The Magnificent Santo Domingo Church in Oaxaca

Where is Oaxaca?
What is the population in Oaxaca?
Why help Oaxaca?
What is Aid Oaxaca?
How does Aid Oaxaca work?
Who makes the Aid Oaxaca bracelets?
How do I help?
How can I donate toAid Oaxaca?
How many can I receive?

1. Where is Oaxaca?
   Named for its largest city, Oaxaca (wa’ haka) is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca borders the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, Chiapas to the east, and the Pacific Ocean in the south.
2. What is the population in Oaxaca?
   According to the 2005 census, the state of Oaxaca had a population of 3,506,821 people.
3. Why help Oaxaca?
   Oaxaca’s economy is based on tourism. From the market vendors to the artisans in the outskirts, the people of Oaxaca all rely on visitors as their main source of income. However, long neglected social issues recently erupted violently, and tourists were driven away causing an enormous economic drain on the state of Oaxaca and its people.
4. What is Aid Oaxaca?
   
5. Aid Oaxaca is a fundraising project through which monies raised are given to The Chiapas Project which in turn channels the funds to the Grameen Foundation USA. The monies raised will be used to fund microloans to those in need in Oaxaca.
6. How does Aid Oaxaca work?
   Aid Oaxaca spreads awareness through this web site, and raises money by accepting dontions and sending beautiful threaded Aid Oaxaca bracelets as a token of our appreciation. The bracelets and all administrative costs are donated so that 100% of the funds go to funding microloans.
7. Who makes the Aid Oaxaca bracelets?
   
8. The colorful, threaded bracelets are hand woven in the Mercado Central de Oaxaca, the central market of Oaxaca, by market vendors like Dona Lupita and Don Jacinto.
9. How do I help?
   
10. By donating to Aid Oaxaca, you provide funding for microloans in Oaxaca. Sharing this web site can help Aid Oaxaca create a wide network and spread the word about Oaxaca’s economic need.
11. How can I buy an aid Oaxaca bracelet?
    
12. By clicking on Donate Now, you can get single or multiple Aid Oaxaca bracelets in echange for a donation . You can donate using Pay-Pal or by sending a check to the address or by sending a check to the address listed at the bottom of that page.
13. How many can I get?
    There is no limit to the quantity of Aid Oaxaca bracelets you may receive.

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