the organisation + the street children movement in Guatemala (mojoca)

On a substantial level the movement is constituted by the spontaneous association of the youngsters of the street, who, after a training period, assent to the goals and finalities of the movement itself, engage themselves to respect its rules, do the duties and profit of the rights of the association.

The structures of the association are:

• the youngsters assembly, which is the self-decision structure of the movement and approves the programs, the balances and the estimated balances of the association and appoints the steering committee

• the steering committee, which is the self-management structure of the movement and executes the assembly decisions. The steering committee is composed by the co-ordinators, appointed among the youngsters themselves, and by some adult advisors, 9 people in total: president, vice-president and 7 responsibles

On a formal level the movement is strucutred in the association  “MOVIMIENTO DE JÓVENES DE LA CALLE”,  Civile Non Lucrative Association, inscribed in the  Civil Register of  Guatemala Capital on the 13 july 1999, (Book Y6P5, Sheet Y54, Act 199).

•     Address: 13 calle, 2-41, Zona 1, Ciudad de Guatemala.

•     Telephone: 00502 22327425; 00502 22519237   

•     e-mail:  mojocalle@gmail.com

The formal asociation, made by adult members, plays the double rôle of a:

• formal representation of the movement (documentation exchange with institutions, bodies, associations and friendship networks, in Guatemala and aboroad), reception of funds from external financing people, erogation of funds to the movement, supervising of movement's activities, approving of movement's decisions

• support to the movement by means of economical contributions and voluntary jobs;

The association structures are:

• the members' assembly which approves the programmes, the balances and the estimated balances of the  movement and appoints the managing board

• the managing board (board of directors) which executes the assembly decisions and is composed of 9 members:  president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and five advisors

The steering committee, taking advantage of the co-ordinators (appointed among the youngsters themselves) and of some adult companions and technicians, assures a serie of services:

• hygiene and food

• legal, health and  psychological support

• management of scholarships and distance adoptions

• social reinsertion

• administration

The girls and boys from the street are followed by Mojoca during the four stages of their journey towards the social reinsertion:

• 1) girls and boys in the street

• 2) initiation to Mojoca

• 3) training, alphabetization, school,  professional training laboratories

• 4) responsibility in Mojoca;  groups: Quetzalitas, Mariposas, Change Generation, New Generation; houses: 8 March, of Boys