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Armonía
is involved in holistic Christian work
and developing communities.
New Life Jalalpa-Presidentes: Created by the arrival of thousands
of homeless people in the late 1950's, the area is a densely populated unofficial
development of 2.5 million people living across 5 ravines. Rural poverty and
depopulation of villages have swollen Mexico City due to the immigration of
people from the countryside in search of a better life.
Santa Cruz is a long-established satellite
"suburb" on the northern edge of Mexico City. It has
suffered from the effects of the municipal expansion programme,
particularly the pressure to create new transport links which led to the bulldozing
of homes. Less obvious is the emergence (in a previously stable and sedate
backwater neighbourhood) of gangland violence, drug
trafficking, and other features of inner-city life.
Yalalag is an Indian village
in the state of Oaxaca. The loss of young people travelling to the cities
has weakened the labour force and depleted this village of its most active
residents. Armonía's partnership with the Zapotec-speaking community in Yalalag
is a far-sighted engagement with the issues of why villages cease being sustainable.
It aims to strengthen and affirm the existing way of life, and create incentives
for people to build village community, rather than leaving to seek an imaginary
better life elsewhere.
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