Annual Report 2015

Overcoming
dependence on
the street
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Annual
Report 2015
Words from the director.................. 1
Mission/Vision .................................... 1
Education..............................................2
Círculo CODENI...................................2
Recreation............................................3
Work with families.............................3
Personal Follow-ups...........................3
Life Projects.........................................4
Social Communications.......................5
Transparency & Efficiency.................6
2015 Campaigns .....................................7
Program support..................................8
Partners & Godparents ......................9
Strategic Alliances............................10
Volunteers and interns.....................11
10th aniversary Celebrations...........12
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CONTENTS
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Martín López Espíritu
In 2015, CODENI celebrated its 10th anniversary marking
a decade of longs walks through downtown Guadalajara
searching for children and teenagers that survive off
informal commerce, hoping they will give us a chance to
accompany them to have a better
life without drugs, violence and social abandonment.
After 10 years, we continue fighting for the ideals that gave
birth to CODENI. However, today we have over 100
participants, 30 of whom have established formal life
projects off the streets, and we are able to offer a variety of
workshops and educational supports programs. That
said, we also have great challenges ahead of us that keep
us motivated to continue growing.
It is time to face together the main problems that keep our
participants from accomplishing their dreams. It is time to
accompany them to develop the skills that will
give them access to greater opportunities. The CODENI bus continues to move forward, adjusting its
route to meet the needs of our participants. Like them, we
enter adolescence full of dreams, plans and goals with
energy and desire of keep growing. Join us in this
growth, and help us to ensure the fuel needed to keep our
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DIRECTOR
MISSION :
To empower children and families in
street situations in Guadalajara,
Jalisco, México, through educative,
formative, recreational and
psychological projects that promote
the development of life projects to
overcome dependence on the street
and the circumstances of vulnerability
and poverty in which they live.
VISION: To be a collective that promotes
critical and participative
consciousness in children,
adolescents and families in
circumstances of vulnerability and
poverty, promotes life projects off the
streets, and influences public policy in
favor of a culture that respects
children’s rights.
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Education
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We continue fighting for our participants to get ahead
ENERO 2016
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This year we had 49
participants in elementary
school, 31 in middle school,
15 in high school and 6
in college. 78 of them
earned academic
scholarships from CODENI
and Quiera Foundation with
their daily efforts.
We had 3 graduates from
CODENI this year: Adriana
Cantú García who finished
her law degree, Claudia
Ramírez González who
studies Business
Administration and Alicia
Aguilera Deníz
who attends beauty school.
CIRCULO CODENI
We offered a variety of workshops inside the “Círculo CODENI”. More than
100 children and teenagers participated in:
Art, including painting and decorating flowerpots, boxes and photo frames
with acrylics.
Aerial dance in collaboration with “Circo Dragón”.
Reading and storytelling.
Computer classes.
This year, 26 participants
benefited
from personalized tutoring,
and 80% reached their spec
ific goals.
We continued with the
activity “Sharing life stories”
with the participation of 19
entrepreneur, professionals,
artists and musicians who
motivated our participants
to continue with their life
projects.
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Over 70 participants were involved in recreational
activities and used the "CODENI gym" where we
promote health and offer a violence-free environment.
Working with
families • 25 moms and
dads participated
in our workshop for parents directed towards preventing risk
behavior in their children.
• 10 mothers graduated from
the Advanced Self ­
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Improvement Workshop.
• 2 mothers enrolled
in our program of “Life Projects
off the streets”.
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The “CODENI Summer Courses 2015” were based on the theme
“Love for life” with drama, hip­hop, latin dance, origami, film
debates, sports and a 3­day camping trip to “El Huilustre” in the
Primavera forest with the support of Zapopan Secretary of Tourism.
Our children and teens also represented CODENI in 2 soccer
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Recreation
Personal Follow­ups • 32 participants received
psychological attention and
90 % of the cases were
successfully closed. • We provided
personalized accompaniment
to more than 30 high risk
cases, with a 72% success
rate. • We conducted 40
personalized academic
follow­ups in
different schools. PROMOTING LIFE PROJECTS OUT OF THE STREETS
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Thanks to a project financed by the Kathryn B.
Actualmente, tenemos 30 participantes que trabajan
McQuade Foundation, we now have 30
formalmente en su proyecto de vida, ellos luchan día
participants formally dedicated to
a día por lograr sus sueños:ingenieros, enfermeros,
personal life projects. They fight day after day to
abogados y mecánicos, siendo los primeros en sus
familias en salir del comercio informal y dejar la vida
accomplish their dreams, being the first in their
en las calles y establecimos convenios con 10
families to go beyond the informal
empresas y 5 escuelas para que realicen prácticas
commerce of the street.
