In the 8 regions where the we work:

• 84% live in poverty
• 41% live in extreme poverty
• 150,000 indigenous people in the Sierra Tarahumara. Groups: rarámuri, rarómari, tepehuans, and guarojíos or pimas.

Human Development Index (HDI)

• 49.1% below the national average.
• Region of Batopilas has a HDI lower than that of Niger, the country with the lowest HDI in the world.
• Isolation and dispersion
• Depletion of natural resources
• Absence of governmental social programs
• No access to basic needs such as water, sufficient food, and health services.

Food Poverty

• Subsistence agriculture: Local diet largely dependent on subsistence agriculture.
• Environmental degradation: Most communities are unable to produce enough food to meet their nutritional requirements due to the lack of fertile soil and water.
  • Soils: Deforestation of entire forests and the ongoing exploitation of land that has devastated soils and made them unfit for cultivation.
  • Water: Climate changes have led to severe droughts, and altered rain cycles, while human exploitation has dried up water sources.