MotoNomadas
Help street kids in Latin America
Image from MotoNomadas 2011
Make the most impact with your contribution. "MotoNomadas-Explorando el Sur" is a project that transforms your donations into food, clothing and education for kids and youth in Latin American countries. Young children living on their own, in the streets, is a widespread problem throughout Latin America. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that more than 40 million children are surviving on their own as a natural consequence of poverty. Your response is urgently needed. Make your donation today and give a child the right of living a healthy life.
How we are helping
By implementing several educational programs such as:
- Environmental education
- Photography workshops
- Physical training
- Through volunteering work.
Your contribution...
Your donation will be used to:
Note: All money donated will only be distributed among non-profit organizations located in Latin American countries. 90% of donations will strictly be used to help these centers, while 10% will be used to cover the administrative expenses of the cause.
- Buy school or construction supplies, food and/or clothing.
- To implement educational micro-projects.
- To keep centers up and running.
Note: All money donated will only be distributed among non-profit organizations located in Latin American countries. 90% of donations will strictly be used to help these centers, while 10% will be used to cover the administrative expenses of the cause.
MotoNomadas fulfills with what they promised!!!
Here we are distributing the donations from those who were kind to help us bring a smile to hundreds of kids in Latin America. Thanks to your collaboration and willingness to help others. We all have contributed to the education of those kids in need. We thank you for supporting such an important cause.
Ways to Help
Make a donation- this will increase the likelihood of a child to receive education for a better future.
Become a volunteer- donate your time to help non-profit organizations working with street children. Check out the list of organizations we are helping and contact them to get more information.
Raise awareness of the street kid problematic- this will increase the chance of getting other people to make the difference and help these kids.
Add our link to your website and spread the word- this will give us a hand to increase the number of visitors to this website, and hopefully increase the donations to help our cause.
Who we are helping
Casa Hogar
www.casahogarcabo.com
Casa Hogar is a Mexican non-profit organization working with boys coming from many different backgrounds and circumstances. In this house they not only receive shelter, but food, education and a loving home environment. Their mission it is to show a path to success for the young boys in need in Baja California Sur. If you are interested in collaborating or would like to receive more information visit www.casahogarcabo.com.
Buen Pastor
buenpastor.weebly.com
Buen Pastor is a Mexican non-profit organization that provides shelter for women and their children, and foster care for girls. They also provide a number of services and programs to help the community of Guanajuato. If you would like to get involve, make a monetary contribution or would like to get more information of this wonderful center visit buenpastor.weebly.com. If you are a traveler willing to volunteer your time contact the Muskoka Foundation for more information at http://www.themuskokafoundation.org/
Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots
www.oaxacastreetchildrengrassroots.org
Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots is a United States non-profit organization as well as a Mexican non-profit organization under the name: Centro de Esperanza Infantil A.C. Their Mexican non-profit status allow them to work with Mexican governmental agencies and the Mexican people to seek support for their cause. This funding, supporting, and knowledge of the Mexican system aids them immeasurably in their struggle to help the children in Oaxaca.
Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots vision is to lessen poverty through education by removing the physical barriers that hinder children from receiving it. Whether the barriers are medical, physical, emotional, mental, or otherwise, they seek to help their children help themselves. For more information on this organization please visit www.oaxacastreetchildrengrassroots.org. If you are a traveler willing to volunteer your time contact the Muskoka Foundation for more information at http://www.themuskokafoundation.org/
Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots vision is to lessen poverty through education by removing the physical barriers that hinder children from receiving it. Whether the barriers are medical, physical, emotional, mental, or otherwise, they seek to help their children help themselves. For more information on this organization please visit www.oaxacastreetchildrengrassroots.org. If you are a traveler willing to volunteer your time contact the Muskoka Foundation for more information at http://www.themuskokafoundation.org/
Results of photography workshop given to 7 talented kids on Centro de Esperanza Infantil, Oaxaca MX. All pictures were taken by the kids.
