One Equal Heart Foundation supports community-based programs in Chiapas, Mexico that make a difference in the lives of poor children and their families while fostering responsible stewardship of the environment and native lands.

Here is how it works:
Step 1:    We send your tax-deductible donations to the Jesuit Mission and its affiliate, Center for Indigenous Rights (CEDIAC), where they will be used to support programs that directly benefit poor children and their families.

Step 2:     We send a card to the family member or friend you designate, acknowledging that you have made this gift in their honor. We let them know how your gift makes a real difference in the lives of hungry families in Chiapas, Mexico.

Step 3:     100% of your gift supports community-based programs that are fighting to end hunger and poverty among Mexico’s “poorest of the poor.”

Christimas in Chiapas supports the following programs:

The Caretakers of the Earth Program (view slideshow) provides education, training and supplies for community volunteers in their work to support sustainable agriculture and small animal husbandry, improve the nutritional health of hungry families, and encourage the recuperation of Tseltal traditions and rituals related to the cultivation of the Earth. The Children's Nutrition Project (view slideshow) identifies malnourished children in targeted villages, and through volunteers, provides ongoing assessment and nutritional supplements made from locally available ingredients. The LORENA Stoves Project (view slideshow) promotes the creation of stoves made from local materials that use less firewood (reducing the number of trees cut down for fuel) and produce less smoke (improving the air quality of the home and reducing respiratory problems related to smoke inhalation).

To get started download our Christmas in Chiapas order form (doc).