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de aprendizaje.
The protagonists
1. Marco Almaguer Menchaca, 18,
Graphic Design / Beauty School
2. Luis Gustavo Andrés Mendoza, 16,
Auto Mechanic
3. Aquileo Carrillo Díaz, 19,
Industrial Engineer
4. Manuel Cipriano Domínguez, 16,
Tutoring / Veterinary Medicine
5. Leonor González Téllez, 17,
High School / Internship at CODENI
6. Silverio Hermenegildo Antonio, 15,
High School
7. Miriam Herrera Marcelino, 17,
High School
8. Ismael Juan Mariano, 16,
Auto Mechanics 9. Uriel Juan Martínez, 15,
Auto Mechanics
10. Lorenzo Juárez Aguilar, 17,
Industrial Maintenance
11. Gerardo Juárez Martínez, 19,
Accounting
12. Leslie Sarahí Márquez Águila, 16,
High School / Forensic Medicine
13. Jesús Martínez Juan, 15,
Auto Mechanics
14. Susana Martínez Juan, 18,
Educational Intervention
Susana Martínez
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Life Projects
15. Oscar Mejíaz Díaz, 18,
High School
16. Reyes Mejíaz Díaz, 16,
High School
17. Francisco Javier Meza Luna, 22,
Civil Engineering
18. Mariana Miguel Ramón, 19,
High School / Rural Educational Leader
Francisco Javier Meza
19. Jesús Montalvo Quintor, 15,
High School
20. Rocío Alejandra Mora Florentino, 15,
High School / Arts
21. Jessica Ramírez González, 17,
High School / Educator
22. Silvia Ramírez González, 20,
Elementary Education
23. Ruth Yareli Reynaga Fletes, 23,
High School / Gastronomy
Jessica Ramirez 24. Lidia Rodriguez Filomeno, 15,
High School
25. Edgar Rodríguez Filomeno, 18,
29. Gerardo Velázquez Mendoza, 17,
Nursing
High School / Gastronomy
26. Yanderi Belen Rodríguez Ramos, 16,
30. Eduardo Ventura Santos, 15,
High School / Arts
Painting
27. Sonia Ruiz Vaca, 22,
Computer Science
28. Carolina Salazar Ramírez, 22,
Beauty School
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Social Communications
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One of the goals of CODENI is to be an institution that influences
public policy to promote a culture of respect for children’s and
street population’s rights.
• We participated in 9 local and national conferences this year.
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• We coordinated the local presentation of the
report “Childhood Counts in Mexico 2014" in collaboration with
government institutions and the Network for Chindren´s Rigths
in Mexico (REDIM).
• We participated actively in various networks:
- Tómala
- REDIM
- Alianza Mexicana de Poblaciones Callejeras
- Consejo de Instituciones para el Desarrollo Social (CIDES)
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• We were cited in the media on 26 different occasions as experts
on subjects related to children’s and street populations´ rights.
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Transparency and Efficiency
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2015 Campaigns
To close this year, CODENI launched its first online
campaign “Creating safe spaces for
adolescents" raising $16,511.92 MXN.
Our CODENI Contributors
Colegio Cervantes
Guillermo Plaza
Juliana Riascos
José Rodríguez de la Mora
(FRAC)
Danielle Strickland Juan José Tiscareño Edgar Daniel Ugalde Francisco Uralde
Gloria Valencia
Additionally, our sister foundation in the
United States, AHALA, accomplished
their year­end goal, raising $240,360
MXN for the installation of solar panels in
CASA CODENI.
Our AHALA Contributors
Steve & Nancy Agee
John & Alexis McCammon
Alison Brown
Jill & Mike McKenna
Jim & Judy Fitts
Doug & Susan McQuade
Hilton & Jackie Fowler
Kathryn McQuade
Colin & Janice Gibb
Josh Meltzer & Melissa Warp
Joyce Graham & Linda Wilson
Sharon & Joe Mott
Jim & Colette Hinson
Lourdes & Paul Page
Joel & Jackie Holt
John Polk & family
Mary & Chip Honsinger
Jack & Mary Rapoport
Wes & Louise Jargowsky
Diane & Art Strickland
Aubrey & Janet Lester
John & Betsy Williams
Beth Macy & Tom Landon
PROMOTING
Besides reducing our
operational expenses, this
project will help to promote
consciousness of
environmental responsibility
in CODENI’s community.
THANK YOU!
