tHE  "EDUCATION AND  EMPLOYABILITY" PROJECT

WHAT IS "FUNDACION COMUNITARIA DEL BAJIO"?

Under the name of "Accion Comunitaria del Bajio A C it was funded in Irapuato. Guanajuato on October 7th, 1997. It works in favour of rural communities putting special attention on local development and migration issues. Education. Health, Social Development. Economic Development, Environment, and Intangible Patrimony are its work axes he intervention on the communities it works on. is made under its own participative methodology that reinforces and promotes the conformation of self-reliant and socially sustainable. By this time, all of the 11 intervened count and work to achieve attainments established by its own inhabitants through its own local development plan he presence and compromise of FCB with every intervened community is not less than 6 years.

Social Responsibility Actions & Results

THE  "EDUCATION AND  EMPLOYABILITY" PROJECT

Named like that to convey the project intentions to the potential and real allies. the goals of the education and employability project are to develop workers abilities and to increase the employability of residents of the communities from the surrounding area of Castro del Rio Industrial park. for their labour integration.

The communities under this program are:

1. Ex Hacienda de Márquez – 2,279 Population

2. La Calera – 4,665 Population

3. Las Peñitas – 279 Population

4. Lo de Juárez – 4,378 Population

5. Purísima del Progreso – 1,932 Population

6. Taretán – 1,123 Population

TOTAL Population 14,656

PROYECT GOALS

The compromises by the end of the first 3 years are:

1.  A market adaptable education. capitation and employment system.

2. 1.400 new employees on economy sectors

3. 5.200 people with new job skills

4. 15 strategic allies

5. 50 companies offering employment training and/or traineeships.