AUGE - Veracruz, Mexico - February 2008

In February 2008, Coffee Kids visited Self-Managed Development (AUGE), our partner in Veracruz, Mexico. Acting International Program Director Jose Luis Zarate visted AUGE’s education center, which not only serves as a training center, but also a meeting point for the Groups of Women Saving in Solidarity (GMAS) and a production space for the radio program, “Sueños de Café.”

The program is produced by a youth group, most of them children of the women involved in the GMAS project. The show airs every Friday on the local radio station “Radio Teocelo,” which has a coverage of around 25 miles and reaches most of the important towns in the region.

The program focuses on the most relevant community issues for the youth. Some of the topics they regularly address include: alcoholism, domestic violence, sex education, and environmental protection and awareness.

During the visit, Zarate also visited with local health promoters who shared their knowledge of local plants and herbal remedies. And he visited with some of the children involved in local savings groups.

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items are from between 19 Feb 2008 & 21 Feb 2008.