It will take place in Chihuahua, one of the largest and most industrialized states in Mexico, located in the north-eastern region of the country. Despite the relative prosperity, the state faces a serious social disadvantages, both in rural and urban areas. After the disaster in 1990, the private sector community gathered to ask the government to approve the increase in the payroll tax (ISN), which companies have paid, and the establishment of a trust fund, which will collect the resources and distribute them to the efforts of urban renewal. For many years, the initiative started by local businessmen to provide emergency assistance to disaster turned into Fundacion-del-Empresariado Chihuahuense (FECHAC), civil society organizations (CSOs), responsible for the administration of the trust fund resources. "Hide
by Loretta Serrano, Loretta Hernandez, Norma Hernandez, Carlos Romero Source: Social Enterprise Knowledge Network 32 pages. Publication Date: February 9, 2005. Prod. #: SKE063-PDF-ENG