Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Lack of access to a full education for low income children and young adults in Oaxaca City Mexico and surroundings.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Oaxaca Youth Empowerment (OYE)
OYE works to support and empower children and youth living in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico to access education. We partner with a local non-profit, Centro de Esperanza Infantil which operates two centers in Oaxaca. Both centers provide tutoring, mental health counseling, access to a computer lab, workshops, and a daily lunch for program participants and their families. The program participants come from families with limited economic resources and are provided with support for their school inscription fees, uniforms, shoes, books, school supplies, and a variety of critical support services.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have access to education
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Related Program
Oaxaca Youth Empowerment (OYE)
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We expanded our services by adding a new facility located in Xoxocotla in the fall of 2022.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Oaxaca Youth Empowerment (OYE) is the US funding source for the Mexican organization, Centro de Esperanza Infantil (CEI). Our primary goal is to establish a reliable source of operating funds for CEI. Secondary goals are to increase our cash reserve and establish an emergency fund for CEI. In the future, we hope to expand services to reflect the changing demographics and living circumstances of the children and families served by CEI. For example, we plan to establish a transportation fund to provide services to families living in the colonias (Neighborhoods) surrounding CEI who are unable to access services at our two centers.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We seek to expand our funding sources through public donations, grant funding, fundraising projects, electronic media, volunteer travel opportunities, and the creation of additional levels of donor support.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our volunteer board has a broad background of expertise and resources in a variety of areas, including marketing, journalism, technology, fundraising, and business as well as a passion for improving the lives of the poorest children in Oaxaca. All board members have a history of involvement with OYE/CEI, including a graduate of our program, a solid track record of supporting our operations, and an ongoing commitment to the support and expansion of our services.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We are proud of improvements in our financial transparency and the technological communication between the US and Mexican organizations. We now have two facilities in Oaxaca, which include computer labs. Our students come to the centers for computer classes as well as help with their homework. We also have a continuing program of volunteers who offer our children services that our small paid staff would not be able to facilitate. We now serve nearly 700 children and young adults in our growing program. Every year we have young adults entering higher education and graduating with advanced degrees. The most pressing challenge is to address how to make sure our sponsorships and other fundraising efforts keep pace with the increasing costs of educating participating children and young adults in our program as inflation and costs increase in Mexico.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Oaxaca Youth Empowerment, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 03/15/2024
President W. David Slaymaker
No Affilliation
Term: 2027 - 2024
Tim Porter
Vice President
Colleen Meinman
Board Member
W. David Slaymaker
President
Ken Lorenze
Treasurer
Bertina Fernandez
Alex Holderman
Secretary
Leo Mendez Altamirano
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Disability
Equity strategies
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.