overview
Maria Isabel Martìnez - Community Development Coordinator
Isabel has been working with the Group for the last five years, coordinating a rural development project with an indigenous farming community. She is a natural born leader who enjoys working with adolescents, rural communities, and is a highly motivated organizer.
Carolina Lukac - Workshop and Outreach Coordinator
Carolina has been working with the Group for the last two years, organizing workshops on appropriate technologies and sustainable living, and coordinating environmental education activities with school children. She is especially interested in sustainable food systems and promoting organic agriculture techniques.
Juan Casillas - Project Director
Juan has been the Group's architect and project coordinator for the past 5 years. He is passionate about ecological building and has coordinated numerous design projects for constructing community centers and houses with appropriate technologies, all around the country.
Personnel Statistics
Margarita Barney de Cruz, General Director
Founded in 1990
Employees: 35
Volunteers: 13
Financial Statistics
Budget (2008): 765,000
Budget (2007): 696,000
Maximum Budget: 841,000
Overhead: 30%
Other funding sources: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Fundacion Merced, Hyman Levine Family Foundation, Fundacion Compartir, Phillip Morris Foundation, INDESOL, SEDESOL, SEMARNAT, SAGARPA (Mexican Government Agencies)
Religious Affiliation: none
