In 2022, we took a giant leap forward in our work to make a sustainable impact in the fight against inequality in rural Mexico. This success is thanks to a lot of hard work at the local level as well as unique partnerships with global partners. It is also a reflection of PSYDEH’s intentional evolution as a […]
The need for nuance in evaluating the impact of long-term, education-centric development programs such as PSYDEH’s Impact measurement, evaluation, and reporting are vital yet complex and time-consuming components of any non-profit organization’s (NPO) work. Funders rightly ask organizations to demonstrate positive impact in order to justify continued support; yet, this puts pressure on NPOs to […]
PSYDEH’s dynamic staff is one of the reasons why we are a paradigm-changing Mexican grassroots organization. Our team is much more diverse than our peers, with people from all over the world representing diverse professional backgrounds. Having a multi-disciplinary team is by design; it is one of our Value Propositions. We thrive because of the diversity of […]
Own Your Voice (OYV) is all about giving and being a voice for women all over the world, with a special focus on Indigenous women of the Sierra Otomí-Tepehua region, women who PSYDEH empowers through its different programs. The project aims to increase visibility towards our media channels thus increasing possibilities, interactions, and potential, by […]
PSYDEH’s dynamic staff is one of the reasons why we are a paradigm-changing Mexican grassroots organization. Our team is much more diverse than our peers, with people from all over the world representing diverse professional backgrounds. Having a multi-disciplinary team is by design; it is one of our Value Propositions. We thrive because of the diversity of […]
PSYDEH is thrilled to announce multi-year programming to innovate a proof-of-concept for integrating culturally appropriate sustainability-focused tech like solar, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) like satellite wifi, cloud tools, low tech hardware into day-to-day operations, and the rural communities in which we live and work. What is the program? Our multi-year program […]
PSYDEH increased individual and collective agency and solidarity by doubling down on multi-year field programming as well as resource diversification efforts. COVID-19 & Climate change = Fieldwork Opportunities for Empowering Agency & Solidarity The complicated, rural landscape in which we work grew more so in 2021. COVID-19 and climate change cut access to electricity and […]
PSYDEH looks to end 2021 fieldwork on a high by empowering Indigenous women to produce small, collective work projects that have a direct impact on their own communities via an initiative we call “Cuando Amanece” (Nübu Bi Hyats’i / Anu’ abilchan / Quema tlanesi). We do this because, even in the midst of the pandemic […]
The Irish government has chosen PSYDEH to be one of only seven non-profits across Mexico to receive short-term funding through its Ireland-Mexico Cooperation Fund for Human Rights 2021. We use this support to help produce a multi-year program organizing female artisan cooperatives built out of our ongoing pandemic-focused work. Why female artisan cooperatives in 2021? […]
Mexico is constantly being reminded about the realities of climate change. Hurricane Grace, which recently pushed through the center of the country, is another example of the heavier-than-normal rainstorms the country has been experiencing in 2021. Local PSYDEH women staff and partners report landslides, high river and stream levels, downed trees, and flooding in low-lying […]