Sembrando el futuro
In “Planting the Future” program, children and youth develop cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical skills by forming community bonds and a connection to the land through free play and exploration.
Why Our work matters
In Barrio Chamizal, we are responding to the reality that our neighborhood schools and housing do not have buffers between them and the industrial areas which constantly expose our children to contamination.
Free Play and Exploration in Nature
Our children and youth program provide the space for children to build confidence through civic engagement, culturally responsive cooking classes, free play in natural settings, garden-based art education, multi-day camping trips, visits to natural areas, and hands-on regenerative agriculture education.
Seeding Resilience
Our work is intergenerational.
A key aspect of our youth’s development is immersing them into a collective experience of strengthening our community.
By forming community bonds and a sense of belonging, our children know they are not alone while dealing with the many adversities they face.
At La Mujer Obrera, children and youth are never excluded from organizational activities. They march alongside us in protests, sit on our panels and speak during press conferences, share their opinions in meetings, help host workshops, and tend to the land alongside their family and community members of all ages.
These experiences help provide a sense of control, stability, and collective strength for our youth in coping and seeding resilience to the negative impacts our community faces.
