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Niños de Veracruz, Mexico is a student-run, non-profit that provides scholarships and microloans to school children, their families and small businesses in Veracruz, Mexico.
Piñata
Girls at the Jorge Cerdan school in Campo Viejo posing with a piñata they can\'t wait to hit
Boys Painting
Casa Hogar boys' home, Orizaba, Veracruz
Abel's Family
Abel is a mason in Coatepec, Veracruz. His daughter Erika is an NdV scholarship recipient
Girl With a Doll
A girl passes her time in the fields where her family is working
Antoine and Elisa Painting
Volunteers from Lasell help paint the Altahuilco school
Erica and Javier
This duo came up with an ingenious method for reaching the high parts, while painting the Casa Hogar in Orizaba
Book Donation
In 2006 we donated a collection of about 300 books to the Jorge Cerdan school in Coatepec
Family Portrait
Dominga, Margarita, Bernave and Nancy in Coatepec, Veracruz
Elisa Laughing
During a 2010 service-learning trip Elisa has a great time shoveling sand for cement-mixing
Boys With Regalos
After elementary school many young boys have to go work in coffee or sugarcane fields.
Brenda
Brenda's family qualified for assistance in improving their home during Lasell's 2011 visit.
Brenda Watching
The older of the family's two daughters vigilantly watched as locals and Lasell students worked on her house.
Cane Fields
Lasell's 2006 group with workers in the sugarcane fields of Campo Viejo
Loading a Cane Truck
Cane cutters work long, hard days, for very low wages
Cane Workers
Sugarcane cutters range in age from teenagers to the elderly. They wear long sleeves and cover their heads for protection, despite the heat.
Casa Hogar
Friends posing during Lasell's 2010 visit to the boys' home in Orizaba where we painted together
First Visit to Casa Hogar
First time working with Casa Hogar Franciscano de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Soccoro in 2006
Cuca at the Mayor's Office
NdV leader, Maria del Refugio "Cuca" Lopez Cruz at an annual recognition ceremony
Demetrick
A Lasell student and NdV volunteer poses in his sombrero after two weeks of work in Veracruz
Sack Race
NdV Director, Stephanie with boys from Casa Hogar during an outing to a local ranch
Dominga and Luis
Two Coatepec elders whose families have received assistance from NdV support
Dulce and Tito
Orizaba NdV coordinators Dulce Brenda and Tito fooling around during painting project at Casa Hogar
Dulces
Dulce Brenda and Dulce Maria- two important NdV organizers in Orizaba, Veracruz
Good Graffiti
Education arms you
Emanuel
A resident of Casa Hogar in Orizaba ready to get to work painting
Gloria and the Kids at Home
This family has received NdV support in the form of scholarships and home improvements
Painting Day
January 2011, the boys' home makes the bold move to switch to blue walls
Schoolboy
A boy at the Jorge Cerdan elementary school NdV visits every year in Coatepec
Zach With Kids
Lasell student Zach Lambert was very popular with the Jorge Cerdan school children during our 2010 visit.
Jorge and Tomasa's Family
This family received assistance in building a new home in Campo Viejo.
Jorge Cerdan Kids
Children from the primary school in Campo Viejo, Coatepec, where NdV offers small scholarships.
Clothing Sale
Coatepec residents attending NdV's annual clothing sale at which donated clothes are sold at low prices for a community fund
Campo Viejo School
When asked if they like school, these children enthusiastically say yes, loudly in unison
Coffee Picker
Picking coffee is an option for women, who can have their children along while they work
Lions Club Visit
The Coatepec Lions Club pays a visit to our 2011 worksite in Coatepec
Loading Cane
Cane workers get covered with sticky sugar and soot from the sugarcane which is burned before cutting
Lydia With Friends
A Lasell trip co-leader reunites with friends who have received scholarships assistance from NdV in the past
Harvesting Coffee
In Campo Viejo, Coatepec, this coffee is shade-grown in a way that protects the local biodiversity
Mario's Family
This family qualified for manual labor aid from Lasell visitors in 2010, and also took out a microloan for home improvements
Nancy
NdV has known Nancy for her whole life- her mom worked side by side with us in 2006 while pregnant
Pablo\'s Family
Pablo, Teresa, and their daughters Brenda and Karla, on their way to the Mayor\'s ceremony in 2011.
Coatepec Partners
Mary Carmen, Reyna, Cuca, Isa, and our newest partner, Ana Teresa- local leaders in Coatepec
Pablo and Javier
Two young friends on painting day at the Casa Hogar boys\' home in Orizaba
Leaf Raking Team
The hard work is worth it to generate scholarships for children in need
Taking a Break
NdV local co-workers take a rest during a tough building project
Paint Crew
The Casa Hogar boys take a break from painting to pose, in January 2010
Stephanie With Amigas
At the Campo Viejo elementary school Stephanie poses with girls who have received NdV support
Clean Hands
The youngest boys\' home residents prove that they washed their hands after painting
Scholarship Recipient Girls
A few of NdV\'s earliest scholarship recipients
Welcome Sign
A message of gratitude, hung up for us at the Jorge Cerdan school in Coatepec
Woman Harvesting Coffee
Buying fair trade coffee assures that coffee pickers receive decent wages for their work
Coffee
Freshly picked coffee beans, bright red before they are dried and roasted
