Solutions For The Long Term
Every child has a dream. These are the steps Simply Smiles has mapped out in order to ensure that the impoverished children of the Village Project will achieve those dreams.
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Through this plan, today’s starving child will have two options for a bright future: 1) Stay in the village and be a coffee farmer or 2) Become educated and choose their own career path. Maybe even through a Simply Smiles College Scholarship.
Education is the “Silver Bullet”. We are currently supporting the local schools and have plans to build our third “Casa Hogar” children’s home in this region in the next five years.
Beginning in 2011, volunteers will provide appropriate housing for many of the villagers.
A major part of the long-term solution in this region is to bring back the coffee industry, their traditional way of life. (Simply Smiles Coffee)
Many of our volunteer groups include medical professionals who can diagnose and provide basic care for the villagers. More serious cases can be handled in Oaxaca City.
We host approximately 15 volunteer weeks in Mexico per year. Our incredible volunteers are the ones making our projects possible. (Volunteer in Mexico)
Starting in October of 2009, Simply Smiles began providing food staples on a nearly a monthly basis for over 1,000 individuals. (Food Distribution Fiestas)
