Project Mercy Baja - Community Development Projects Inc.

Project Mercy Baja - Community Development Projects Inc. Our Mission is the improvement of living standards and quality of life for impoverished families by building basic but sturdy homes in Tijuana, Mexico.

Migrants from the interior of Mexico move to the borderland between Baja California, Mexico and California, U.S.A. in the hope of building a better life for themselves and their families. When a new neighborhood is opened up to the public by the government there is a rush to acquire land and put down roots. Families use whatever funds they have to put up scrap wood shacks with dirt floors and roof

s that leak when it rains. Project Mercy addresses the improvement of inadequate living conditions in these “colonias” by building basic but sturdy homes

The Mexican families on the Project Mercy waiting list for a home work on a “sweat-equity” basis to level land lay concrete slabs and assist the US volunteers that construct the houses. Volunteer groups and individuals use donated funds to build secure homes. Teamed with the willing hands of Mexican program participants, men, women and children all work alongside their U.S. counterparts, bridging the cultural gap and bringing much needed assistance to communities in dire need. As a result of working in the same community for an extended period, we are now not only able to use local Mexican skilled labor to do completion work on houses that some groups are not able to finish, but to also build houses on their own. Thus the local community is benefiting from the Project Mercy program teaching construction skills to local residents.

The Project Mercy construction crew along with volunteers worked on a hot day in Tijuana to build a new home in one day ...
07/29/2026

The Project Mercy construction crew along with volunteers worked on a hot day in Tijuana to build a new home in one day for the Parral Santos family.

In their own words: “Life is difficult in this colonia. Mainly the distances we have to travel to school or the market, as well as the lack of services such as running water and sewer. We do have electricity, but it is very weak. Our house is made of scrap wood, the roof is covered with a tarpaulin. During this rainy season water leaked into the house because the wind blew the tarpaulin away.”

Project Mercy was able to make their dream of a new home come true, doing it one home at a time.

Read more on our blog:
https://projectmercybaja.org/2026/07/28/new-home-for-parral-santos-family/

On June 13 we witnessed a “Miracle In The Making”, thanks to the generosity and dedication of Robin Jaas and her family,...
06/23/2026

On June 13 we witnessed a “Miracle In The Making”, thanks to the generosity and dedication of Robin Jaas and her family, and with help of Massimo and Mary Breda. Our longtime supporter Mike Meziere led the build. The Guillermo Mejia family lived in a tent with a dirt floor, two of the old boys were sleeping in a car. However this story is not only about the Guillermo Mejia family receiving a solid new home, but of their son, eight year old Ian, whose feet are badly deformed. This past weekend, thanks to Pat Davis of Encinitas Rotary, a special pair of crutches were delivered to the family. You will see attached photos of Ian standing and starting to walk for the first time ever, with the aid of those crutches.

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On June 13 we witnessed a "Miracle In The Making", thanks to the generosity and dedication of Robin Jaas and her family, and with help of Massimo and Mary Breda. Our longtime supporter Mike Meziere led the build. However this story is not only about the Guillermo Mejia family receiving

What is like to build a home for a family in need? Take 4 minutes out of your day to watch this video, created by one o...
06/08/2026

What is like to build a home for a family in need? Take 4 minutes out of your day to watch this video, created by one of our volunteers, Xavier de Anda.


Mexico House Build, May 2, 2026Project Mercy Baja (https://project...

Esperanza Perez Aparicio migrated to Tijuana from Chiapas several years ago in search of job opportunities. They lived i...
04/22/2026

Esperanza Perez Aparicio migrated to Tijuana from Chiapas several years ago in search of job opportunities. They lived in a typical scrap wood shack with a dirt floor and a rickety roof, unstable and invaded by insects and mice. We are so very sad to report that Esperanza recently died of cancer and the girls are being taken care of by an Aunt who now lives with them. We are so grateful to Mike and everyone for stepping forward at very short notice and making Esperanza’s dream come true for her daughters.

Esperanza Perez Aparicio migrated to Tijuana from Chiapas several years ago in search of job opportunities. Her husband passed away 3 years ago. She worked nights so that she could afford to send her youngest 9 year old daughter, Dulce, to school. Guillermina, her 15 year old daughter, wants to join...

Carlsbad Rotary "Service Above Self" -Despite the threat of impending rain, on January 24 Carlsbad Rotary decided to fol...
01/27/2026

Carlsbad Rotary "Service Above Self" -

Despite the threat of impending rain, on January 24 Carlsbad Rotary decided to follow the Rotary motto "Service above Self". This past weekend over thirty members and youth drove to eastern Tijuana, Mexico, to build a home with their construction leader and friend, Mike Meziere.

The first time I met the Hernandez Rendon family my heart jumped a little.......
read more on the blog:
https://projectmercybaja.org/2026/01/26/carlsbad-rotary-service-above-self/

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