CRESER
About Us
CreSer: Grow. Create. Believe.
Our name (pronounced cray ser) is derived from 3 Spanish verbs, crecer (to grow), crear (to create) and creer (to believe). This name reflects our philosophy that growing food nourishes a community in many ways beyond providing meals.
We created this charitable organization to provide resources + support for efforts to grow organic, pesticide free food
in the impoverished indigenous villages east of Chapala on Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake.
The guiding principle of CreSer is to provide resources + support to villagers until they are able to maintain food production themselves.
The goal is start a large sustainable organic Food Farm and to collaborate with other organizations and projects
in the area with similar goals.
We have started at 1 location and will expand over time. We work closely with a small paid group of villagers and have a written agreement about what we will provide and what the expectations are on both sides of the agreement.
The workers will be paid for their efforts until they are able to sell enough produce to replace what we provide as stipends. The remaining food will, from the beginning of the project, go to 2 large food assistance programs in the area.
One of these programs, Cocina Para Los Niños (Kids Kitchens) provides a mid-day meal to over 700 children
at 6 neighborhood locations. The children who come for a meal are orphaned or have parents who are unable to care for them. The other program provides a food package (despensa) to 90 families with a family member on kidney dialysis. Some families have more than 1 family member with suffering from this disease. This area has the highest concentration of people with kidney disease of unknown origin per capita than any other place in the world!
Both food assistance programs are funded by FoodBank Lakeside and are operated by Poco a Poco San Pedro Itzican.
We seek to relieve their effort by empowering the people who live in these villages to grow their own food.
Our name (pronounced cray ser) is derived from 3 Spanish verbs, crecer (to grow), crear (to create) and creer (to believe). This name reflects our philosophy that growing food nourishes a community in many ways beyond providing meals.
We created this charitable organization to provide resources + support for efforts to grow organic, pesticide free food
in the impoverished indigenous villages east of Chapala on Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake.
The guiding principle of CreSer is to provide resources + support to villagers until they are able to maintain food production themselves.
The goal is start a large sustainable organic Food Farm and to collaborate with other organizations and projects
in the area with similar goals.
We have started at 1 location and will expand over time. We work closely with a small paid group of villagers and have a written agreement about what we will provide and what the expectations are on both sides of the agreement.
The workers will be paid for their efforts until they are able to sell enough produce to replace what we provide as stipends. The remaining food will, from the beginning of the project, go to 2 large food assistance programs in the area.
One of these programs, Cocina Para Los Niños (Kids Kitchens) provides a mid-day meal to over 700 children
at 6 neighborhood locations. The children who come for a meal are orphaned or have parents who are unable to care for them. The other program provides a food package (despensa) to 90 families with a family member on kidney dialysis. Some families have more than 1 family member with suffering from this disease. This area has the highest concentration of people with kidney disease of unknown origin per capita than any other place in the world!
Both food assistance programs are funded by FoodBank Lakeside and are operated by Poco a Poco San Pedro Itzican.
We seek to relieve their effort by empowering the people who live in these villages to grow their own food.
The CreSer Team
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Patricia Moran, Founder + Director
Over the last 4 years, her work with a program called Kids Kitchens has provided a meal, 5 days a week, to over 700 children most in need in the villages of Mezcala + San Pedro Itzicán, along Lake Chapala. The program has grown tremendously thanks to the support from FoodBank Lakeside’s contribution + Poco a Poco’s ongoing administrative support. She created CreSer out of a need to help these indigenous people regain their sovereignty. |
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"China" Albertina Reyes
a young vibrant college student from Ajijic, Mexico. She has studied in Peru + is a medicine woman. She is the one who brought the seed carriers from South America. China works so much with the children. She is like a celebrity in these villages. The children ADORE her! |
Current Fundraising Effort
Growing Food for
impoverished indigenous villages
CreSer is a project created to address a severe food shortage in the impoverished indigenous villages
on the shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake.
An estimated 80% of the children in these villages are malnourished.
We are fundraising to launch a large organic, pesticide free food farm in the indigenous villages.
CreSer will provide resources and education to local villagers until they are able to maintain food production themselves.
The food that is grown will go to 2 large food assistance programs in the area, reducing dependence on local charities to purchase food for these programs:
One of the programs, Cocinas de los Niños (Kids Kitchens), provides a mid-day meal to over 700 children at 6 neighborhood locations. The children who come for a meal are orphaned or
have parents who are unable to care for them.
The other food assistance program addresses a devastating health issue, kidney disease of unknown origin, facing the entire indigenous region. One of the villages, San Pedro Itzican, has the highest rate per capita of kidney disease of unknown origin in the world! The program provides weekly food packages (despensas) to 90 families with a family member(s) on kidney dialysis. Because people with kidney disease need to eat a specific limited diet most of which are not available in the area, the farm will grow these foods as well as medicinal plants and food for the children.
on the shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake.
An estimated 80% of the children in these villages are malnourished.
We are fundraising to launch a large organic, pesticide free food farm in the indigenous villages.
CreSer will provide resources and education to local villagers until they are able to maintain food production themselves.
The food that is grown will go to 2 large food assistance programs in the area, reducing dependence on local charities to purchase food for these programs:
One of the programs, Cocinas de los Niños (Kids Kitchens), provides a mid-day meal to over 700 children at 6 neighborhood locations. The children who come for a meal are orphaned or
have parents who are unable to care for them.
The other food assistance program addresses a devastating health issue, kidney disease of unknown origin, facing the entire indigenous region. One of the villages, San Pedro Itzican, has the highest rate per capita of kidney disease of unknown origin in the world! The program provides weekly food packages (despensas) to 90 families with a family member(s) on kidney dialysis. Because people with kidney disease need to eat a specific limited diet most of which are not available in the area, the farm will grow these foods as well as medicinal plants and food for the children.
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Our PartnersKids KitchenKids Kitchens provides a meal 5 days a week to over 700 children living in the impoverished indigenous villages on the eastern shore of Lake Chapala, Jalisco Mexico.
These children are orphaned or have parents who are unable to provide for them. In addition to severe poverty, this area has the highest rate per capita of kidney disease of unknown origin in the world. Chronic malnutrition is a major risk factor for the disease. The disease begins in early childhood and many individuals succumb to the disease in their twenties and thirties. Food is delivered weekly to 6 locations where teams of village women prepare and serve the meals onsite in neighborhood kitchens and dining areas. Your support is greatly appreciated! FoodBank LakesideFoodBank Lakeside was founded on April 6, 2020 to assist the many families who had lost jobs due to Covid-19. We soon realized that food poverty is an ongoing concern in our community. With continuing support from our generous donors we are here to stay!
Mission Statement: FoodBank Lakeside works to relieve the chronic food poverty of our most disadvantaged neighbors, collaborating with donors, volunteers, businesses, and community organizations to ease suffering and offer the hope of a brighter future throughout the Lakeside Community. |
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CreSer
Grow Create Believe
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
+52 33 1713 0759
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
+52 33 1713 0759
