Assisting Women and Children,
Cabos San Lucas, Mexico
December 3-10th, 2019, a group of us travelled with Kelly Oswald, owner of The Oracle, and her husband, James, to the tip of the Baja Peninsula, Cabos San Lucas, Mexico.
Kelly’s friend, Adriana, helped chaperone us as we visited foundations assisting beautiful women and children living in poverty and often violence.
We participated in sharing a simple drawstring back pack pattern for the ladies to sew and sell, lunch-time feeding and clean-up at a local school, lots of playing, and handing out requested gifts of crayons and colouring books.
It was hard to witness the dichotomy of rich and poor — I knew it was there having visited Cabos before — but not to the extent I saw it this time. There is a marina full of million dollar yachts and a few miles away dirt roads, not enough food, violence and abuse. . .
Bless the ones born into the physical poverty with the possibility of violence and abuse.
We are here to lift everyone up,
for gender equality to be reality here Now.
Here are some of the many photos taken:
Sarahuaro Foundation
Play time
Sewing time – I brought the pattern for the backpack below
Drawstring backpack for the women make and sell – something to use instead of plastic bags for small groceries
Washing dishes after helping serve lunch at a local school
Por Los Nino de la Sierra
Director, Patti, in the white t-shirt, with sports court in background
Children eating lunch in covered area — the sun is hot!
Patti told us her children have all experienced violence and that she provides food for them when they come to school here.
Kelly Oswald, organizer of this trip to Cabos and owner of The Oracle in West Vancouver and Sechelt, handing out crayons
Director Patti and Kelly’s friend, Adriana
The gift of donated crayons brought from Canada by Kelly
Bathroom walls made of cement and pop bottles filled with sand
Playing soccer on the sports court
To help continue with the teaching and feeding, Kelly has set up a GoFundMe page for Patti and her “Por Los Niños de la Sierra” for women and children.