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In addition to raising close to $20,000MXN in material and financial support for indigenous women and PSYDEH, we: brought together 81 people from 18 countries; linked our work with ITESM and the CDMX english language magazine “Repentino“; produced the “human library” experience where native women leaders shared with and learned from foreigners and Mexicans living in […]

Marisela Romero Cruz, a Nahautl speaking community organizer with university studies in intercultural tourism based in Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo was program participant in 2013 and joined PSYDEH in 2014 to facilitate workshops and organize women in her municipality. In 2015, she co-led program work with a particular focus on advising on program design and coordinating the Umbrella […]

We design this event to be a unique experience. An important part of the experience is a photography exhibition through which we tell stories about indigenous women’s thoughts on regional challenges and their solutions as well as the scalable program they build with PSYDEH. A second element is a silent auction through which people bid […]

Our event offers a cool opportunity to learn about a citizen education and organizing program co-produced by the women of the Otomí-Tepehua region, Hidalgo. Participants can engage with these leaders on important topics. One of these women, Nayelica Lazcano Bernardino, will be our Master of Ceremonies. Below, you can see portraits of the attending women […]

With 8 days until our first fundraising event in Mexico City, we begin a series of exciting updates. Today, we promote the delicious drinks. Tickets cost $350 at the door. In exchange, you will receive a complementary drink ticket with which you can choose from among four different mescals from our fantastic host Mezcaleria Sirenas who sells […]

Our fundraiser supports indigenous women and PSYDEH, an NGO empowering women to lead the bottom-up sustainable development of their communities in Mexico. At the event, you’ll learn from indigenous women leaders, bid for their indigenous crafts and view a photography exhibition on PSYDEH’s innovative work. Light food from the Region and artisanal beers and alcoholic […]

In early spring 2015, PSYDEH became Hidalgo’s only NGO representative to sit on the Mexican Federal Government’s National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples’s (CDI) Consejo Consultivo de la CDI. This national citizen board advises CDI on Indigenous Policy, Programs and Actions. On January 27, 2016, PSYDEH and other members of the Consejo Consultivo were among 5000 indigenous people […]

On November 30, 2015, 225+ indigenous citizens and friends from Mexico City, Russia and the United States converged in the local government building of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo for the 2nd Annual Regional Forum of Indigenous Women Leaders of the Otomí-Tepehua Region. There, and with support from the Mexican federal Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) among […]

PSYDEH and its women partners, with support from the Mexican federal INMUJERES and the local government of Acaxochitlán, finish preparations for the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s successful inaugural Public Forum of Indigenous Women of the Otomí-Tepehua region, Hidalgo. On Monday, November 30, 2015, 150+ indigenous women leaders from the Region’s four majority indigenous areas will travel up to […]