About the Ambulantes Project
Ambulantes is managed by IREX in partnership with Fomento Cultural y Educativo, AC, Caminos Centro de Acompañamiento a Migrantes, AC, and the Centro de Estudios en Cooperación Internacional y Gestión Pública-CECIG, AC. The program is funded by the Walmart Foundation.
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Key statistics about internal agricultural migrant workers
Most common age range
Average years of education
Categorized as “informal workers”
Stem from indigenous backgrounds
Map of Origins and Destinations
This map reflects the data collected during the field work of Project Ambulantes on the main destinations for domestic migrant agricultural laborers originating from regions of Oaxaca and Veracruz (2022), as well as Morelos and Guerrero (2024).
Dashboard
Explore interactive dashboards to navigate and analyze the results of Project Ambulantes in a visual and user-friendly manner.
The data presented here and on the two dashboards, one for each period, was collected in two phases: Oaxaca and Veracruz in 2022, and Morelos and Guerrero in late 2024.
The image shown here is for illustrative purposes only.
Navigate and analyze the results of Project Ambulantes in a visual and user-friendly way. Projected results reflect responses from 135 interviews with people in their home states.
Testimonies
Testimonies or experiences from program partners and workers.
Josué
El Paraje, Texcatepec, Veracruz
Josué was another of the assembly participants, upon hearing the information he shared that...
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Ismael
El Paraje, Texcatepec, Veracruz
Ismael considers that the information shared in the assembly is useful...
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Mariano
El Paraje, Texcatepec, Veracruz
On the 26th of November 2022, Fomento participated in a community assembly with 130 men, 50 women, and 40 youth.
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Pascual (Municipal Agent)
El Rincón, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz
Pascual, as a community authority, values the importance of discussing these themes because he has not heard this subject discussed in the community before, and because many people did not know where they had migrated to.
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Julia
El Rincón, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz
In the community of El Rincón, on November 8th, 2022, Fomento presented the results of the Ambulantes project interviews which were conducted in other communities of Zontecomatlán.
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Abraham
Tetitla, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz (Náhuatl)
Abraham told us that before the assembly he didn’t have any information.
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Martha
Tetitla, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz (Náhuatl)
After the assembly Martha shared with us: “I thought that everything that happened was normal because in the communities most people go to the ranches, and everyone has had at least one bad experience…
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Jacinta
Tetitla, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz (Náhuatl)
Jacinta shared with us that before the assembly this wasn’t an issue which she felt had to be discussed...
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Lorena
Tetitla, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz (Náhuatl)
On September 24, 2022, there was a community assembly held specifically to share the results of interviews Fomento conducted as part of the Ambulantes project.
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Froilán
Cuacalco, Benito Juárez, Veracruz
Froilán shared with us that the discussion seemed very important to him. He wants people in the community to migrate with more information.
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Héctor
Cuacalco, Benito Juárez, Veracruz
The information which Fomento gathered as part of the Ambulantes project generated several reactions.
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Various comments
Cuacalco, Benito Juárez, Veracruz (Náhuatl)
Juan José Lavaniegos, director of Fomento was present in the assembly on the 14th of September 2022.
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Nora
La Cruz, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz
On November 8, 2022, Fomento Cultural y Educativo participated in a community assembly with 78 people, mostly women, as well as the municipal agent.
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Mariano y Juvenal
Acatitla, Zontecomatlán, Veracruz
On November 19, 2022 the Fomento team participated in a community assembly in a Náhuatl community of Veracruz.
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Rufina y Darío
La Cumbre, Texcatepec, Veracruz
“It’s good to talk about labor rights, but it’s not enough because in the end, what can one do to defend themself? The only option up until now is to travel and make demands in a group.”
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Armando (President)
San Jacinto, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
Before the mural was put up in his community, Armando already had some information about COVID-19.
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Agustina
San Jacinto, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
“I knew that the disease could be fatal, and that we should wash our hands before and after touching things.”
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Mariana
San Bartolo, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
During the months of the pandemic the information about COVID-19 was irregular and inconsistent in the rural and indigenous communities...
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Alma
Santa Lucía, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
In Santa Lucía, Caminos designed a mural on a wall of a building which is central and visible to the population.
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Edith
Los Álamos, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
Edith shared with us that before Caminos came with the information and the proposal to make the mural...
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Linda
Los Álamos, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
Caminos, in collaboration with the community, put up a mural sharing messaging around COVID-19 prevention.
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María
Los Álamos, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
As part of the Ambulantes project Caminos, in collaboration with the community, put up a mural messaging around COVID-19 prevention...
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Lupita
Los Álamos, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
As part of the Ambulantes project Caminos, in collaboration with the community, put up a mural messaging around COVID-19 prevention...
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Juan
Zimatlán, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
Caminos carried out their mural initiative in three communities in the Valles Centrales of Oaxaca in 2022.
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Julián y Rafael
Zimatlán, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca
In the long shifts to design the mural, some community members shared what they knew about COVID-19...
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