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.
On April 22, after months of hard work, Javier’s advocate was able to have his birth certificate issued. The process began in June 2021 and resumed in early 2022. With the help of Mi Valedor, and thanks to the support provided by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Javier can now enjoy and exercise his […]
This Sunday, May 8, World Red Cross Day was commemorated through the delivery of humanitarian aid to street populations. This date has always been remembered through volunteer activity and support to vulnerable people. Some thirty volunteers from both the Red Cross and other civil society organizations went to the “Plaza de la Concepción” last week […]
As a result of the combined efforts and in order to achieve the harmonious social reintegration of those who have been released from the Criminal Justice System, this May 1st the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City hosted an event that hosted the released population, their families, friends and various activities dedicated to socialization, creativity, […]
Mi Valedor was present at the public hearing of the week of work “Que la calle no lxs calle”, promoted by the Citizens' Parliamentary Association (APC) of the Mexico City Congress and our allies from “El Caracol”. These hearings, where testimonies of men, women, elderly adults and children were heard, were carried out as a […]
This weekend is announced as one of special importance for Mexico City due to the multiple fairs, exhibitions and spaces that are deployed to encourage the dissemination of various art projects. As part of the introduction of independent proposals in Clavo Movimiento, an alternative space dedicated to the interaction of art with the public, Mi […]
Within the framework of the 11th Book Fair in the central walk Alameda, organized by the brigade Para Leer en Libertad A.C, Arturo Soto and Jimena Acevedo had the opportunity to be part of the conferences day at the open forum of the fair to introduce Mi Valedor as a social project to the audience. […]
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.
