WILI is assisting poor women in the community of
Los Ranchitos near San Carlos, Sonora, México. The women of Los Ranchitos-community
leaders Virginia Moreno Salazar, Elizabeth Baca Baca, and Guadalupe Benavides-requested
assistance in building a community center as part of their community mission church.
WILI wants to support women in poverty such as Virginia, Elizabeth, and Guadalupe,
who are demonstrating informal leadership in their community. We anticipate that
the community center will also serve as a learning resource center for the community
women— a place where they can benefit from workshops to develop both their educational,
as well as their employment potential.
WILI vice-president Suzana Dávila is
coordinating the Los Ranchitos project. In addition to supervising the construction
of the community center/church complex, Suzana is bringing her talents in design to
assisting the women in landscaping the plaza surrounding the community center with
native shade-producing plants such as mesquite trees. Such an attractive, welcoming
plaza will provide the women with a comfortable place to sell their goods and encourage
tourists who generally stay in nearby San Carlos to visit Los Ranchitos and contribute
to the economy there. Long-term plans in Los Ranchitos call for supporting the women
in their development of a health clinic.
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