EDELAC: Asociacion Escuela de la Calle
http://escueladelacalle.org
EDELACis a service organization working to fully attend the street children of Guatemala in order to contribute creating a developed, human and fair society. Their purpose is to collaborate to decrease the number of children and adolescents on the street by reincorporating them into their families and society. EDELAC aims to prevent at-risk youth from turning to the street, to stimulate their development by strengthening their family relationships. For more information on this organization please visit: http://escueladelacalle.org. If you are a traveler willing to volunteer your time contact the Muskoka Foundation for more information at http://www.themuskokafoundation.org/
Sí a la Vida
www.asalv.org
Sí a la Vida is a non-profit organization that rescue kids living on city streets throughout Nicaragua. The objective is to reintegrate kids with their families and communities. The kids are provided with a place to live, food, clothes, education and health care. If you would like to get more information, become or collaborate in any other way visit www.asalv.org.
Casa Esperanza
www.casaesperanza.org.pa
Casa Esperanza is a non-profit organization that offers several opportunities to kids and teenagers living under poverty in Panama. Some of the programs held are: health services, nutrition, education, and recreation. Their vision is to lower the levels of kids labor, and promotes the education of kids and teenagers through the defense of their rights. For more information visit www.casaesperanza.org.pa. If you are a traveler willing to volunteer your time contact the Muskoka Foundation for more information at http://www.themuskokafoundation.org/
Our Partners
The Muskoka Foundation
www.themuskokafoundation.org
The Muskoka Foundation was created to build a network of hundreds of modern day explorers, who are traveling overland in developing communities around the world, using what they know to do good to help those in need. The objective of the network is to lead to a significant impact on the world as travelers visit different countries, reducing poverty, improving health and inspiring others to do the same.
The Muskoka Foundation aims to "make change makers" by providing explorers with a proven overland travel positive impact framework, relevant development tools, and links to established partners to enabling them to carry out the positive activities on their trips.
MotoNomadas is now part of the Muskoka Foundation team which provides an alternative way of helping kids in Latin America. We have taken the lead on contacting the centers where the Muskoka workshops will be provided in Central and South America. We will also be providing photography workshops to kids established in selected centers.
For more information on travelers programs and ways to help, please visit www.themuskokafoundation.org
The Muskoka Foundation aims to "make change makers" by providing explorers with a proven overland travel positive impact framework, relevant development tools, and links to established partners to enabling them to carry out the positive activities on their trips.
MotoNomadas is now part of the Muskoka Foundation team which provides an alternative way of helping kids in Latin America. We have taken the lead on contacting the centers where the Muskoka workshops will be provided in Central and South America. We will also be providing photography workshops to kids established in selected centers.
For more information on travelers programs and ways to help, please visit www.themuskokafoundation.org
The Pulsera Project
www.pulseraproject.org
The Pulsera Project is a non-profit organization that supports young Nicaraguan kids of Los Quinchos and Si a la Vida shelters through the sales of their handmade bracelets or "pulseras" in Spanish. Their mission is to make the world a more colorful world through promoting the value of international service among young North Americans. This project supports families and specially the kids of Los Quinchos orphanage and Si a la Vida shelter. Additionally, The Pulsera Project promotes the integration of kids into a healthier environment, out of the streets, where they received a safe place to live, education and learn how to make of their talent a positive way of living.
MotoNomadas have teamed up with the Pulsera Project and are currently selling "pulseras" to make our contribution in support of Los Quinchos and Sí a la Vida shelters. We will also help them with any other need once we arrive to Nicaragua. To help the Pulsera Project make a donation through our website or visit www.pulseraproject.org
MotoNomadas have teamed up with the Pulsera Project and are currently selling "pulseras" to make our contribution in support of Los Quinchos and Sí a la Vida shelters. We will also help them with any other need once we arrive to Nicaragua. To help the Pulsera Project make a donation through our website or visit www.pulseraproject.org
