Fundación Cielo

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Mérida
Fundación Cielo

Our mission is to break the cycle of generational poverty in Mayan communities of the Yucatan, Mexico

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http://www.fundacioncielo.org

Fundación Cielo is working to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty in Mayan communities in the Yucatán through an integrated system of socioeconomic development with a focus on the cities Teabo and Chumayel. We are introducing the SHE Network (Sustainable Holistic Empowerment Network) concept on Social Impact / Social Entrepreneurship. Our Sustainability comes from running a profitable ha

mmock business. The Holistic component comes from the integrated approach of not limiting ourselves to provide just jobs but also act in other aspects to help improve their overall living conditions. Empowerment comes with the economic independence that results from being lifted out of poverty. The Network represents the institutions that make this impact possible as well as each family of weavers and their communities. This fully integrated model creates a symbiotic relationship where we mutually benefit from improved living conditions of our weavers. Our foundation has a strong focus on education. We believe that education is the best way to make impactful change on the economic situation of a community. Access to quality education will make community members more competitive for higher paying jobs, lead the communities to be more self-sufficient, and improve community health through knowledge of preventative health measures. The summer of 2014, we sent four interns to the town of Chumayel to implement several pilot programs. The pilot programs include educational children's activities, a mentorship program for high school students interested in continuing their education, a Health Fair, and community meetings. The summer of 2015 we've send out three interns, with two more to come. We will continue the educational Children's Activities, the Mentorship Program, the Health Fair and expand to a Fashion project the teaches the woman profitable crafts as well as provide Spanish classes for Mayan woman and English classes. We're working together with the foundation Marie Stopes to provide much needed Sexual Education classes in a region where the biggest reason that girls drop out of high school is teen pregnancy. We are a small organization with much to give to a community ready to work if possibilities are provided. To read more go to our website http://www.fundacioncielo.org/

Thank you!

14/03/2024

Homenajeamos a Josefina Urzaiz, una mujer extraordinaria, adelantada a su tiempo que ha logrado que diluvie en el desierto

14/12/2022

Introducing Abril, our 2022-2026 Cielo Scholar 👊
Cielo Hamacas Cielo Hammocks

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02/07/2022

Day 3 together!
We went to school and the kids were eagerly waiting in their classrooms for our arrival. Stepping into the classrooms the kids are always shy at first, but it doesn’t take long for them to warm up to us, giving us millions of hugs at the end of the day. Today we worked on building shapes with clay (circles, squares, triangles) and reading skills. In the afternoon we had our usual tutoring classes focusing mainly on multiplication rules such as the zero rule and cross multiplying. We meet with the kids at 5:30 in the plaza to let them paint and draw. The kids came really enthusiastic knowing they were painting today.

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02/07/2022

On our second day together, we went back to the kindergarten school and switched classes like we do everyday. The kids were excited to see new faces, happy to share all their stories with us. Happy to have an extra set of hands, we got an incredibly warm welcome from the teacher!

Though many of them know their name, it is still difficult for them to write and recognize them, so through a copying and matching game we helped them get more comfortable in that subject. During their recess, the kids wanted to play numerous different games such as “la serpiente” a local school game that we learned during our time here. In the afternoon we held our daily tutoring classes for the kids. The kids came eager to learn and asked us to help them with their homework they had due for tomorrow! As usual we went to the plaza of the village for the kids to engage into some physical activities such as “Match” another local game similar to tag!

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29/06/2022

Tercer día ✅

Hoy, en Teabo, fue un día muy caloroso pero agradable y productivo. Por la mañana fui a la escuela y pasé el día con los niños de primer grado en el kinder. Aprendimos sobre la importancia de comer equilibrado, como las frutas y vegetales, especialmente las zanahorias, que son verduras que nos ayudan a mejorar la visión. Por la tarde, como ya es costumbre, acudieron varios niños a las clases de asesorías donde les ayudé con sus tareas. El día terminó en la plaza grande donde jugamos con los aros Hula-Hula y la pelota de fútbol. Otro día que pasó volando, ocupada con niños tan maravillosos.

