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Feature Articles:
The
Colonias of Doña Ana County, New Mexico
by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor
Colonias are infrastructure-defficient neighborhoods inhabited
mainly by Spanish speakers, mostly from Mexico, and located in
one of the four US states that border Mexico. Colonias in the
US, by definition, lack some or all of the following: water and
sewer systems, gas lines, paved roads and safe housing. In New
Mexico, the southern county of Doña Ana has 40,531 of
the state's 70,000+ colonia residents. Nearly all of these colonia
residents lack access to natural gas, wastewater treatment and
adequate housing.
Mujeres
Mariposas: Helping Women Work in the Colonias
by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor
Mujeres Mariposas, a not-for-profit organization active
in Southern New Mexico colonias, is dedicated to helping women
get jobs and become self-sufficient through a training and employment
program that is closely linked to vendors of high-end home and
wearable art accessories.
Mujeres
Mariposas Speak
Two women's words about the Mujeres Mariposas
training program
Courtesy of Mujeres Mariposas
"Mariposas offers flexible hours and work at home
and this provides a sense of well being for any mother who is
alert to the needs of her children. A mother can be economically
sound and she can raise her children with strong values and earn
a living at the same time. It is truly enriching. And empowering!"
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