The Government of Mexico reported that 20,522 Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities are implementing 38,811 social infrastructure projects thanks to direct funding provided through the Fund for Social Infrastructure for Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and Communities (FAISPIAM). The works include urbanization, drinking water, housing, electrification, drainage, latrines, health, sewage, and education, all defined through community assemblies.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted that this program reflects the vision of the Fourth Transformation to recognize Indigenous peoples as legal entities, in line with Article 2 of the Constitution. “The Government of the Republic seeks to support all inhabitants of every state in the country,” she stated during her morning conference Las Mañaneras del Pueblo.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, stressed that the communities directly manage the resources through cards, without intermediaries, ensuring transparency and autonomy in the choice of projects. She noted that by the end of the year, significant progress will be visible in these works, which directly impact community life.
Montiel also announced that, from October 1 to 31, Mujeres Bienestar Pension cards will be delivered to 1,980,000 Mexican women between the ages of 60 and 64 who registered in August. With this process, by November the registry will reach nearly three million beneficiaries who will receive bimonthly support as a social right.
Finally, the official recalled that during this two-month period, payments are being made to 16,323,962 beneficiaries of the Programs for Wellbeing, with a social investment of 92.5 billion pesos. Deposits are carried out according to the first letter of the beneficiary’s last name, under a pre-established schedule to ensure an orderly and safe process.
