Sierra Gorda Reserve: Product Diversification
SummaryBuilding 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
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo
Founder and Executive Director
Arroyo Seco 306
Querétaro, Querétaro 76030
Mexico
52 44129 60242
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Ecological Group of Sierra Gorda (GESG)
Arroyo Seco 306
Querétaro,
Querétaro
76030
Mexico
52 44129 60242
http://www.woodrising.com/gesg/homepage.html
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Mexico
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 1, 2004
