USA – Education: The Bridge From Aid to Advocacy
Since the Kino Border
Initiative was founded in 2009, education has always been core to its work in
addition todirect humanitarian assistance and affecting policy on the local,
regional, and national level. These three pillars–education, humanitarian aid,
and advocacy-serve as complementary vehicles for living out our vision of
humane, just, workable migration between the U.S. and Mexico. When KBI’s
mission was established, offering immersion experiences for groups in Ambos
Nogales was not specifically envisioned. However, they quickly became an
integral and niche part of the KBI education pillar. Father Peter Neeley, S.J.,
the Assistant Director of Education, played a fundamental role in shaping the
mission and vision of Kino and has truly been the pulse of the education
program over the past twelve years.Read more…
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