Welcome to Unnido Foundation. We are a Private Assistance Institution.

Mission

To provide comprehensive care to children without family care, while working to restore their fundamental right to belong to a loving family, either through adoption or family reunification.

Vision

To permanently influence public policy by replicating the intervention model in Social Assistance Centers that house children across the country.

We first established ourselves as a foster home for these children, and have, since then, diversified. We have developed programs with high quality standards that have served as benchmarks for government institutions.

How We Work

Integrated Intervention Model

We created an integrated intervention model that uses a human rights-based approach. It is grounded in four programs:

FAMILIES

We restore children’s right to live in a family through Family Reunification and Adoptions.

We help this process by conducting experiential workshops, thorough evaluations and by preparing, selecting and supporting mothers, fathers and other relatives.

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HOME / UNNIDO

Every year,we provide personalized care and specialized support to more than 45 childrenages 0 to 11 in Mexico City.

We restore their rights through:  

Health and nutrition
Psychological care
Education (Montessori)
Access to legal due process
A harmonious environment during their temporary stay
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LEGAL

In Mexico, approximately 64,000 children are separated from their families.

Our priority at Unnido is to resolve their legal situation so we can guarantee their right to live in a family.

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PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY

We participate in the formulation and implementation of advocacy actions in public, private, and social spheres.

To that effect we developed the Strategy for the Right to Live in a Family and Community for Children and Adolescents without Family Care (ESDEFA).

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Our team

45 collaborators
55 volunteers
35 students doing social work
10 members of the board of trustees

EXECUTIVE STAFF AND COORDINATION

Georgina Ibáñez Velasco

Managing Director

Rosalinda Morales Pérez

Family Coordinator

Daniel Iñiguez Martínez

Home Coordinator

Silvia Valenzuela Martínez

Fundraising Coordinator

Magnolia Piñón Atilano

Finance and General Administration Coordinator

Marisela Reyes Salazar

Public Policy Advocacy and Expansion Coordinator

Luz María Vázquez Legaspi

Human Capital Coordinator

Nora Pérez Flores

Communications Coordinator

Edith Díaz Milaneso

Legal Coordinator

Priscila Benítez Covarrubias

Jalisco Coordinator

UNNIDO THROUGHOUT TIME

Fundación Quinta Carmelita, I.A.P.

Our story began when we recognized the need to protect children who lost their parents during the 1985 earthquake. Initially, we established a home shelter for them, and over time we diversified our activities, developing programs with high-quality standards that have gained government recognition.

WHAT IS ESDEFA?

It is the Strategy for the Right to Live in a Family and Community for Children and Adolescents without Family Care.

We developed this strategy to have an inter-institutional impact and be able to better the current children’s rights situation in Mexico.
This is what we do: