Mexico
Serving in Mérida, Yucatan, and Guadalajara.
Mexico
Serving in Mérida, Yucatan, and Guadalajara.
Mexico
1,468 Families
Impacted Last Year
Established in 2011, Mentors International in Mexico serves communities in greatest need. According to the World Bank, over 52 million people are living in poverty in Mexico. The COVID-19 pandemic brought demand and supply shocks to the Mexican economy with deep impacts on firms, employment, and households. Almost 1 in 5 people in the labor force have lost their jobs.
Through mentoring, personalized training, and financial solutions, we’re able to help the people of Mexico to start their own businesses, gain more employable job skills so that they can transform their generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
Read below to learn more about the amazing impact being made in Mexico.
Mexico
1,468 Families
Impacted Last Year
Established in 2011, Mentors International in Mexico serves communities in greatest need. According to the World Bank, over 52 million people are living in poverty in Mexico. The COVID-19 pandemic brought demand and supply shocks to the Mexican economy with deep impacts on firms, employment, and households. Almost 1 in 5 people in the labor force have lost their jobs.
Through mentoring, personalized training, and financial solutions, we’re able to help the people of Mexico to start their own businesses, gain more employable job skills so that they can transform their generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
Read below to learn more about the amazing impact being made in Mexico.
Mexico
1,468 Families Impacted Last Year
Established in 2011, Mentors International in Mexico serves communities in greatest need. According to the World Bank, over 52 million people are living in poverty in Mexico. The COVID-19 pandemic brought demand and supply shocks to the Mexican economy with deep impacts on firms, employment, and households. Almost 1 in 5 people in the labor force have lost their jobs.
Through mentoring, personalized training, and financial solutions, we’re able to help the people of Mexico to start their own businesses, gain more employable job skills so that they can transform their generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
Read below to learn more about the amazing impact being made in Mexico.
Local Leadership
Local Leadership
Executive Director
Zoram Emmanuel Varguez Bacab
Zoram E. Varguez has had a great passion for technology and education which he studied at the university. He received his Computer Science degree from the “Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana” in 2007 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pedagogy from the “Instituto Escolar del Sureste” in 2013.
For 8 years he served as a support specialist in the Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before becoming the Mexico Country Director in 2016, he was in charge of starting the operations of a Learning and Mentoring Center in Merida in 2017 and in Guadalajara in 2018. He has provided guidance in the opening of the Dominican Republic office, he has collaborated in the establishment of all the online courses in Mexico and contributed to the preparation of the Sales and Customer Service course in Spanish. Zoram is married to Liliana Ugalde Maldonado and they have five children.
ACADEMIC Director
David Azueta
David Azueta currently serves as the Academic Director for Mentors International in Mérida, Mexico. He has worked as a professional mentor for Mentors International for over 4 years. He has a degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a teacher for 12 years teaching basic sciences in high school. He also has experience in the oil industry in developing industrial maintenance procedures for 15 years.
David was born and raised in Merida Mexico. He was the eighth child of nine siblings. He is grateful for his parents who taught him a strong work ethic, to value education, and live with high principles and values.
Executive Director
Zoram Emmanuel Varguez Bacab
Zoram E. Varguez has had a great passion for technology and education which he studied at the university. He received his Computer Science degree from the “Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana” in 2007 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pedagogy from the “Instituto Escolar del Sureste” in 2013.
For 8 years he served as a support specialist in the Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before becoming the Mexico Country Director in 2016, he was in charge of starting the operations of a Learning and Mentoring Center in Merida in 2017 and in Guadalajara in 2018. He has provided guidance in the opening of the Dominican Republic office, he has collaborated in the establishment of all the online courses in Mexico and contributed to the preparation of the Sales and Customer Service course in Spanish. Zoram is married to Liliana Ugalde Maldonado and they have five children.
Academic Director
David Azueta
David Azueta currently serves as the Academic Director for Mentors International in Mérida, Mexico. He has worked as a professional mentor for Mentors International for over 4 years. He has a degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a teacher for 12 years teaching basic sciences in high school. He also has experience in the oil industry in developing industrial maintenance procedures for 15 years.
David was born and raised in Merida Mexico. He was the eighth child of nine siblings. He is grateful for his parents who taught him a strong work ethic, to value education, and live with high principles and values.
2020 Impact in Mexico
2020 Impact in Mexico
1,143 Mentored individuals |
985 Graduates from our programs |
24,550 Hours of Service were performed |
34% average Increase in income |
34% Average Increase in personal savings |
40% Average Decrease in personal consumer debt |
