CONNECTED, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE

Lomas de San Isidro, Mexico

Amextra Community Center

Amextra Lomas Staff

CONNECTED, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE

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ELCA World Hunger is

Connected

Comprehensive

Compassionate

It helps individuals and communities break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

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Connected

Lutheran Disaster Response (ELCA/LCMS)ELCA Global Mission – Companion ChurchesLutheran World Federation

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Comprehensive

RELIEFDEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONADVOCACY

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RELIEF is how ELCA World Hunger responds to the immediate needs of people who are homeless, living in poverty, or who otherwise do not have the means to provide adequate nutrition for themselves or their families. This includes access to food, clothing, shelter, medical supplies and care, and other basic needs.

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RELIEF - current efforts

HaitiFood, water, fuel, tents, sanitary supplies, rain-

proof housing$6,000,000 given through March by ELCA

members – 100% goes to direct aid because administrative and fund-raising cost are borne by the ELCA World Hunger Program

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is the critical element of work done during and after relief to ensure the long-term viability of a community that experiences hunger, poverty, or widespread health issues.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTleads to increased access to food and sustainable

livelihoods through means such as sustainable agriculture, care for the environment, appropriate technology, adequate housing, jobs, primary health care and disease prevention, job training, child care, elder care, nutrition education, literacy training, sanitation, safe water supplies, below-market loans, and just land use and distribution.

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EDUCATION is how ELCA World Hunger recognizes the abundance of God’s creation and addresses the causes, cures, and ways to eliminate hunger and poverty. These efforts highlight the importance of lifestyle stewardship as well as engage ELCA members, congregations, synods, affiliated ministries, and ecumenical partners to act through a variety of learning opportunities.

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EDUCATIONTaking Root is a complete curriculum for your

congregation. The curriculum includes five sessions each for four different age groups: kindergarten-grade 2, grades 3–6, grades 7–9 (junior high), and grades 10–12 (senior high).

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ADVOCACY is how the ELCA works to overcome the effects and root causes of hunger and poverty through administrative, legislative, and judicial actions in the public sphere, as well as through corporate actions in the private sphere.

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ADVOCACY

Lutheran Office of Public Policy in WisconsinAmy Johnson, Director

www.elca.org/advocacy

2. BECOME AN “e-advocate”

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CompassionateWorld-wide, over 850 million people--one out of

every six of our neighbors--are chronically hungry. Someone dies from hunger or hunger-related diseases every 3.4 seconds, every deep breath that we take.

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Millennium Development GoalsEradicate Extreme Poverty and HungerAchieve Universal Primary EducationPromote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other DiseasesEnsure Environmental SustainabilityCreate a Global Partnership for Development

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ELCA World Hunger Appeal

2009 - $19,000,000

Churchwide Goal: $25,000,000

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2009    

International Development and Relief

  70%

Education and Advocacy

  12.5%

Domestic Development and Relief

  9%

Administration   8.6%

8.612.5

9.0

70.0

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Domestic Hunger Grants

Over $800,000 for projects across the United States

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Domestic Hunger Grants

South-Central Synod of WIZion Lutheran Church, Madison

Personal Essentials Pantry Provides personal and household hygiene products for families living in poverty.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, MadisonCommunity Food Ministries Provides those with low-income a food pantry that is open twice during the week and a free community meal once a week.

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Accompaniment – a methodology for our mission

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Accompaniment is walking together in solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.

God’s mission is the process of creating, redeeming and sustaining all of creation.

My story and your story are encompassed in God’s story.

Luke 15:1-11 The parable of the lost sheep or the parable of the incomplete 99?

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AmextraWorking in Mexico for 25

Years.

Currently, Amextra has

programs in nine Mexican

states and over 150

Communities.

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Amextra’s principlesHelp people discover their own gifts and resources

– asset based planning and development. People realize they live in poverty, but they are not poor.

Transform communities – not just work with individuals, but communities, groups of people.

Always have an exit strategy to avoid developing dependency.

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Mexico10% - Ultra-rich20% - Middle Class70% - Marginalized

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Issues for Mexico

70% Marginalized – live on $5/day or lessLack adequate schools, health services, clean

water, public transportation, employment (2/3 earn income from informal economy)

Import 40% of corn needed for food

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Amextra and ELCA World

Hunger programs seek

to transform

Marginalized

communities.

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Lomas de San IsidroHillside community on outskirts of Mexico City’s

urban area.

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Community CenterCommunity committees raise up needs and

determine priorities with training and support from Amextra staff

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Tortilla Store

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Rain water

collection and

purification

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Small livestock

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Other programsVitamin bars for childrenSubstance abuse programsSoup kitchenAll programs run by people from the community.Build self-esteem

“All people are in God’s image, and this is as important as any other work we do.” – Eugenio Bahena, Amextra General Director

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ChalcoLarger community between Mexico City and

Lomas

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Microfinancing – Loans administered by members themselves, repayment rates well over 90%, women make up 80% of those who receive loansAutobody repair shopSeamstressSmall general story

Computer classes

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The Lutheran Center Mexico City

Transformational Immersion Programs

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The Lutheran Center Mexico City

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Food Security vs. Food Soverignty1980 – Mexico is food self-sufficient2009 – Mexico imports 40% of its corn.“Sin Maiz, No Paiz” – native people call

themselves “children of corn”Global Trade and NAFTA have increased food

scarcity and pressures of urbanization and immigration

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For More Information…www.elca.org/hunger

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www.elca.org/giving

www.elca.org/advocacy

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