🚧 Tapachula: We began critical safety upgrades at a shelter, including a new fence, lighting, and secure locks. Designed with staff and residents, this will address real concerns about violence and kidnapping. In border shelters, infrastructure is protection.
🌿 Reynosa: At Casa Lulu, a women-led shelter, we’re transforming the courtyard into a shaded, multi-use space with fresh paving, a permanent overhead shade structure, and an outdoor kitchen. This space will support meals, support groups, and clinic days (…and volleyball!)
And there’s more good news: we’ve partnered with FutureMakers! This collaboration brings six hands-on STEM kits to children in our programs. These kits cover everything from spring-powered vehicles to air-pressured creatures and art machines. Kids get the chance to:
Design a zooming vehicle powered by a spring-driven motor
Invent a wind-up flying machine
Assemble art machines using levers and fulcrums
Explore symmetry with a spinning “blendie”
Engineer an air-powered creature with a giant mouth
Tell a story through hand-cranked illustrated contraptions
We can’t wait to see what they create and the confidence, joy, and curiosity that will grow along the way!
💬 Join Us for a Live Donor Q&A
You're Invited - Big changes are happening at the border, and we want to keep you in the loop!
Join Solidarity Engineering Executive Director Erin Hughes and the SE team for a Live Donor Q&A. We’ll share updates on our expanding programs in Tapachula, shifts in Reynosa, and how evolving policies and migration trends are shaping our work.
Date: Wednesday, August 13
Time: 6:00 PM CT
What to expect:
Real-time program updates
Space to ask your questions
A look at what’s next, and how you can stay involved
This is an open conversation for our supporters—come with questions or just listen in. We’re excited to connect with you!
As we continue responding to evolving needs at the border and beyond, your support keeps us grounded, adaptable, and community-driven. Whether it’s safe water, secure infrastructure, or health and wellness for women on the move—you make this possible. We hope to see you at next week’s Q&A!
With gratitude and solidarity, The Solidarity Engineering Team 💧🚧💜
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