Puedes seguir mis experiencias por Teabo a través de esta cuenta de Instagram:

24/06/2022

It is days like yesterday, that remind us that our work is not only about making the best in the world, that’s our excuse, we are part of this greater than life project, that will prevail, beyond our everyday work.
Through Cielo Foundation, we’ve been part of this region for the last 20 years and we contribute with our grain of salt to the development of our communities, especially the ones that need it the most.

Today we’re welcoming Marta from 🇺🇸 | 🇪🇸 that shows us that there is no age, or barriers when it comes to wanting to help; she’s only 17 years old and has chosen to spend her summer helping the people of Teabo rather than staying home in Washington DC. We want to say thank you .verdjo

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23/06/2022

Días como ayer nos damos cuenta que producir la mejor hamaca del mundo es solo el pretexto para pertenecer a este proyecto de vida que es mucho mas grande que nosotros, a través de Fundación Cielo, hemos sido parte de esta región de manera permanente por los últimos 20 años y ponemos nuestro grano de arena para contribuir con el desarrollo de nuestras comunidades, en especial de las que menos tienen. Cuando ustedes nos compran una hamaca todo tiene sentido!
Hoy le damos la bienvenida a Marta de 🇺🇸 | 🇪🇸 que nos demuestra que no hay edad, ni barreras cuando se quiere ayudar y a sus 17 años prefiere pasar su Verano ayudando y conviviendo con la gente de Teabo a quedarse en su casa de Washington DC, lo cual la comunidad le agradece infinitamente.

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10/03/2022

One of the biggest setbacks as a result of the , has been especially at the basic levels. Thus, we launched an initiative to bring kids back up to speed academically with the support of our very own

Over the last few weeks, they provided academic support to children in the community. From math to reading, writing and beyond.

13/01/2022

♻️ Reduce Reuse Recycle

we owe it to our Planet, we owe it to our artisan communities, we owe it to our children!

Our vision of being social entrepreneurs extends beyond providing sustainable jobs to our artisans. We intend to improve their overall living conditions via education, improved governance, caring for the environment, their health. We have a holistic vision on how to make our world a better place!

07/09/2021

We are excited to support non-profits and give back to our community!

10 kids from Escuela Hogar de Merida A.C. got Hammocks so they can take a good night sleep after a day’s hard work at school!

Nuestro trabajo se extiende más allá de la comercialización de . Servimos a nuestra comunidad. En esta ocasión nos complace trabajar en conjunto con el Patronato de la Escuela Hogar de Mérida AC para que estos chicos tengan donde dormir!

21/05/2021

We are for our work promoting

Our business employs over 800 women working from home. In addition, 75% of top executives are women. Furthermore, our scholarship program ONLY sponsors women, recognizing the triple effect that educating women has in society.

07/05/2021

45 Hours, 26 Students, 3 Session

Amazing Feedback from our training sessions to

“I need to gain work experience via Internships”, Future Law professional

“CV: Improve formatting, reorganize content, upgrade headshot, rewrite work experience, include extracurricular activities & skills.”, Future School Teacher

“Workshop was way beyond my expectations. You don’t know what you don’t know. Thank you CIELO for all you do to support us”, Nursing Student

COVID-19 and the physical restrictions that it has brought, have not stopped us from doing good. We have redshifted our efforts and for the time being, mainly supporting our CIELO Scholars. We are thrilled with the results. We have dedicated time and resources to individually train each of our scholars and make sure they are best prepared to join the work force upon graduation. To all our Professional Volunteers, Donors and partner Impulso Universitario THANK YOU for making “Taller de Profesionalismo” project possible

Dirección

Mérida

Teléfono

+12028173979

Página web

http://www.fundacioncielo.org/

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