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SURA FOUNDATION

SURA Foundation firmly believes that alliances constitute a key component that allows us to benefit more people.

Working Towards Improving the Quality of Life for Mexican Children and Youth

Inroads were made in 2024 in our commitment towards driving comprehensive and quality education, which is fundamental to improving the quality of life for Mexican children and youth. Aware of educational gaps in Mexico, we supported initiatives centered on teacher training; the development of digital skills; Mathematics; English; the development of socio-emotional skills; and programs with a gender perspective focused on motivating more girls and youth to go into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. In addition, work was done on promoting art and culture in all its manifestations because we consider them powerful tools for social transformation, building safe environments, and contributing to a culture of peace to help improve the quality of life for children and youth living in vulnerable situations.
+8 million pesos
Invested by SURA Foundation in educational and culture programs
+57,000
people benefited
OUR PARTNERS IN 2024
  • All Hands and Hearts A.C.
  • Casa de la Amistad para Niños con Cáncer I.A.P.
  • Centro Cultural Arocena Laguna A.C.
  • Christel House México A.C.
  • Enseña por México I.A.P.
  • Fundación Becar I.A.P.
  • Fundación Dibujando un Mañana A.C.
  • Fundación Monte de Piedad I.A.P.
  • Fundación Televisa A.C.
  • Observa A.C.
  • Obras Educativas A.C
  • Visión Mundial México A.C.

SURA Foundation firmly believes that alliances constitute a key component that allows us to benefit more people. Therefore, our programs are conducted in alliance with other organizations that share our same purpose: building a better society through quality education and by promoting culture and art.

LINE OF ACTION:
QUALITY EDUCATION

Our belief is that education is the path for a better life and teachers are the pillar to achieving it. Providing comprehensive and quality education is fundamental for children and youth to develop their maximum potential, regardless of their origin. Therefore, our projects focus on the development of skills, attitudes, aptitudes, and basic values for academic and personal growth for each and every one of our beneficiaries.


PROGRAMS SUPPORTED
Enseña por México/Teach for All.

Enseña por México/Teach for All.

In alliance with this program, work is done to reduce educational inequalities. Enseña por México establishes intervention groups where a young professional (PEM –Teach for All Professional) is assigned to a school located in a vulnerable community for a period of two years. During this time, the PEM works with the school community and implements comprehensive education strategies so the students may reach their maximum potential.

state Puebla, Guanajuato, y Querétaro
benefited population 2,717 students and 40 PEMs.
investment +1.6 million pesos.
Techno-girls Program.

Techno-girls Program.

A Televisa Foundation initiative that we support, which seeks to inspire and develop skills and opportunities for Mexican girls and female youth to opt for STEM-related fields of study. This program is based on pillars with a gender approach and the technological future. In 2024, the female students enrolled in UAEM (the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico) learned to design websites, program mobile apps, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

state State of Mexico
benefited population 1,023 girls who completed at least one workshop, and 953 who completed the 40 hours of training, successfully graduating.
investment 500,000 pesos
Cuantrix Program.

Cuantrix Program.

Conducted in alliance with the Televisa Foundation and state governments, this program focuses on training middle-school teachers in skills and knowledge regarding computer sciences so they may replicate this information with their students, thereby creating equal opportunities.

states Sonora and Campeche.
benefited population 8,423 students and 289 teachers.
investment 1 million pesos.
Aflatoun-Aflateen. Skills for Life Program.

Aflatoun-Aflateen. Skills for Life Program.

Social, financial and entrepreneurial development programs are fostered through the Aflatoun methodology. In partnership with OBSERVA, teachers are trained and equipped with tools that allow them to teach their students about entrepreneurship, self-awareness, personal exploration, rights and responsibilities, saving, spending, and budgeting.

state State of Mexico
benefited population 6,283 students and 257 teachers.
investment 1.2 million pesos.
Christel House. English and Math Program.

Christel House. English and Math Program.

This institution, dedicated to providing quality education to children and youth living on the outskirts of Mexico City, received our support. Donations made are for acquiring digital licenses for Math and English skills, which enable the students to improve learning in these fields.

state Mexico City.
benefited population 685 students.
investment 400,000 pesos
Participatory Leadership and School Management Program.

Participatory Leadership and School Management Program.

Allied with the Monte de Piedad Foundation and Proeducación, support is granted for teacher training; professional and pedagogical updates for teachers and directors; the development of curricular skills; and participatory leadership. The goal is to enable them to provide quality education to public elementary-school students in six states throughout Mexico.

States Morelos, Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Zacatecas.
benefited population 3,714 students and 583 teachers.
investment The investment in 2024 was 0 since the donation of 500 thousand pesos was delivered in December 2023
Digital Platforms.

Digital Platforms.

In partnership with Becar Foundation, the donations made are for acquiring virtual Math and Reading platforms so students enrolled in upper primary, middle school, and high school in 8 states around the country may improve their skills in these two subjects.

States Jalisco, Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Coahuila, Nuevo León, the State of Mexico, Morelos, and Queretaro.
benefited population 894 students and 11 teachers.
investment 800,000 pesos
Casa de la Amistad, for Children with Cancer. Efforts and Resilience.

Casa de la Amistad, for Children with Cancer. Efforts and Resilience.

