Casa Tochan (MEX-95)

Type: Socially Excluded Groups: Migrants, Socially Excluded Groups: Minorities - Country: Mexico

Brief description and main aims

Casa Tochan's aim is to assure the respect of human rights of male refugees, elders or gay through Mexico City. Refugees in Mexico are in a vulnerable situation because violence and poverty in their countries forced them to cross Mexico precariously. Their fragile situation worsens due to discriminatory practices by society and governmental institutions in Mexico. Due to the limited space in Casa Tochan, they only receive male refugees who are either elder or gay.

Main Activities

Casa Tocha provides the following services to refugees:

• Professional advice to regularize their legal status so that they can either stay in the country or keep on moving to the USA
• Medical and psychological services
• Food, clothing and a home

Volunteer tasks

• Sensitive and empathic towards refugees
• Open-minded and willing to share time with people of a different culture and social status
• Casa Tochan appreciates if the volunteer has skills to share with refugees (sports, art, language, etc.) 

Volunteer requirements / Skills

The volunteer must: 

• Be educated
• Posses human values
• Be responsible
• Be sensitive and empathic towards refugees
• Be patient
• Be willing to learn Spanish very fast
• Be open-minded

Location

The project is located in Mexico City. 

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

The volunteer will live with a host family.

More Information

Number of volunteers in project: 1