Chacala, Nayarit is home to Cambiando Vidas which means Changing Lives. Cambiando Vidas is a non-profit coporation dedicated to providing educational opportunities to local area students.
The Mission of Cambiando Vidas is Fourfold:
Scholarship – To provide eligible students with full or partial scholarships for secondary, preparatory, technical and university education.
Academic Support – To provide tutoring, computers, internet access, school supplies and a library for students of all levels in the community.
Social Network - To provide opportunities for developing leadership, problem solving and organizational skills through regular meetings and daily interaction with staff at the Learning Center and library. In addition, students are required to perform community service as a means of developing a sense of community awareness and community pride.
Buildings and Equipment – To provide capital expenditures to support the existing library, the Learning Center and reserves for future growth.
Playa Chacala Mexico is small enough for Cambiando Vidas to do enough!
While many worthy projects succeed in doing a little for many, Cambiando Vidas is committed to “doing-enough” for every community student that is committed to doing all they can. This means jumping in with general support right at the start (Pre-school & kinder), maintaining overall support through Primary school (1st.... [Read the Whole Story.....]
In Chacala Mexico …
students are continually lined up on our waiting list, some for more than a year. They pledge their willingness to participate faithfully with the CV Community Service Program, to work & study hard, attend all learning and project events, to share their strengths and seek assistance when they need help. Those who fail to devote themselves are carefully investigated.students are continually lined up on our waiting list, some for more than a year. They pledge their willingness to participate faithfully with the CV Community Service Program, to work & study hard, attend all learning and project events, to share their strengths and seek assistance when they need help.
A student must begin CV in “Secondari” grades to qualify for support through High School and beyond.
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Cambiando Vidas In Chacala
Founded in 1999, Cambiando Vidas (CV) in Chacala, Nayarit, MX is a non-profit, non-government volunteer organization dedicated to providing comprehensive academic & character development from Pre-School through College or Trade School. Since founding “CV” it has grown consistently in its ability to elevate the quality of life for the entire community. The good work of Cambiando Vidas is carried out through a wide variety of fundraising efforts, especially and including continuing Rotary grants, church groups, a large foreign & local volunteer corps, and the tireless devotion of our Guiding Board of Directors. Cambiando Vidas is a “considerable” labor-of-love”!
Rotary International in Chacala
Who could fail to notice one of the most recognizable symbols around the world ?
… The Geared Wheel of
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL …
Right here in Chacala Nayarit, Mexico.
We all see it daily gracing the Dale Reinhardt Learning Center, and driving by our wonderful new Chacala Medical Clinic or soon-to-move Recycling Center… and we will see it in the years to come on other vital projects. Each project is an evolving saga in itself; spanning many years, overcoming formidable obstacles and requiring countless devoted & selfless men & women. To learn more about these quiet Rotarian champions of critical Chacala progress, CLICK HERE