Comondú

In the rural municipality of Comondú, education authorities, agricultural field owners and managers, and civil society all agreed that the educational needs of migrant children and adult migrants were the number one education priority.  The migrant situation is complicated in Comondú because of the large number of agricultural workers who reach the Valle de Santo Domingo, yet stay there only temporarily (this valley has 90% of the agricultural and livestock activities in the state). Education services provided by “Education Programs for Migrants” are not sufficient because of a lack of infrastructure and capability (as to material and human resources), a scattered migrant population, and the lack of sensitivity on the part of the owners of agricultural fields who facilitate access to education for the migrant population.

Another vulnerable group is children living in very poor, rural areas who, because of economic conditions, do not have access to schools. This group has the highest level of illiteracy in the municipality, resulting in unemployment or under-employment, drug addiction, violence, or further marginalization.  There is a need to increase the presence of IEEA’s literacy and primary education programs for young people, as well as to increase the number of boarding schools and dormitories for students.

Furthermore, teachers of the Higher Institute of Ciudad Constitución said that it is very important that Comondú’s schools respond to the particular needs of the business/employment sector, thereby improving efficiency in the region’s industry.  To this end, residents consider it important to enter into national and international agreements with other institutions to generate meeting places for technological and scientific exchange regarding agricultural and livestock activities.