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Baja
California is a region with tremendous human and natural resources.
Its biodiversity is rich and unique; its population is growing;
its economy diversified and it is considered among the most prosperous
regions in the Republic of Mexico.
While this is so, Baja California faces many
challenges with a high level of immigration from poverty-stricken
states in the interior of Mexico: growing demands for basic infrastructure
(roads, water, sewage, electricity) and social services (including
education and health care); increasing economic competition from
lower-cost labor markets such as China and Guatemala; as well
as irreparable damage to its sensitive habitats due to unplanned
growth and urban sprawl.
To
help create a sustainable and balanced community in Baja California,
the International Community Foundation has launched the Give2Baja campaign,
aimed at increasing the level of philanthropy and volunteerism
for the benefit of non-profit organizations and charitable causes
throughout the Baja California Peninsula in the areas of education,
health care, community development, the environment, economic
development, and culture and the arts.
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