This isn't a Christmas story but I wanted to call your attention to an article in the New York Times Magazine today, A Payoff Out of Poverty.One of the charities in San Miguel that Ned and I especially like is called Feed the Hungry. They build kitchens mostly at rural schools and provide free lunches for children who might otherwise be coming to school hungry or maybe not coming to school at all because the family is so impoverished. We strongly feel that getting the next generation a better education will be a key in Mexico's economic future.
I had heard about the program Oportunidades but this article is a good overview of the program and what it is accomplishing. And what is interesting, it is gaining attention around the world for what it is doing....even in New York City.
