Article by Francisco Hernandez V. on Jocotopec.com on July 15, 2017 RECONOCIMIENTO A PIONERAS, DEL CENTRO DE DESARROLLO JOCOTEPEC Hace 27 que se comenzó,sin recursos monetaios,el centro de desarrollo Jocotepec, encabezado por la señora Silvia flores,entonces jovencitas y pioneras de este proyecto. El trabajo fue muy duro,pero la tenacidad,empeño y ganas de trabajar voluntariamente,dieron sus frutos. Y hoy en la casa de la cultura se les brindó un reconocimiento a todas ellas y ellos,que desinteresadamente dieron su tiempo y aprendieron primeros auxilios y cómo traer al mundo a cientos de niños,que a ellas les llamamos PARTERAS. En representación del presidente municipal de Jocotepec,,presidió el evento el C.Luis Rivera. Las pioneras algunas ya fallecidas son según lista que me hicieron llegar,,,Cruz Robledo,,,Ezperanza López…Cecilia Hernández,,,Ana Cuevas,,,Dr.Carlos Rodríguez,,,Carmen Garcia,,,Citlali Bravo,,,Consuelo Rivera,,,Diana Wilson q.p.d.,,,Estefana Galarza,,,Irene Bobadilla,,,Maria Consuelo Rivera,,,Gabriela Escamilla,,,Maria De la Cruz Sendejas,,,Maria Elena Garibay,,,Margarita Osorio,,, Ma.Guadalupe Olmedo,,, Maria Morales,,,Martha Camarena,,,Maria Cuevas,,, Phylis Rach,,,Rita Mendoza…Victoria Vasquez. y también se le hizo un reconocimiento póstumo a la señora Sofia Garavito q.p.d. por haber sido anfitriona de las primeras en permitir dar las clases en su casa. En el video verán ustedes a la mayoría de estas pioneras recibir su reconocimiento. Above Article translated to English:
The Jocotepec development center, headed by Mrs. Silvia Flores, then young women and pioneers of this project, began without money resources. The work was very hard, but the tenacity, determination and willingness to work voluntarily paid off. And today in the house of culture they were given recognition to all of them and they, who selflessly gave their time and learned first aid and how to bring hundreds of children to the world, which we call them PARTERAS. Representing the municipal president of Jocotepec, the event was chaired by C. Luis Rivera. The pioneers some already deceased are according to the list they sent me ,,, Cruz Robledo ,,, Ezperanza López ... Cecilia Hernández ,,, Ana Cuevas ,,, Dr. Carlos Rodríguez ,,, Carmen Garcia ,,, Citlali Bravo ,,, Consuelo Rivera ,,, Diana Wilson qpd ,,, Estefana Galarza ,,, Irene Bobadilla ,,, Maria Consuelo Rivera ,,, Gabriela Escamilla ,,, Maria De la Cruz Sendejas ,,, Maria Elena Garibay ,,, Margarita Osorio ,,, , Ma.Guadalupe Olmedo ,,, Maria Morales ,,, Martha Camarena ,,, Maria Cuevas ,,, Phylis Rach ,,, Rita Mendoza ... Victoria Vasquez. and also posthumous recognition was given to Mrs. Sofia Garavito q.p.d. for having hosted the first to allow classes at home. In the video you will see most of these pioneers receive their recognition.
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The Guadalajara Reporter wrote an article in March about CEDEJO services. Click here to view the original article on GR or read it below.Lakeside’s female health care center, outreach program motoring forward Published: 23 March 2016 Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey “Just imagine, we have found women who have given birth to as many as 15 children and never had a pap smear test,” says Silvia Flores, the director of the non-profit Centro de Desarrollo de Jocotepec (Cedejo) who heads the highly effective health care outreach program launched last year in a dozen lakeshore communities. Four days a week, Flores and her team of assistants board a well-equipped “clinic on wheels” and head out to destinations stretched between the towns of Mezcala and El Chante. The van parks at village plazas or outside government-run DIF (Family Development Agency) centers to offer free services, such as blood pressure and pulmonary oxygen saturation checks, examinations for early detection of diabetes, breast and cervical cancer and guidance on family planning.
