Our goal is simple, yet very complex.  

M.O.S.A.I.C. is a 501c3 corporation under United States Federal Tax code and our charter is to assist international children who are abandoned or abused and need a loving safe haven.   This task currently has us working in the coastal community of Tuxpan, Mexico and a new project starting in Haiti in response to the Earthquake.   Our Mexico location is approximately three hours south of Tampico.   The area has been hit very hard by the men of the community leaving and moving to the border communities to find work in the factories.   Sadly, when they leave they often find new families and abandoned their families in this region of Mexico.    

Our Haiti operation is developing very quickly.  In April, our President Scott Gittinger traveled to Haiti to determine if M.O.S.A.I.C. would be able to help the local children.   It was determined by the M.O.S.A.I.C. board to partner with another non-profit in Califorinia called Grangou.  They have been working with the street children of Haiti for several years and have all of the connections that we would need to be  a sucess. 

Mission trip returns from Haiti September 20th after fighting TB Outbreak!

The trip to Haiti was critically important.  Accompanying our President, Scott Gittinger was a film crew from Beaumont's Fox 4 Television Station.  Jessica Guidry, Producer and Reporter along with Alan Rienstra, Chief Videographer made the trip. We are very excited to partner with Fox as they have agreed to produce a mini-series of MOSAIC's efforts in Haiti.  The series will last up to 5 days and run in October to coincide with our fall fund raising event of a 4 Wheeler Raffle.  

Check out the "President's Blog" tab for updates and pictures from the trip! 

The trip took a very serious critical tone when we found out on our first day we have found that 19 of our boys in the orphanage have TB, of those 19 - 7 have been identifed to have Active TB.  The film crew worked hard to get footage of the children being taken to the hospital for x-rays.  We also had the chance to visit the home where the children live.  The main focus of the activities was to hold an emergency TB awareness meeting with local staff and then get the children to the Hospital.  Check out more updates, pictures, and info on the President's blog!

This is common after a natural disaster...so although we are taking care of the children, we still will have to address the city's unhealthy conditions.  We have 47 children living in the Orphanage so we had each child and our adult supporters all tested.  MOSAIC has moved into emergency operational mode of purchasing gloves, face masks, and protective eyeware to be used at the orphanage.  Additionally, we have to face the financial set back of this outbreak...we will be working with local officials to find the medicine, but the average treatment aper child is 6-8 months with a combination of 3 different medications.

Our Medical Director has informed us that TB is spread through air particulats from uncovered sneezes and coughing.  We are very concerned that with the high numbers of children in the home that it will become an epidemic.  Additionally, TB can take 60 days to show up in a blood test. So the next couple of months are going to be extremely dangerous.  Our team took every precaution as their is no pre-treatment for TB. 

2009 Mexico Accomplishments

Last year in November M.O.S.A.I.C. sponsored the first ever child Abuse Seminar in Tuxpan.  The event can be called nothing but a huge success as there were over 350 people that came and it was standing room only.   The event was organized locally by the President of our sister non-profit in Mexico, Miss Gabi Zamora.   The entire staff and officers worked extremely hard to bring in speakers from all over Mexico and the United States.   The event was scheduled to last 2 hours, but do to questions and the response it was extended to 4 hours once the program was underway.   We had speakers from DIF which is similar to our Child Protective Services along with numerous counselors talking how to identify the different types of abuse, what to do after you have know, and how to get help for that child.

There is an unspoken acceptance in Mexico when it comes to child abuse, no matter what the form.    The lives of children have very little value and it is almost culturally acceptable to treat them with this disregard.   Our secondary goal of the Seminar was to start to break the cultural norm of child abuse so the people understand it is not acceptable and it must be reported.

As the President of M.O.S.A.I.C., Scott Gittinger spoke at the Child Abuse Seminar stressing the need for international partnerships and confirming to them that M.O.S.A.I.C. had approved the continued funding of the orphanage throughout 2010.   We are also excited to sponsor an open house in March of 2010 for the local officials, counselors, and college students who are volunteering time.   This simple step of inviting the local press and officials to the home will show we are staffed and ready to care for the children.   Of course our desire would be to close this home as the abuse would end but in reality we know that may never happen.  

M.O.S.A.I.C. has also approved the funding of the second annual child abuse seminar to be held in November of 2010, we are expecting over 400 people for this event.