During 2024, the Foundation continued with its alliance with Casa de la Amistad to support children, youth, and parents along three lines of action:

  1. Training for in entrepreneurship aimed at mothers, fathers, or guardians of children and youth served by Casa de la Amistad.
  2. Education program to help children and youth who, upon completion of treatment, may return to academic activities.
  3. Reinforcement and institutional leadership aimed at strengthening managerial skills, developing socio emotional skills, and technical know-how for Casa de la Amistad personnel.
state Mexico City.
benefited population 559 children and youth; 281 adults.
investment 224,580 pesos.
All Hands and Hearts A.C.

All Hands and Hearts A.C.

In partnership with this organization, we contributed to the physical renovation of two schools located in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, which had been damaged by Hurricane Otis; to ensure the return of full-time classes in safe and resilient structures.

state Guerrero
benefited population 138 students and 13 teachers.
investment 1 million pesos.
Obras Educativas A.C.

Obras Educativas A.C.

In 2024 we began our partnership with Obras Educativas to help boost education in vulnerable communities in Oaxaca. The financial support given to low-income students enrolled in middle school and high school levels helps them to successfully continue with their education.

state Oaxaca
benefited population 40 students.
investment 354,000 pesos.
Sponsor a Story.

Sponsor a Story.

In 2014 we began supporting Sponsor a Story, an initiative led by the World Vision global humanitarian organization, which in Mexico offers comprehensive programs for children and youth from rural communities. In 2014, we assisted children from a Mazahua community in the State of Mexico. Together with their families, they have access to programs with community benefits in the fields of health, nutrition, education, nurturing with love program, and human rights.

state State of Mexico
benefited population 20 boys and girls.
investment 97,000 pesos.
LINE OF ACTION:
PROMOTING ART AND CULTURE

Support is given to organizations having considerable experience in social and cultural projects, and that put into effect initiatives in these fields for children and youth living in precarious conditions. We are firm believers that music and art can help reduce the effects of violence and help develop socio emotional competencies and skills that lead to improving the quality of life for Mexican children and youth.


PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT

DIBUJANDO UN MAÑANA FOUNDATION.

This organization fosters the development of children and teenagers who live in precarious situations in Mexico, through a social investment model that links the will to help of various entities and then transforms this will into social programs that focus on human rights, creating positive long-term benefits. With our partnership with FDUM, the following programs were given support:

Culture That Transforms: Children’s Orchestras

Culture That Transforms: Children’s Orchestras

Hand-in-hand with FDUM, we supported the music-oriented projects of the following organizations: Club de Niños y Niñas of Nuevo León; Crecemos Desarrollo Integral de la Juventud Oaxaqueña; and the Imagina Children’s Library initiative. In addition to developing artistic talent, the children’s orchestras promote socio emotional health and reduce the risk of having children roaming the streets.

States Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, and Chihuahua.
benefited population 891 children, teenagers, and young adults.
investment In 2024 it came to 0 pesos because the donation for putting these programs into action was provided during the fourth quarter of 2023.
Culture That Transforms Program: Visual Arts for All.

Culture That Transforms Program: Visual Arts for All.

Projects from Puerta Abierta, I.A.P. of Querétaro and the Apoyo Infantil Guanajuato Foundation are supported. These initiatives promote a culture of peace and human rights among children and youth through visual arts, contributing to a life free of violence and favoring their comprehensive development.

States Querétaro and Guanajuato.
benefited population 387 children and teenagers
investment 649,000 pesos.
Discovering Art Together

Discovering Art Together

The Arocena Cultural Center, located in the state of Coahuila, is supported to train teachers and students in museum-related topics by directly applying them to the school curricula. The purpose is to foster art and culture and bring it closer to teachers and students from the Laguna region. This is accomplished by developing information and competencies directly in line with their classes.

States Coahuila and Durango
benefited population 29,858 people (students and teachers)
investment In 2024 it was 0 pesos because a 500,000-pesos donation was made in December 2023
CORPORATE
VOLUNTEERING
SURA School.

SURA School.

A virtual volunteerism program took place from Feb. to June 2024. SURA employees connected to a video-call with 27 students from 3rd year of Christel House middle school, helping them to improve their English speaking skills.

PARTICIPANTS 26 SURA employees.
A day at Christel House.

A day at Christel House.

As part of our relationship with a school for low-income families with children and youth, on Dec. 6, 2024, SURA employees engaged in an activity with elementary school students in the 6th grade. The goal was to learn in a fun way the tools that can help foster well-being in our communities.

PARTICIPANTS 29 SURA employees.
Sumando voluntades (Uniting wills)

Sumando voluntades (Uniting wills)

Mexico joins this regional initiative, by mobilizing the talent, time, and expertise of SURA employees. Throughout 2024, our volunteers worked on the enhancement of outdoor spaces at a school located in the borough of Iztapalapa in Mexico City.

BENEFICIARY POPULATION 399 school students.
PARTICIPANTS 72 volunteers (SURA employees and guests).
Paint, Learn and Help

Paint, Learn and Help

In partnership with World Vision, employees together with their relatives and friends, worked together to remodel education and recreational areas in Padre de la Reforma elementary school located in Trinidad, a Mazahua community found in San José del Rincón, State of Mexico.

BENEFICIARY POPULATION 300 students.
PARTICIPANTS 37 volunteers (SURA employees and guests).

The information included in this chapter is aligned with the following SDGs: