EDUCA was founded in 1994 to serve and strengthen the poor and indigenous people of Oaxaca.

EDUCA helps to strengthen active citizen participation in both political and social arenas. EDUCA lobbies state and local officials to create or modify public policy to support the inclusion of indigenous peoples and policies which promote a stable democracy at the local and state levels. EDUCA also works to support grassroots economic initiatives, an essential dimension to improving the quality of life among Oaxaca’s poor.

EDUCA forms an civil association existing independently from the Government, the Churches and from political parties. We maintain, nevertheless, relationships of respect with these and work together whenever possible.