Construction of the Community Cultural Space
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About the project
Construction of the Community Cultural Space
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Totopo Community Radio was founded in 2006 with two objectives, the defence of the Binnizá Indigenous territory and the strengthening of the Binnizá culture. It transmits regional music in Zapotec and Spanish, is a monolingual radio.
On September 7, 2017 an earthquake of 8.2 degrees Richter destroyed thousands of houses and 45 dead in Juchitán, among the broken houses is our space. In spite of the effects on our building and the houses of the members of the radio, we asked for national and international help to help our population by the contingency left by the earthquake, our radio space became a center for reception and channelling of food, health aid was given, psychological therapies, distribution of tarpaulins for temporary camps, donation programs for work tools (for women), donation of sheets for roofs, construction tools etc.
XPACHEEZA' GUIDXI, will be built with reused materials of chariots, bricks and tiles from collapsed houses in Juchitán, but above all it will be built mostly of adobe.
💼 What the programme involves
OBJECTIVES:
The intention is to propose the self-construction with materials of low cost, adapted to the climate and more traditional.
In the other side the most important work to do is the Construction of the Community Cultural Space XPACHEEZA’ BINNIGUENDA. In this Center the local people will receive classes of different workshops. At Juchitán and in general, the boys and girls, the adolescents and the adult people know how to play the guitar, the piano, the violin, it means that they play different instruments. They write music, compose songs, write poetry, they are excellent orators and excellent craftsmen.
ACTIVITIES TO DO:
• Build 5000 adobe bricks
• Carrying used chariots, tiles and bricks.
• Cutting straw
• Construction work
🏠 Accommodation on site
The lodging has bathroom, hammocks to rest and mattresses, it has light and water. The cleanliness of the place of lodging will be done through groups of that are rolled up every day.
🍲 Food
There will be pantries and fruits that the volunteers will be in charge of preparing, as well as each one will wash your plate, glass and spoon.
📍 About the location
The distance from CDMX to Juchitán is 12 hours by night bus.
🎒 Leisure activities
Discover Market 5 De Septiembre You can not miss this huge market where you find all kinds of food products prepared by Zapotec woman. A sachet green grosellas, water green lum, empanadas, cecina enchilada – Mexican food -, are some of the foods you can try. In the top floor you find them “tehuanos” costumes, crafts, hammocks and a lot more. Discover Iguanario. This ecological center is dedicated to the preservation of green and black
iguana.
⚠️ Requirements
Spanish (A1 – A2 or more) is desirable to be in contact with the community
🤝 Meeting point
The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office one morning day before the camp starts.
ℹ️ Additional information
2 months (6500 mexican pesos) and 4 months (9000 mexican pesos)
Dates: October – November & January, February, March and April
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
A-VIMEX MTVLTV 19/14
01/10/2019 → 01/05/2020
A-VIMEXMTVLTV19/11
06/05/2019 → 06/05/2020
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–45 years old
Solidarity donation
6500.00 MXN ≈ 313 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)
Exchange rate
1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Standard Time
Local time: 22:04 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
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