1. Long-term development strategies for rural indigenous villages of Mexico Working hand in hand to conquer poverty TOOL S FOR DEVELOPMENT UN A.C. DE APOYO HUMANITARIO 5923 Brambletree, San Antonio, Texas 78247 Tel: (210) 967-8863 slewis5@gmail.com www.toolsfordevelopment.org

2. 1995 to 2010 Family Project To Non-Profit Corporation YEARPARTICIPANTS STATUS STAFFPEOPLE SERVED 1995 4family project 06 2000 20family project 0 2,500 2005 30corporation 0 2,800 2010 40corporation 4 3,000 Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

3. PHYSICAL SAFETY SOCIAL ESTEEM SELF ACTUALIZATION Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

4. Progress made: 1.Water- Deep well dug (not functioning), new project underway 2.Electricity- Electrical grid reaches all villages 3.Food shortages- Provide emergency food aid 4.Agriculture- Experimenting with new agricultural techniques 5.Cooperation- Cooperative projects involve women’s cooperation 6.Government involvement- Visited by governor and representative of Mexican president in 2009 7.Contact with the outside world- Volunteers from more than 10 countries have spent time in the villages 8.Medical attention- Bring teams of volunteer doctors periodically and permanent clinic is due to open in 2010 9.System of education- Provide supplies and teaching aids to local schools and administer the adult literacy program 10. Economic activity- Trained 60 women for private enterprise project involving purse decoration 11. Motivational conferences related to the wellbeing of women Working hand in hand to conquer poverty PHYSICAL SOCIAL ESTEEM SELF ACTUALIZATION SOCIALESTEEM

5. SERVICE AREA Five indigenous villages in the Oto Pame region of San Luis Potosí, Mexico Working hand in hand to conquer poverty

6. Wells often go dry and are contaminated

7. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty People must fetch water from distant wells

8. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty The community center dormitory and multi-purpose building

9. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Dentists work in unfinished clinic- 2008

10. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Clinic near completion - December 2009

11. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Primitive pre-school facilities not conducive to learning

12. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty New pre-school facilities lead to better early education

13. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Visiting youth groups serve the communities

14. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Children receive school supplies they could not afford

15. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty The challenge of three languages: Spanish, English, and Xi’iuy

16. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Scholarship students work for us

17. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty High school grads help us implement adult literacy classes

18. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Women’s purse project- first step toward a viable economy

19. Working hand in hand to conquer poverty Low agricultural productivity- a major challenge

20. Thank you for making a difference! Working hand in hand to conquer poverty