As a bridge between the developed world and
the Third World, DECAMP seeks to empower the poor to end poverty
and hopelessness of rural life in southern Mexico. While preaching
the Good News, DECAMP helps poor farmers to help themselves,
giving them reason to remain on the land to create life for
their families.
| The Society
of Mary (Marianists) is an international religious order
of priests and brothers, with more than 600 serving in
the Province of the United States, which includes India,
Eastern Africa, Mexico, and a mission in Bangladesh.
In the U.S. the Marianists sponsor three universities
(The
University of Dayton, St. Mary's University in San Antonio,
and Chaminade University in Hawaii) as well as 18 high
schools, 11 parishes and five retreat centers. Founded
by Blessed William Joseph Chaminade in 1817 in France,
the Marianists have had a presence in the United States
since 1849. |
In
Mexico, the Marianists heed the Church’s call to proclaim
the Gospel and to transform social structures where sin
and
justice make it difficult for the poor to be given full respect
as human persons. It is this commitment that gave birth
in
1997 to DECAMP, the Marianist Rural Development Project. 