Project Information
- Around 412,000 children in Mexico live without parental care. The main reasons leading to the loss of parental care are maternal mortality, femicide, AIDS and Mexico’s on-going drug cartel violence.
SOS Children’s Villages International
Grantee
Casa Hogar Alegría
Partners
Familia Mena
Fundación Telmex – Telcel
Fundación Tecnoglass
GOYA Foods
Casa Hogar Alegría
Toluca, Mexico
Maestro Cares Foundation, Goya Foods, Fundación Tecnoglass, and Fundación Telmex-Telcel provided joint funding for phases I and II of the Casa Hogar Alegría Cacalomacán (CHA) project. CHA is an orphanage in Cacalomacán, Toluca that offers shelter for girls facing abuse, neglect, and abandonment.
Phase I of the project, which opened in 2016, included the construction of dormitories, a kitchen, a chapel, a computer lab, multipurpose rooms, administrative offices, recreational areas, and a basketball court, providing housing for 72 young girls.
Phase II involves significant expansions, including a new large dormitory building, an enlarged chapel, and the addition of a dining hall and kitchen. This phase also features new therapy spaces, computer rooms, group therapy rooms, a multipurpose room, a music room, storage areas, and a clinic. These upgrades will increase the facility’s capacity by accommodating an additional 168 girls and adding 3,672 square meters to the Cacalomacán location.
Fundación Casa Hogar Alegría offers a nurturing environment for orphaned girls aged 2 to 15, focusing on their personal development through comfort, encouragement, and support.
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Project Start
Phase I: March 20, 2015
Phase II: May 4, 2022
Project End
Phase I: March 20, 2016
Phase II: April 2026
