Project Amigo, in the state of Colima, Mexico, is a Rotarian program to promote education for the children of migratory workers there, in cooperation with a local Rotary Club.  The parents work very hard cutting sugarcane in the fields, and many don’t speak Spanish, still using their native dialect.  The children often live too far from schools or have to help in the fields.  This lack of opportunity perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
 
 
8 members of our Club visited there for 1 week to see our Project in action: Jerry and Sandy Farrell, Varda Lancaster, Chuck and Marylyn Klaus, Roger Schamp, and Jacques and Astrid Naviaux.  They took turns describing their interesting experiences there.  Chuck presented a series of photos of the people, housing and living conditions in the farm villages.  The scenery is beautiful, but living conditions are very rudimentary by our standards.
 
Some of our Club members sponsor individual children in school (for books, school uniforms and other educational expenses), and some have given them college scholarships after they finish high school.  About 30 of these students have graduated from college.  One of them became the mayor of a town, and another is almost finished with law school.  They are working very hard on their educational goals, and their maturation and accomplishments are inspiring.  They are becoming productive adults, showing that the way out of poverty is education.
 
Before returning home, our group also visited the capital city of Colima, population 130,000, founded in 1523.  Finally, they visited Tlaquepaque in the Guadalajara area.