Boosting development
sustainable community development through social inclusion in the construction of housing and community infrastructure in the world
Boosting development
sustainable community development through social inclusion in the construction of housing and community infrastructure in the world
Boosting development
sustainable community development through social inclusion in the construction of housing and community infrastructure in the world
MODEL AXES
MODEL AXES
MODEL AXES
ELEMENTS OF THE
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ELEMENTS OF THE
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ELEMENTS OF THE
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ELEMENTS OF THE
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ÉCHALE IN THE TIME
1985
We started as a civil society organization called “Échale! A Tu Casa”, which used ECOBLOCK as its main construction material.
1997
We sought to design a model that would improve housing conditions in low-income communities through the self-production of housing.
1998
We provide support to the victims of Hurricanes Paulina and Mitch in Chiapas. In addition, in conjunction with the Institute of Promotion and Housing of Chiapas, we supported the construction of homes for more than 300 families.
2004
We build social housing in Puebla and Veracruz through a collaboration with the Habitat for Humanity program.Also, with the support of FONHAPO in La petrolera, State of Mexico more than 60 families were benefited with a home built with ECOBLOCK..
2005
We promoted the self-production housing program in Jocotitlán, benefiting more than 100 families. Also, through the social inclusion program, we worked on the reconstruction of Tapachula, Chiapas due to the damage caused by hurricanes Stan and Wilma.
2006
We promoted sustainable development and self-production of housing in the community of La Soledad, Oaxaca, with support from Fundación Azteca and an Oaxacan CSO.
2007
We benefit the communities Plátano, Cacao, Corregidora, Cucuyulapa and Estancia Vieja de Tabasco through the program Put a Roof Over Your Country.
2008
We began the first stage of development in the Ciudad Rural, Nuevo Juan de Grijalva with the construction of 25 homes under self-produced housing in the state of Chiapas.
2009
We built 80 homes in the communities of Ayala, Jocacatepex, Ocuituco, Xochitepex, Miacatlán, Tetela del Volcán, Tlaltizapán and Tlaltitenango de Morelos, in collaboration with the DIF.
2010
We implemented the development of 3,000 housing improvement actions in Aguascalientes, Mexico City, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco and Yucatán
2011-12
Two significant years for “Échale! A Tu Casa” because we implemented 9,016 actions in 22 states of the Mexican Republic, which 8,191 were improvements and 648 were self-produced housing.
2013
We developed 3,592 housing improvement and self-production actionsin the states of Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Mexico City, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tamaulipas.
2014
Along with Fundación Azteca two affected communities were relocate and rebuild; 112 families from Venta Vieja, Guerrero in addition 25 families in Zancarrón, San Luis Potosí, this one with the extra support by Grupo Salinas. Additionally, more than 1,000 families were benefited with the improvement and social self-production of housing in other 6 states.
2015
We rebuilt the homes of 136 families that were affected by Hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel in the municipalities of Navolato and Angostura in Sinaloa, made possible thanks to the collaboration of Fomento Social Banamex and Échale! A Tu Casa.
2016
We built 175 homes in the municipality of Tenosique, Tabasco in collaboration with the state government.
2017
We launched the program #ÉchaleMéxico to collect donations and rebuild the houses of the families that were affected by the earthquakes of September 7th and 19th.
2018
We delivered more than 2,200 homes to families in 7 states through the #ÉchaleMéxico program. In addition, we developed 2,982 projects for the improvement and self-production of housing.
2019
After 21 years "Building the Homes of Families with Families", we decided to renew ourselves by changing our name and image and promoting two complementary entities, ÉCHALE Fundación and ÉCHALE Financiera.
GALLERY
GALLERY
GALLERY
"The workers, the people who build the houses, the housing, the hospitals, the buildings, the cities; paradoxically it is the people who are homeless. So, we said, we have to do something. And that's how ÉCHALE was born.”
"ÉCHALE represents the opportunity to be in solidarity with our neighbors, with our collaborators to continue growing as a team, with our communities by providing opportunities that they never imagined they would have, to our society to carry that bundle among all of us.”
"ÉCHALE represents the opportunity to be in solidarity with our neighbors, with our collaborators to continue growing as a team, with our communities by providing opportunities that they never imagined they would have, to our society to carry that bundle among all of us.”
"The workers, the people who build the houses, the housing, the hospitals, the buildings, the cities; paradoxically it is the people who are homeless. So, we said, we have to do something. And that's how ÉCHALE was born.”
RECOGNITIONS
RECOGNITIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We do not build individual houses. It is essential to have a Community Representative in the locality, this in order to focus at least 50 families for self- construction, 100 families for community development and 50 families for housing improvement, because this reduces considerably the administrative and operational costs at the time of building the house.
The requirements are as follows:
- Earn between $6,421.25 and $12,842.05 per month.
- Never have received a federal housing subsidy
- Have your CURP or Matricula Consular.
- NOT be a homeowner.
- You must contribute the amount of previous savings specified by the modality that is of your interest.
ÉCHALE is a Social Producer of Housing and Community Infrastructure that contributes to the development of communities through the integration of families into Assisted Self-Production, generating employment and promoting sustainable development.
If you require information on any specific subject, please write to us at the official e- mail address and we will provide you with adequate assistance: informes@echale.com.mx
It is our main construction material and of which we have the patent, which is a technified adobe made up of 90% inert soil and 10% a mixture of cement, lime and sand whose measures are 10 x 15 x 30 cm. But we can also make hybrid models, that is, built with normal block and cement.
You can see more information here
At ÉCHALE, we are a social housing production company that works in synergy with various participants. To send you more information about our projects, please send us some contact information (name, line of business and the state where you are located to this e-mail: informes@echale.com.mx) and if you have a specific strategy or project in which you would like to collaborate with us. With this information, we can channel you with the Promotion area, which will follow up on your request.
The SDG Community seeks to integrate as many SDGs as possible through cross- sectoral partnerships, so that the beneficiaries can have an integral impact on their lives.
Send us your information and CV to fundacion@echale.com.mxthe social service will be possible depending on the availability in the company and if the University has an agreement with ÉCHALE to do the procedure.
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