We help Mexican vulnerable people re-integrate into the workforce and society
Mi Valedor (“My Mate”) is a social project that, through a bi-monthly magazine, workshops, and healthcare networks, offers vulnerable groups (homeless people, migrants, older people and disabled people) an opportunity to get back into the workplace and society. These people are the Mates.
We aim to create an equal environment benefitting vulnerable groups of people who join the project as Mates: as vendors of the print magazine and creators of its content.
Our magazine is a not-for-profit publication dedicated to documenting the unexpected in this beautiful, vibrant city that’s full of contradictions: Mexico City. We are part of the International Network of Street Papers (INSP).
Thanks to the work of voluntary workshop leaders and the social and editorial team at the magazine, the Mates receive training and gain useful skills which help them to achieve a better quality of life.
We are very happy to announce that on November 18th we will inaugurate our first collective exhibition, comprised of photography, drawings, and texts with which we seek to open dialogue within our community to share ideas through the work of the Valedores and some of our beloved collaborators The exhibition will take place in Laguna, […]
On Wednesday, October 27, we visited the facilities of the Tecnológico de Monterrey with the purpose of recording audiovisual material with which we will promote a collective activity that we will soon tell you about.
This Thursday, October 28, the valedores mounted the Day of the Dead altar, an important occasion for many of them since they remember their loved ones while living together in a healthy and safe space. This activity was the preamble to a skull writing (traditional poetry) workshop that will be held on Tuesday, November 2.
One of our most beloved allied institutions, the Iztapalapa Historical Archive, completed 11 years of uninterrupted work documenting and safeguarding the memory of that territory. As part of the celebration activities, we were invited to present the Mi Valedor project on the City Hall esplanade, where local artisans and producers, as well as other social […]
From October 18 to 22, the Éntrale Forum was held virtually, a space for dialogue between different actors from the social and business sector around the inclusion of people living with a disability. We were invited to be part of this conversation, in two presentations. The first one, titled Seeing the best in people and […]
It has been a hot sellout day for the Valedores and we couldn’t be happier for them! We are part of the most recent edition of the FIL Zócalo, which is the first in person format after the pandemic. The valedores have sold magazines and talked with many people who come to stand 66 to […]
At NGO Mi Valedor, we try to create an equal environment that benefits vulnerable populations, who join the project as Mates: as vendors of the print magazine and creators of its content (providing photographs and text). Their participation helps them regain skills and the sale of the magazine is a legitimate and reliable source of income for them.
