About Us
Mujeres de Maíz Opportunity Foundation is a small, independent, grassroots non-profit organization established specifically to provide access to education for the young women in a seamstress cooperative centered in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Our aim is to provide resources to the indigenous women of the cooperative who want to further their education. This includes literacy training, secondary school, vocational courses, or college or university. Scholarships include tuition, room and board, uniforms, transportation for visits home, and books. Other Foundation programs provide funding for educational workshops, eye exams and glasses, We are currently funding Children’s Programs in five communities to strengthen academic skills, develop creativity and learn about sound environmental practices. We listen to the women of the cooperative and support their proposals.
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Martha Rudersdorf, Board member, lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Before retiring she was an innovative and energetic art teacher at the middle school level. She and her husband are bicycle enthusiasts and have traveled extensively internationally with their bikes.