Give a Gift of Change for Chiapas
Give the gift of education in Chiapas, Mexico to a loved-one who cares about children, social justice, education, and indigenous peoples. We e-mail a full-color certificate to you or a friend stating, "A donation has been made in your honor to support autonomous, indigenous education in Chiapas, Mexico. Schools for Chiapas and the Mayan communities in Chiapas, Mexico thank you for your contribution to freedom-loving education in the Mexican southeast." In addition, a beautiful "Thank You" card will be mailed to every person you honor with this meaningful gift.$1 - $500
Give a School Bond for the Paul Mann Memorial School
Give a gift today to support the reconstruction of the Paul Mann Memorial School and Music Center in Chiapas, Mexico. Paul Mann was a creative and dedicated teacher activist from the United States who long supported the autonomous, indigenous schools of Chiapas, Mexico. After Paul died unexpectedly his family, friends, and union colleagues in the Peace and Justice Caucus of the National Education Association (NEA) began planning a memorial in Chiapas. This much needed educational project will train teachers and other leaders in the Mayan communities. We will email a beautiful school bond and send a "Thank You" card to every individual you honor with this meaningful gift.$1 - $500
Give the Gift of Health
The gift of health is one of the most profound ways to make a difference in the Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico. The Ramona Fund was created to provide transportation, medical testing, and accommodation to patients who who’s lives may be in immediate danger and require more extensive medical facilities then those available within the autonomous communities. By contributing to the Ramona Fund in the name of a family member, friend, loved one, or on your own, you are providing support to the only emergency medical service available to thousands of indigenous peasants.We'll e-mail a full-color certificate to you or the gift recipient stating, "A gift of health has been made in your name. Your donation to the "Ramona Fund" helps to provide urgent health care to critically ill people in the autonomous, indigenous Mayan communities in the highlands of Chiapas. Schools for Chiapas and the Zapatista communities thank you for your contribution to the Ramona Fund." In addition, a beautiful "Thank You" card will be mailed to you or to every person you honor with this meaningful gift.
$1 - $500
Give the Gift of Music
Give a musical instrument to an autonomous school in the name of a friend loved-one who cares about cultural traditions, music education, and beautiful sounds. We'll e-mail a full-color certificate to you or the gift recipient stating, "A musical instrument has been purchased in your name to an autonomous, indigenous Mayan school in Chiapas, Mexico. Schools for Chiapas and the Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico thank you for your contribution reviving cultural tradition and helping children find their voices." In addition, a beautiful "Thank You" card will be mailed to you or to every person you honor with this meaningful gift.$1 - $500
GMO Field Testing Kits for Zapatista Corn Seed
Your donations to purchase GMO field testing kits will allow Zapatista small farming families a rough gage of GMO contaminations in their fields and milpas. Your donation also makes you a vital part of a massive social movement to protect the Mayan genetic heritage of corn and keep it free of genetic modification.$7.00 - $700.00
GMO-free Zapatista Seed Corn (Item 379)
Sow the 2009 seeds of resistance and join the growing movement against transgenic contamination of Mayan corn in Chiapas, Mexico! Or send a package of seed to the gardener in your family as a gift. By planting corn donated by Zapatista farming families, you become a part of a global effort to preserve a vital genetic heritage that has evolved over thousands of years. You can plant these powerful Zapatista corn seeds in your community, farm, home, school, or family gardens.$7.00 - $30
Plant a tree in Chiapas, Mexico
Plant a tree in the name of a friend or loved-one who cares about forests, climate change, and sustainable agriculture. We'll e-mail a full-color certificate to you or the gift recipient stating, "A tree has been planted in your name in an autonomous, indigenous Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico. Schools for Chiapas and the Zapatista communities of Chiapas, Mexico thank you for your contribution to saving our Mother Earth by planting trees." In addition, a beautiful "Thank You" card will be mailed to you or to every person you honor with this meaningful gift.$1 - $500
Support Native American Stingless Bees
These gentle and essential pollinators of native American plants are in danger and so is the ancient Mayan tradition of keeping a hive close by for food and medicine. Your gift will help to rescue this ancient tradition and this gentle bee. To acknowledge your gift, we'll email a full color certificate to you or to the recipient of your thoughtful gift and we'll mail you (and your honored friend) a beautiful Schools for Chiapas Thank You card.$1 - $500








