EDUCA's work comprises activities which support and enhance Program effectiveness. EDUCA organizes these activities into Areas and they include Research and Strategy, Communications and Administration.

Director: Miguel Ángel Vásquez de la Rosa

Purpose: Research and Strategy supports and enhances Educa’s Project planning and through analysis of the outcomes of Program activities and through an evaluation of Program impacts.

Principal Activities:

§  Coordinates Educa’s processes of planning, evaluation, program supervisión and followup to improve overall institucional impact.
§  Assures that Educa’s activities reflect sound methodology and sensitivity to gender issues.
§  Keeps Educa’s strategies in synch with the realities of Oaxaca’s social and political context.
§  Works to strengthen Educa’s financial support and generates project proposals in collaboration with Educa’s Program and Area directors.

Additional Contributions:

§  Plan lobbying efforts with government and public entities. Promote dialogue among various social, political and economic actors in order to influence public policy.
§  Build dialogue and networking between individuals and civil organizations working to improve the quality of life in Oaxaca.
§  Research and analyze Educa’s work experiences and impacts. Draft and publish works sharing recent learnings according to theme.
§  Build EDUCA’s credibility and visibility in matters of public interest affecting Oaxaca’s social agenda.

Activities

§ Coordinates Planning and Evaluation.
§ Facilitates ongoing social analysis.
§ Financial Planning and Grant Writing.
§ Directly participates in Program Activities.
§ Assistance in the production of written publications.

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Purpose of Area: To provide accounting support to Educa’s projects including initial planning and budgeting, routine and final reporting to all of our donors. To fulfill legal Mexican accounting norms.

Principal Activities:

§ Create and maintain institution wide accounting procedures.
§ Create budgets for grant requests and other fund raising activity. Provide each donor organization with the financial data they require.
§ Assure that each of Educa’s Programs and Areas has access to the resources, material and financial that it needs including building maintenance.

Secretary and Assistant Administrator: Inés Virginia Salmerón Villavicencio

Began work with Educa in 2000 now with 5 years of experience at her position of secretary and assistant administrator. Born and raised in Oaxaca. Courses in Business Administration. Currently studying English and Computer Applications. Has greatly appreciated the opportunity to visit indigenous communities and spend time with the people there.

Area Coordinator: Alejandro Sandoval

Purpose of Area: The Area of Communications strengthens all of EDUCA’s programs by providing critical and information to our constituents according to the themes of our activity with them. The Area of Communications also presents relevant socio-political themes to the mass media.

Educa created the Communications Area after 10 years of experience in order to be a voice for rural communities to support the efforts and initiatives by these communities to attend to their own needs. The Communications Area also shares Educa’s activities and learnings with other organizations and persons who might be interested.

Principal Activities:

§  Create and maintain relationships with representatives of the mass media and     opinion leaders to best position and communicate EDUCA's message.
§  Create a strategy for disseminating EDUCA's print, electronic, video and radio     productions.
§  Respond rapidly to newly breaking media opportunities to promote EDUCA and its     positions