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Oaxaca
state presents enormous social contradictions. The population,
predominantly indigenous people, endures a historical
poverty and marginalization. Misery and migration combined
with social, political and economic exclusion combine
to batter down Oaxacan villages. These negative pressures
arise from neoliberal and local political policies which
do not promote rural community development nor do they
offer any substantial support to Oaxaca’s rural
inhabitants.
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Oaxaca is home to sixteen (16) distinct indigenous peoples
and Afro-Latin American settlements
• With 50 of 62 indigenous languages spoken in
its communities, Oaxaca forms the most multicultural
state in Mexico
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The majority of the indigenous peoples uphold their
traditional practices and maintain a strong oral tradition
• Each pueblo has developed its own unique system
of social and political organization
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LIABILITIES OF POVERTY |
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• Oaxaca ranks as the third poorest state in Mexico
• Seventy-six percent (76%) of the residents of Oaxaca
live in extreme poverty, lacking the basic necessities
of food, water, education and healthcare
• Seventy-two percent (72%) of the economically active
population earns less than 7 dollars a day
• For every 100 children that enroll in elementary
school, only 45 complete it.
• Twenty-five percent (25%) of Oaxacan men and twenty-seven
(27%) percent of Oaxacan women cannot read or write
• The myriad political conflicts in Oaxaca continue
resulting in murder with an average of 5 killings occurring
during each electoral period
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Servicios Para Una Educación Alternativa, A.C. - EDUCA
Calle Escuadrón 201 # 203 - Col. Antiguo Aeropuerto, CP 68050, Oaxaca, Oax. México
Telephone: (951) 513-6023 y 502-5043 Mexico Country
Code: 52
educa@prodigy.net.mx |
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