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19 July, 2026

Knowledge and Perception of the National Strategy Live Healthy, Live Happy in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Knowledge and Perception of the National Strategy Live Healthy, Live Happy in Oaxaca, Mexico. BACKGROUND Diet-related noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In Mexico, the 2020–2024 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) reported a combined prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children of 36.6% (19.0% overweight and 17.6% obese). [...]

22 June, 2026

Annual Report 2025: Strengthening Food Sovereignty and Women’s Leadership in Oaxaca

ANNUAL REPORT 2025Strengthening Food Sovereignty and Women's Leadership in Oaxaca For more than twenty years, Puente a la Salud Comunitaria has worked alongside rural families and communities in Oaxaca to strengthen food sovereignty, community leadership, and economic opportunities. Since 2022, in partnership with SiKanda, we have strengthened our gender-based approach, recognizing women as key agents [...]

21 December, 2025

Breaking Stereotypes

Patricia shares how blossoming is an awakening that begins within oneself High in the coffee-growing mountains, where every sunrise smells of work and hope, Patricia—surrounded by her fellow women producers—reminds us that cultivating coffee also means cultivating self-confidence. Her story reflects the impact of the Women of Coffee project, which strengthens technical capacities and opens [...]

17 December, 2025

Leadership Blossoms in Community

Dalia, the Woman Who Learned to Open Her Wings In Women Saving in Solidarity Networks (MARES), women don’t just take care of money, they take care of dreams. At every meeting, between shy giggles that slowly turned into deep conversations, Dalia strengthened her confidence and her belief that it was possible to change her story. [...]

8 December, 2025

Overcoming fear to achieve community well-being

Women Growing Strength, Coffee, and a brighter Future High in the coffee-growing regions of Oaxaca, where the aroma of the bean accompanies each new day, a quiet but profound transformation is taking root. Here, women like Isabel demonstrate that coffee doesn’t grow only from the soil, it also flourishes through confidence, autonomy, and the courage [...]

25 November, 2025

When a mother sows’ knowledge, her family reaps well-being

Berta’s Story and the Impact of MARES in Oaxaca In the communities of Oaxaca, mothers cultivate much more than vegetables. Through collective savings and the knowledge gained from the MARES project (Women Saving in Solidarity Networks), the seed of their learning is beginning to bear fruit, fruit that nourishes their families, strengthens their businesses, and [...]

20 November, 2025

The multiplier effect of supporting women’s empowerment

Nilda and Magda show that women’s empowerment generates benefits that extend far beyond themselves, creating a multiplier effect that expands overall well-being and contributes to local development. Despite the overall reduction of poverty in Mexico, female-headed households remain more vulnerable, facing higher rates of food insecurity and fewer opportunities for formal employment. Through our projects, [...]

13 November, 2025

Women of the Mixteca and Sierra Sur: Reclaiming Spaces, Nurturing Community

Women of the Mixteca and Sierra Sur:reclaiming spaces, nurturing community In the mountains of the Mixteca and Sierra Sur Regions of Oaxaca, women are taking the reins of their present and their future. As men had to migrate, they sustain everyday life, they plant, care, manage, and dream. They are the beating heart behind every [...]

30 October, 2025

Bridging Distances, Cultivating Change: Women Leading Resilience in Oaxaca

Bridging Distances, Cultivating Change:Women Leading Resilience in Oaxaca Since 2020, SiKanda’s work with women in Oaxaca, especially coffee farmers, has revealed recurring challenges that continue to shape their daily lives — gender inequality, limited access to productive resources, and persistent barriers to decision-making. In the rugged regions of  Mixteca and Sierra Sur, these inequalities are [...]