Solidaridad Huatulco 

As a result, many inhabitants have lost a large part of their already modest income. Since it is to be expected that the tourists will not immediately return in their usual form even after the lifting of the lockdown, it can unfortunately be assumed that the economic crisis will continue for the local population for at least a few months.

Unfortunately, most of these people cannot count on state support or aid programmes as we see them in other countries. Many people also cannot fall back on savings, as their difficult economic situation simply does not allow them to build them up.

In order to ensure that as much of this aid as possible is passed on to the local population, we obtain the largest possible share of the food from local producers in the agricultural and fishing sectors. In this way, we can use the same dollar not only to help the recipients of the supplies, but also to generate a direct income for small local producers. Even basic foodstuffs such as rice, beans, oil, etc. are not purchased from the huge nationwide supermarket chains, but from smaller local grocery stores.

Another goal is to provide the highest quality, healthy food possible. For this reason, we primarily work with the members and producers of the group Mercado Orgánico Hutulco (Organic Market Huatulco), which exclusively sells food from organic production. We have anchored our philosophy in our slogan: piensa, consume y ayuda local - think, consume and support locally.

A proven means to achieve this are workshops and courses, which we would like to offer. In these we would like to show people in poor circumstances how they can grow their own vegetables at home with simple means. Or how local producers can make products such as jam or tinned food from their fruits. This not only makes their products storable for longer, but also generates added value that leads to higher sales revenues.

Furthermore, we would also like to finance smaller local aid projects that help the population in the long term. We are considering, for example, offering free therapy sessions for people from poor backgrounds, or financing community gardens that can provide the local population with cheap and healthy food.