Some test results are available on the spot. Clinical findings of the Papanikolaou exams, paid for by Cedejo, are delivered to patients within 22 days. Every other week, women who show symptoms requiring further medical analysis are transported in the van to Guadalajara’s Ramon Garibay Hospital for ultrasound exams provided for a modest charge of 50 pesos each. The mobile unit operates under the auspices of Health Outreach for Women, a program sustained by an anonymous benefactor. Flores attributes the success and high response to this program to the network of volunteer women who have taken charge of publicizing the mobile unit visiting schedule among the populace. Though Flores never toots her own horn, her dynamic personality and steadfast dedication to aiding the underprivileged are unquestionable parts of the equation. A native of Durango, where she earned her title as a registered nurse at the Universidad Juarez, she settled in the north shore village of San Pedro Tesistan in 1974. Based there, Flores embarked on an initiative to provide basic first aid attention to locals, later extending services to San Cristobal Zapotilan and El Molino. She opened Jocotepec's Development Center in 1982 to focus on female health issues, including birth control and prenatal care, and assist in childbirth as a registered mid-wife. She closed that facility in 2002 to concentrate work at the Ajijic branch started up in 1991. Over the years CEDEJO and Flores shifted their aims to a broader scope that now includes orientation on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, marital relations and gender issues, as well as birth control and family planning, for both men and women. Beyond the center's doors, she has led numerous conferences on those themes at local schools and churches. An irrepressible activist in her field of expertise, Flores continues exploring new avenues as an advocate for women's rights, responsible sexual conduct and healthy families. In 2013-2014, CEDEJO set in motion the pilot project for a workshop series called Mujeres: Poder y Vida (Women: Power of Life), first implemented in Chapala's impoverished Tepehua neighborhood. The program is designed to address problems of poverty, marginalization, gender equality, domestic violence and limited economic opportunities that directly impact the lives of women in the north shore region. The Chapala Sunrise Rotary Club decided to take the project under its wing for its continuation and growth during 2016 and 2017. (Look for full details on the chapalarotary.org website). CEDEJO's latest educational enterprise is the start-up of a program on the prevention of teenage pregnancies directed at male and female adolescents. A pilot program is being supported by Karuna Gomez Mont and Aurora Michel, who were behind the promising Lake Chapala aquaculture project fostered by the non-profit group Luz de Malla. With all these humanitarian efforts and accomplishments under her belt, it's not surprising that Flores has been singled out for numerous public honors. She took away Lakeside Awards trophies for Project of the Year in 1989, Woman of the Year in 1989 and Pioneer of the Year in 2005. She has also received recognition from the Chapala and Jocotepec governments for services to the community and a hero award from the Giraffe Project that salutes individuals who stick out their necks for good causes. And during the 1996 celebration of its 50th anniversary, the United Nations put Flores in the limelight with a certificate of appreciation for her "Continuation to Common Unity". Despite recurrent financial struggles, CEDEJO remains on solid footing thanks to Flores' unwavering commitment, a devoted team of co-workers and volunteers and a strong board of director under the leadership of current president Darlene MacLeod. Learn more about CEDEJO programs and activities at www.CEDEJO.org and its Facebook page. Director Sylvia Flores Speaks at the Open Circle at Lake Chapala Society: Sunday, May 22nd5/20/2016 Join CEDEJO on May 22nd, 10:30 a.m. at the Lake Chapala Society's Open Circle. Sylvia will share stories about her efforts to help women and families of the most marginalized Lakeside communities. In the 80s she created a team of leaders who worked to empower these communities. She will tell us how her institution addresses the most important problems like breast and cervical cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancy and domestic violence.
Sylvia Flores is a registered nurse and midwife, founder of Centro de Desarollo Jocotepec A.C (www.cedejo.ORG), a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Lake Chapala families with limited resources through promoting the health and well-being of the family. Since 1984 Sylvia has presented lectures and conferences in the United States, Egypt, Cuba, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Guatemala, as well as throughout Mexico. Open Circle's Website: opencircleajijic.org Two reminders from the Open Circle Steering Committee: 1. We are asking attendees to leave pets at home, with the exception of service dogs. 2. Please bring your own coffee mugs. Open Circle begins each Sunday morning at 10:00 in the garden at Lake Chapala Society for a social time including coffee, tea and sandwich bites. The presentation begins at 10:30. The Guadalajara Reporter recently ran a story covering CEDEJO's critical need to secure funding for CEDEJO's mobile medical van. Two volunteers (Linda & Carol) recently successfully raised enough funds to keep the clinic mobile through December 2015. If you'd like to contribute to funding to keep the mobile van running through 2016, please consider making a donation today through the CEDEJO's donation page or through the2016 Campaign to Save the Mobile Health Clinic. Health Van's Future in Doubt By GR staff The future of a mobile health van that serves seven economically-challenged communities on Lake Chapala’s north shore is hanging in the balance after financial funding for the service was curtailed. The Centro de Desarrollo Jocotepec (Cedejo) van takes nurse and midwife Sylvia Flores and her team to villages such as San Juan Cosala, Mezcala and San Nicolas to attend specifically to the health needs of women. Services the team provides include family planning counseling, breast cancer screening, pap smears and general educational advice. The center was dealt a massive blow when significant donations from U.S. and Canadian Rotary clubs – partnering with the Rotary Club of Ajijic – were diverted from the health van service and pledged toward the building of a much-needed health clinic in the Chapala neighborhood of Tepehua. Flores says she is working to obtain new funding through grants and seeking Jalisco government and corporate support. She is also researching the possibility of aligning with another community service organization. A grass roots group has formed to help keep the mobile health van on the road. While 20,000 pesos a month is an enormous amount from one donor, Flores says 40 committed people donating US$30 a month for a year should be enough to allow the visits to the seven needy communities to continue. As an immediate stop-gap measure, donations are needed to fund the driver, nurse practitioner, nurse, van and equipment and supply maintenance, diesel fuel and costs of lab tests. To donate or to learn more about this meaningful outreach program, go to cedejo.org/about and click the donations button. Those with suggestions of avenues to explore for additional funding are urged to visit the Cedejo office at Ocampo 45A in Ajijic or call (376) 766-1679. Give to the 2016 Campaign to Save the Mobile Health Clinic |
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