Dear donors, volunteers, staff, and above all, our students,
With great joy and gratitude, and in loving memory of our co-founder Thomas Gibson, we celebrate our achievements in this 2025 Annual Report, our sixth year of operating our La Cima IAP facilities in Querétaro, Mexico. This has been another milestone year for us, as we continue to grow and strengthen our work to break the cycle of generational poverty and build fulfilling independent lives.
This year, we have had the privilege of serving sixteen young women, supporting them on their journey toward a professional future and a fulfilling life.
With immense joy, we celebrate the graduation of four more students, who have completed our program:
Dulce with a bachelor’s degree in Educational and Institutional Management, Isabel with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Jessica with a bachelor’s degree in Logistics Network Design and Management, and Evelyn with a bachelor’s degree in Agrifood Biosystems Engineering, achieving honors and the highest GPA in her program. We are especially proud that all of them graduated with GPAs of 9 or higher (out of 10). With the addition of these new professionals, we have a total of eight students who have completed our program.
We have welcomed two new students: Yasmin is an exceptional young woman from a small community in Guanajuato, México. Her talent and determination have brought her to Querétaro, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the Technological University of Querétaro UTEQ.
Yuridia comes from a small rural community in the municipality of Tolimán, Querétaro. Her mother is a housewife, and her father is a bricklayer. Yuridia is the first person in her family to pursue a university education. Yuridia is studying Nanotechnology Engineering also at UTEQ.
In 2025, our human development program continued to strengthen, offering workshops that empower our students with essential life skills. Critical topics were addressed, such as personal finance, co-responsibility, gender-based violence prevention, healthy dating, résumé creation, mediation, negotiation, and peace culture.
Additionally, eight of our students participated in a six-month Community Project Development Program, where they assessed their community’s needs, created their IKIGAI ( a Japanese concept about finding your sense of purpose in life), developed their projects using the Logical Framework Methodology, and created a business model for each project.
This year has been a period of growth and consolidation. We have refined our mission and vision to further reflect our focus on human rights and the International Sustainable Development Goals. Our staff participated in various professional development workshops, reaffirming our commitment to offering a program of the highest quality. We once again received the Platinum Seal of Transparency by Candid, Accreditation in Institutionality and Transparency from the Mexican Center for Philanthropy CEMEFI, and the Annual Registry of Excellence from the Private Assistance Board of the State of Querétaro.
Thanks to your generosity and unwavering support, this year, La Cima IAP received the deed for the home that we have rented for the past six years as our facility in Mexico.
Everything we’ve achieved is possible thanks to the invaluable support of our donors, the tireless dedication of our volunteers, the passion of our staff, and above all, the extraordinary commitment of our students. Their resilience and desire to excel are the greatest inspirations for our work.
Thank you all for a year full of achievements and hope!
With deep gratitude,
Patricia Soto
Co-Founder and President of the Board
