Upcoming Workshop
Brazos will be conducting a workshop in the village of Komchen, Yucatan on June 21st and 22nd and on Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo on June 25th and 26th! Come see what we do! For more information please contact brazos@hivyucatan.org
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Brazos Abiertos Inc.
3701 Kirby Drive # 1230Houston, Texas, USA, 77098
Mérida Office
Calle 72 No. 463 A x 53 y 55 CentroMérida, Yucatán, México CP 97000
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brazos@hivyucatan.orgWorkshop at the COBAY in Umán, Yucatán
On March 25th, TEAMM Yucatan and 2 of the Brazos Abiertos Interns, went back to the schools to teach in front of the groups. During 2009, TEAMM experienced their workshops in the community fair model in different towns and Mayan villages. This time with Lena Noecker and Kody Dobecka leading them for the second time, they have done a huge and successful workshop at the COBAY (high school) at the village of Umán. We have now offers from the same school to come back and teach other groups and grades. We are sure Brazos will come back to this high school in the near future.
Education without Borders!
Denver, Colorado / Merida, Mexico
Lena Noecker helps invent HIV education programs for Mayan teens in the Pueblos of Yucatan. While a student at Regis University in Denver, Lena served as one of the original Brazos interns and has stayed involved providing valuable direction to the evolution of the Brazos Intern Program.
BA: Lena, what is the Brazos Intern Program, how does it work, what are the challenges & rewards of HIV/AIDS education in the Yucatan, and who is eligible to participate?
Lena: The Brazos Intern Program brings U.S. students in direct sustained involvement with Mayan teens for 2-4 months, to provide knowledge transfer and training resources for HIV/AIDS self-education, awareness and prevention in Pueblo communities.
Each community has unique needs and challenges but all face gender inequality, stigma surrounding AIDS, discomfort talking about sex, and lack of basic knowledge. Enabling Mayan teens to replace the stigma & fear in their communities with understanding is the greatest reward our interns experience.No matter the location, the Brazos Intern Program empowers Mayan teens so they can teach themselves and their communities how to combat HIV/AIDs.
The Brazos Abiertos Intern Program is open to students from all over the world. The program has hosted already 4 interns between 2009 and 2010. If you are interested in helping support the Brazos Intern Program please email John Truax at: john@hivyucatan.org. Join us in enabling Mayan teens to save lives in the Yucatan.