We are proud to be a Oaxacan non-profit organization that seeks to constantly contribute to our society through different educational programs. Ollin Center provides free English tutoring to Oaxacan youth, develops and implements arts-based projects in Indigenous communities, and liasons with other organizations in an effort to create communities of support. Our students often have the opportunity to collaborate in these projects through our volunteering programs:
Oral History Projects
Ollin Tlahtoalli runs a program to preserve oral traditions and oral history within indigenous communities in Oaxaca. Videos that capture these stories are filmed, edited and presented in the communities in an effort to create opportunities for these stories to be listened by the younger generations, so that they may retain an important part of their heritage.
Take a look of or community programs and become a part of them.
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Arts-based Projects: Painting, Photography and Film
Through the use of the various forms of expression, children and youth are motivated to talk about their community values and traditions, their indigenous languages and traditional knowledge.
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Teaching Oaxacan Artisans
Learning English offers these men and women the oppurtunity to enhance their communication skills in order to sell their products directly to international visitors.
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Youth Film Making Project: Exploring Identity Through Film-Making
Students engage in dialogues around community and identity, explore those cultural and personal elements that define them as members of an indigenous community.
Note on volunteering: minimal stay in Oaxaca of two weeks and basic Spanish
