Lutisuc Asociación Cultural I.A.P - Promoting Kickapoo heritage for kids in Mexico

Address

Lutisuc Asociación Cultural I.A.P
Ave. de Anza #900 Col. Pitic LaFontaine
Hermosillo, Sonora 83150
Mexico
+52(662)2104081
http://www.lutisuc.org.mx

Mission

Develop actions for the rescue, preservation and diffusion of the indigenous culture of the state of Sonora, northwest of Mexico, including the stimulation of productive and sustainable projects that help improve the conditions of life of the indigenous villages and communities.

Programs

Embroidering an identity Developing skills and technical capacitation with a cultural approach with pima, yaqui, mayo and kikapoo women. Handcraft Forum Search of fair trade for indigeniuos handcrafts.Learning by Playing Artistic estimulation workshops and elaboration of bilingual didactic materials for indigenuos children. Encounter with my roots organization of events for the preservation and diffusion of the indigeniuos culture. Connection colaborative work with other organizations.

Lutisuc Asociación Cultural I.A.P's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Promoting Kickapoo heritage for kids in Mexico
Promoting Kickapoo heritage for kids in Mexico

Lutisuc Asociación Cultural I.A.P's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

9000 indigenous kids  will "learn by playing"
9000 indigenous kids will "learn by playing"

Personnel Overview

María Isabel Montaño Tapia - Program Coordinator
A comercial and photojournalist photographer born and living in Sonora, studied abroad a Certicate in New England School of Photography in Boston Mass, Certificate in Communication in Business at the Harvard Extensión in Cambridge Mass. Started working with Lutisuc in January 2008, this way combining her profesional life with social work.

Personnel Statistics

María Inmaculada Puente Andres, Journalist for the Navarra University, Spain
Founded in 1997
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 12

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): 83,000
Budget (2005): 99,745
Maximum Budget: 109,788
Overhead: 14%
Other funding sources: Nacional Monte de Piedad (National private source), Peso por Peso program (sonoran government), Carumanda (NGO Spain), Indesol.
Religious Affiliation: None