Daniel Alejandro Calles Valencia

Greetings from Mexico. This is a letter to the citizens of the world: By definition, an individual who lives in poverty is someone who is unable to aquire the basic basket of consumer goods. According to recent studies made by CONEVAL (National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy), the percentage of mexicans experiencing extreme poverty grew from 14% in 2018 to 17.2% in 2020.The population of homeless grew from 17.3 million to 21.9 million in just two years. Lesser forms of poverty (but poverty still) are estimated to be between 49.9% and 52.8%.The numbers are very clear: half of the people in Mexico suffer from some or other form of precarety. As a mexican myself, these numbers are, at first alarming, requiring immediate visibility and action.There are many complex reasons (historic, social, political, etc.) in our country that make these kind of projects hard to find or nonexistent. Through inspiration gathered from other good deeds inside and outside this platform I have decided to take direct action and start this journey which, step by step, person by person, aims to lend a hand to the most in need. We aim to: -Provide basic care and consumer goods to those who most need it as a start. -Treat psychological and psychiatric illnesses with the help of professionals. -Support the rehabilitation process. Drug addiction is not easy to treat, but not impossible. -Create and find job opportunities adequate to the individuals' aspirations and habilities. -Build safe enviroments that promote education and guidance to those who seek it. -Educate and teach Internet basics (as a tool to find more opportunities). -Provide necessary communication tools essential for employment (cellphones, laptops, or just simple access to the web). -Reconnect homeless people with their families if possible. -Expand our reach indifenetely, even geographically. The more we do, the better. -When the rehabilitation process is succesfull, be open and accept these individuals as agents of change in their communities. Genuine help is rewearded with gratefulness and a desire to give back. In conclussion, our final and current goal is to FULLY reintegrate individuals to society, opposed to the more superficial and uninterested help we have grown so accustomed to see in social media (yikes). How this started:The man shown in the cover picture is Adrian Sánchez, a 31 y/o man living in the streets of Guadalajara.I met him outside an OXXO (convenience store equivalent to a 7-eleven) during a travel trip and after sharing a couple of minutes of very coherent conversation I decided to dwelve into his story. Both of his parents died and the family fell appart: his siblings kicked him out of their home after learning he had a severe drug addiction. <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmcPNrTNVVR76EGTQob2W1r8dRroCF15Kho4ouNXN2R3Ej">Adrian Sanchez, 31 y/o. It has been one year and a half since that event, trying everything to get up on his feet again but, as every homeless person, he faces obstacles that seem impossible to overcome. Still, I sensed his strong desire to get out of this situation, so I decided to start somehow.He accepted a haircut, a complete shower and hygiene kit, food, a backpack and clothes (new and used).Adrian made promt use of every single item, showing the truly complicated situation he is in.I did want it to end there: I gathered his info (a friend of his in homeless situation too has a cellphone which I can text, and he can text back) and left with the promise that I would find a way to come back and help him (I am from another city) as I did not have more resources to do it immediately. <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmRinjZpHjHs1DtHdBzEoNYJAoFEmHzLQEpRGRtqeUALcp" width="1146" style="cursor: nesw-resize;"> So here I am wishing not to fail him. I am confident this could also work outside Mexico, we are just starting here.I seek help because I do not have the means to do this by myself but wish to be an active agent of change in my community however I can. When provided with basic care and food items, most homeless people just need psychological asisstance and another chance to get back on track.To us people in better circumstances, It is our duty to provide those opportunities. Together we can stop the dehumanization of the homeless people. I thank you for reading me, deeply.-H.S. ....My contact info is <a href="mailto:hspiritualis@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hspiritualis@gmail.com</a>Graphic proof of every single item bought via donations will be provided.

Greetings from Mexico.
This is a letter to the citizens of the world:
By definition, an individual who lives in poverty is someone who is unable to
aquire the basic basket of consumer goods.
According to recent studies made by CONEVAL (National Council for the Evaluation
of Social Development Pol...

Reintegration Program for the homeless of Mexico