Lutisuc Asociación Cultural I.A.P

Mission

Develop actions for the rescue, preservation and diffusion of the indigenous culture of the state of Sonora, northwest of Mexico, including the stimulation of productive and sustainable projects that help improve the conditions of life of the indigenous villages and communities.

Programs

Embroidering an identity Developing skills and technical capacitation with a cultural approach with pima, yaqui, mayo and kikapoo women. Handcraft Forum Search of fair trade for indigeniuos handcrafts.Learning by Playing Artistic estimulation workshops and elaboration of bilingual didactic materials for indigenuos children. Encounter with my roots organization of events for the preservation and diffusion of the indigeniuos culture. Connection colaborative work with other organizations.

Personnel Overview

María Isabel Montaño Tapia - Program Coordinator
A comercial and photojournalist photographer born and living in Sonora, studied abroad a Certicate in New England School of Photography in Boston Mass, Certificate in Communication in Business at the Harvard Extensión in Cambridge Mass. Started working with Lutisuc in January 2008, this way combining her profesional life with social work.

Personnel Statistics

María Inmaculada Puente Andres,
Journalist for the Navarra University, Spain
Founded in 1997
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 12

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): £ 42,252
Budget (2005): £ 50,776
Maximum Budget: £ 55,888
Overhead: 14 %
Other funding sources: Nacional Monte de Piedad (National private source), Peso por Peso program (sonoran government), Carumanda (NGO Spain), Indesol.
Religious Affiliation: None