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These funds will go towards the conditioning of a new area in
Casa CODENI, designed by and for adolescents in street
situations. This safe space for our teens will help to prevent them
from falling victim to the risks they encounter every day on the
streets.
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Our
Support
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Thank you to everyone who has believed in
CODENI. You have made possible 10 years of
work transforming lives... and we’re going for
more!
PARTNERS
Juan Carlos Ballesteros
Juan Bosco
Alejandra Briseño
Cervecería Minerva
Colegio Colón
Norma Contreras
Corpotativo Boro
DAMSA
Lucia Mantilla
José Medina
Guillermo Plaza Arana, Notaria 7
Paulina, Sandra y Pamela Ornelas
Luis Ovies, Comercializadora de Pinturas
Juan Alberto Pérez
Raquel Romo
Aurora Tápia
Edgar Daniel Ugaldo
Mónica Unda
Sigifredo Unda
Claudia Velasco
Hildeliza Velasco
Magdalena Villarreal
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YEARS
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With just $325
USD per year, you can
sponsor one of our
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participants.
Contact us
for more information!
Jim and Colette Hinson Steve and Nancy Agee
Carlos Ochoa Martínez
Joel and Jackie Holt
AGR Representaciones
Cecilia De León Pasquel Nathalie Horn
Ricardo Bernal
Christine Poarch
David Huckle
Bioempaques
Polk Family
Wes and Louise Jargowsky Leticia Brambila
Leigh Powell
María Luisa Jiménez
Alison Brown
Jack and Mary Rapoport
Carlos Eulalio Juárez
Bobbye Buckner
Elizabeth Rich
Sid and Nancy Kirkpatrick
Dan and Sue Camden
Tere Ríos
Aubrey and Janet Lester
Gabriela Ashida Chávez and Juan Carlos
Melissa Robinson
Jeff and Roxanne Marks González
Jonathan and Jeri Rogers
Agustín Mayoral
Dean and Denise Codgen
Bob Salvatore and Sally Drachman
John and Alexis McCammon Sam and Kathy Coleman
Jesús Antonio Sánchez
Jill and Mike McKenna
Martha Karem Corona
Douglas Schwartz
Doug and Susan McQuade
DAMSA
Diane Scribner­Clevenger
Kathryn McQuade Laura Dascher and Saul Pasco
Janet Spitzer
José Medina Mora
Abraham Dávalos
Larry and Lynn Stevens
Angela and Richard Meltzer Ryan Strickland and Marissa Bannister
Anne Drake
Josh Meltzer and Missy Warp
Liam and Meghan Sullivan
Joan Fisher and Allen Ezkenazi
Kai and Kalei Memmer Jim and Judy Fitts
Joe and Susan Tamez
MExhibit
Karen Fleming
Millie Taylor
Ricardo Monroy
Eréndira Florido and Monserrat García
Linda Taylor
Alan and Aini Moore Juan Fong
Brett West
Ginger Morris
Hildy Getz
Ward and Pam West
Joe and Sharon Mott Alberto Gonzalez and Margarita Acereto
John and Betsy Williams
Paisley Newburn Joyce Graham and Linda Wilson
Karen Willis
Frank and Anne O´Brien
Kurt and Maureen Guelzow
Gabriela Zavalá
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SPONSORS &
ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIPS
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Strategic alliances
Colaboradores de Sam’s Club
Independencia
Gap 49
Sagacel
Grupo Gepp, S.A.P.I. de C.V
Silvia G. Romero
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Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Campus 141 Guadalajara y 142 Tlaquepaque (UPN)
Universidad Marista Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA)
Centro de Desarrollo Integral (CEDI)
Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG)
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Universidad del Valle de México (UVM)
Centro de Estudios Universitarios de Veracruz (UNIVER) Centro Universitario (UTEG) Colegio La Salle
Universidad de Especialidades Acacias (UNE) Board of directors
Advisory board
Danielle Strickland
Presidenta del Consejo
Allan MacGregor
Leticia Escoto
Tesorera
Alejandra Guevara
Secretaria
Samantha Muñoz
Nacho Rodriguez
Paloma Sotelo
Mónica Unda
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social service and internship alliances
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To celebrate a decade of dedication, we renovated
CASA CODENI this year to create an
attractive environment for the 100+ children and
teenagers that come to CODENI every week.
The renovations were made possible by a group of
volunteers from "GAP 42" who worked for 3 months to
obtain the necessary resources to transforms CASA
CODENI and donations from our partner
"Comercializadora de Pinturas".
At the anniversary celebration, we recognized the local
partners and benefactors that make possible all the work
that CODENI does to enable life projects off the streets.
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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
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