Changing a child's opportunities today
is changing Mexico's possibilities tomorrow
ABOUT US
We are a nonprofit organization in Mexico City dedicated to ensuring that children and adolescents in underprivileged and family-neglected environments fully access their rights to education, nutrition, health, well-being, and healthy development to enable them to access improved life opportunities.
OUR MISSION
Contribute to ensuring that children in underprivileged and family-neglected environments fully access their rights to education, nutrition, health, well-being and healthy development through a holistic model that unlocks their maximum potential.
OUR VISION
Empower our children and adolescents to transform their social patterns through quality education and holistic support, enabling them to seize better opportunities and make positive contributions to society.
Mindsets
In addition to promoting the development of academic excellence in our students, we support the cultivation of the social leadership mindsets necessary for them to access better opportunities in the future.
Autonomy
Responsibility
Hard work
Empathy
Respect
Teamwork
OUR HISTORY
82 years of transforming the lives of our students
Founded on September 8th
As a boys' boarding school and primary school run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the Poor.
Non-religious staff is included in the School, Psychology, and Kitchen departments.
The current Board formally assumes their positions
Our service expands to a larger population
Shelter is also provided to girls
Comprehensive care was provided for children in all levels of preschool
The Health department begins its activities
The department dedicated to promoting health and monitoring child wellness is initiated
The management of the Home changes and is entrusted to the Italian Congregation of the Sacred Heart and the Incarnate Word
The Program 12-15 (Currently Young Leadership) begins
Secondary school begins
Focused on children from 1 year 7 months to 3 years old
Nursery service begins
The transformation of the educational model begins
Adapting the Socio-Constructive and Transdimensional Pedagogical model, taught by the Kuruwi School's partnered team, who share their pedagogical strategies with the Preschool team
AFN began offering only extended day school services
1996
An alliance was established with Teach For Mexico for teacher training in Elementary School
As the alliance with Teach For Mexico expanded to include Preschool, and as the alliance with Comedor Santa María AC started for the Nutrition program
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
We are accredited with CEMEFI's Institutional and Transparency Certification, which endorses good practices and resource management
We are rated
"A"
in Filantrofilia's evaluation of organizational performance in the areas of Institutional Strength and Social Impact Trends
SUCCESS STORIES
My name is Karla
My name is Karla, and I currently study at Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades Plantel Sur, where I am part of the women's soccer team.
I joined A Favor del Niño when I was three years old. I attended Preschool and Elementary school and I took part of the 12-15 Program for two and a half years.
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My Experience at AFN
I attended this institution from Preschool to Young Leadership. Every day, I stayed at the facilities from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The school provided us with food throughout those hours (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and after our regular classes we had extracurricular activities.
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