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Loop-Xul, Yucatán, México-Con un gran convencimiento y esperanza reflejados en su mirada, Lidia, una menuda niña de diez años dice: "Yo quiero ser maestra cuando sea grande", y orgullosa agrega, "como mi papá".

Eighty-year-old Rogelio Vazquez doesn't have to work on his Oaxaca coffee farm as often as he used to, now that his four sons have assumed responsibility for the family business. In Mexico, supporting a family on coffee income was never easy, but now that he has adopted new methods and new markets, Rogelio is able to support his four sons and 36 members of their extended family.

Late in the afternoon on a hot, humid August day under skies that threaten rain, I find myself climbing upward on a steep path through the woods near the small community of Brasil, Mexico.

Cada mañana, María de Jesús camina de 15 a 20 minutos para llegar a la escuela con su pesada mochila a la espalda, por las escarpadas calles sin pavimentar de las afueras de la ciudad de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital del estado de Chiapas.

Claudio es uno de los cientos de niños que han dejado de trabajar en los campos de cosecha y se han integrado a la escuela gracias al proyecto gubernamental de becas"Monarca", que ha sido apoyado por UNICEF.

In the maquilas of Mexico, approximately 80% of the workers are single women between the ages of 14 and 25. They face poor working conditions, pay inequity, and sexual harassment.