All profits from the sales of Raise Up! books go to good causes. You can find out more about these organisations below:
Casa 1
All the proceeds from our first book go to Casa 1 in São Paulo, Brazil.
There are many projects inside Casa 1, such as English to Trans-form, which offers free English lessons to Casa 1 dwellers, as well as to the black community and women in situations of social vulnerability. Among the courses offered to this community are dancing, sewing,
hairdressing and makeup, self-defence, and music lessons.
The book is non-profit and will raise money for the Casa 1 project in São Paulo. Casa 1 is a shelter for young members of the LGBTQI+ community that were kicked out of their homes because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. There are many projects inside Casa 1, such as English to Trans-form, which offers free English lessons to Casa 1 dwellers, as well as to the black community and women in situations of social vulnerability. Among the courses offered to this community are dancing, sewing,
hairdressing and makeup, self-defence, and music lessons.
Las Patronas
All the proceeds from our second book go to Las Patronas in Amatlán de los Reyes, Mexico.
Las Patronas is a non-profit organization that started in 1995. It is based in a little town called Amatlán de los Reyes, an hour away from Veracruz, Mexico. Amatlan is on the route of cargo trains that take goods from Southern Mexico to border towns in the North. La Bestia (The Beast), as the train is nicknamed, is also the transport that many migrants coming from Central America and Southern Mexico take in order to get to the North and try to cross the border. Hiding in the train, it is really hard to get something to eat or drink. Las Patronas have cooked and packed lunch boxes to give people traveling on the train something to eat or drink since 1995. They have also put up a shelter to receive migrants that want to spend a night or two in comfort or also helping other migrants. These women have not just given food and water to people crossing Mexico on the Beast, they have also given hope to those that have seemed to lose it on the way to the US.
Read more about Las Patronas:
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