After carefully reviewing the 134 applications received to the calls for Community Leadership (75) and New Social Actors (59), we want to publicize the results and the process we followed to give sustenance to the final selection of projects supported by Levantemos México.

On September 2017, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, and Documental Ambulante launched the fundraising campaign Levantemos México as an immediate response to the earthquakes that affected the central and southeast regions in Mexico. By the end of 2017, the campaign had raised over 28.5 million pesos thanks to the generosity of over 15,000 backers from all over the world. The Levantemos México fund is destined to reconstruct the most affected communities by the earthquakes.

Final Report

Testimonios y relatos de Levantemos México
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“The campaign was born out of the hope of living in a country with less inequality, where your neighbor knows that his or her existence matters, where their loss is our loss.”

- Diego Luna

Purpose

The Levantemos México fund seeks to strengthen the communities affected by the September 2017 earthquakes from a human rights perspective, enhancing their own capacities to define and implement actions that will allow them to recover their lifestyles and rethink their future based on the experience.

The fund also seeks to document and make visible citizen efforts, in order to promote sustained solidarity with the people who will continue to rebuild their communities in the coming years, and strengthen the incidence ability of social organizations in national reconstruction actions.

“As the ground shook, the call became urgent. Horizontality manifested itself and we decided to help each other out. There is a common saying: ‘you contribute when you can.’ After the earthquake, we were able to say, ‘you contribute, even if you can’t.’”

- Gael García Bernal

Specific Goals

  1. Promote community and citizen leadership in reconstruction efforts
  2. Strengthen the social ties, cooperation, and solidarity in the affected communities
  3. Increase local abilities in strategic aspects for the response to earthquakes
  4. Incorporate prevention and resilience measures for future disasters
  5. Strengthen the abilities of new actors that are taking exemplary actions
  6. Strengthen the perspective of human rights in the reconstruction processes
  7. Make visible the experiences and learning in order to have an impact in national reconstruction efforts
  8. Strengthen the confidence in our own ability to come through as a civil society
 

Final Report

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FAQ

¿CUÁL ES LA COBERTURA GEOGRÁFICA DE LEVANTEMOS MÉXICO?

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El fondo Levantemos México apoya a los grupos y organizaciones que desarrollan sus proyectos en Ciudad de México, Chiapas, Estado de México, Puebla y Oaxaca.

¿QUÉ TIPO DE GRUPOS Y ORGANIZACIONES APOYAN?

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Levantemos México apoya a organizaciones de la sociedad civil y a grupos ciudadanos que están trabajando en zonas que fueron afectadas de manera importante por los sismos, y que han logrado construir procesos participativos, resilientes e inclusivos con las comunidades.

¿CÓMO SURGIÓ LA INICIATIVA DEL FONDO LEVANTEMOS MÉXICO?

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Ante la devastación provocada por los sismos de septiembre de 2017 en el centro y sureste de México, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna y Documental Ambulante, A.C. decidieron lanzar una campaña de recaudación de fondos a nivel internacional para dar respuesta a las comunidades afectadas.