ISA Mundo Foundation

Every year, the Isa Mundo Foundation acknowledges and celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. According to the United Nations (UN), it is estimated that 370 million Indigenous people inhabit the globe, representing 5% of the world’s population. Indigenous peoples and communities are diverse with distinct languages, cultures and traditional knowledge and help…

We are excited to have arrived in Boca de Tomatlan this week to continue the work in improving the Isa Mundo Education Centre (IMEC) in this community. The IMEC in Boca would not come to fruition without the support and strong partnership with the Global Young Leaders Network (GYLN) and their commitment to launch and support an education project…

  We would like tohighlight the Empowerment International (EI), an organization based in Granada,Nicaragua.  It has been years since welast visited EI but we are hoping to do so in the near future.  We are happy to update that the program wehelped launched at EI is still going strong and the IMEC is operational andbeing…

Isa Mundo Foundation would like to take the timeto recognize and celebrate all mothers who have given so much to makefamilies and communities better. This year, Isa MundoFoundation is promoting and highlighting the Malala Foundation – an organization working for the world where every girl can learn and lead and a commitment to ensure every…

We wanted to provide an update on the success of the Isa Mundo Education Centre (IMEC) in the village of Bambang Bulacan – the beloved community where Isa Mundo Founder, Paul Lorilla was born and raised. Following are excerpts from the 2017-18 IMEC Report provided by the IMEC Lead Coordinator:     This schoolyear, 2017-2018, Bambang Elementary School and in partnership…

Blog written by Paul Lorilla I would like to announce that May is Cystic Fibrosis Month and I am giving a shout out to two incredible people: my colleague and friend, Guinevere Sanderson and her Superhero boy, Stuart.  Warning ! This will not be like other blogs we write as an update … As Mundoers, I…

We are happy to report that the first official visit by the Isa Mundo Foundation to formally assess future projects in Yelapa, Mexico was completed in March 2019.  Isa Mundo provided support in coordinating the Global Youth Leadership Network’s (GYLN)  travel to Yelapa to learn more about the community, education challenges and how to improve the situation of…

Isa Mundo Foundation is very excited to have completed a partnership with Air Transat and  looking forward to traveling to our projects in Latin America by using Air Transat services (flights, accommodation, cargo) in the future. This is an important partnership and collaboration as travel costs are often an “out of pocket” expense for all…

Isa Mundo Foundation will be very busy with the first visits of 2019 in Mexico that will take place in March. Mundoers (led by Andrée Lacasse) will be visiting Pasitos de Luz at Casa Connor the week of March 8-15 and will be assessing potential partnership to develop student practicums on-site. Paul Lorilla will accompany…

We wanted to also give a huge shout out to Free Geek Vancouver – an awesome non-profit organization, community based and committed to reduce environmental impacts of electronics by recycling and donating technological tools to those who need it most.  They don’t just focus on helping other non-profits but also support job skills training, Internet…