Fundación Azteca is a Mexican

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that promotes social responsibility founded in 1997 and owned by Grupo Salinas. It attempts to match social needs with organizations or individual willing to commit to satisfy them. Its

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(CEO) is Esteban Moctezuma, former cabinet member during the

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. Fundación Azteca has organized education, health, environment and sports programs. I has also collaborated with other organizations, private companies and individuals as a medium of awareness of their projects. This organization is registered with manosalaobra.org, a registry of more than 450 non-profit social organizations. Fundación Azteca has awarded 12,900 scholarships for low-income secondary and

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students through its educational project Plantel Azteca.

Programs

Juguetón

More than 13 million toys have also be given to children through the annual '' Juguetón'' ("Toy marathon").

A Quien Corresponda

The TV Azteca show '' A Quien Corresponda'' ("To Whom It May concern") its part of the effort by Fundación Azteca of assistance to the community.

Rompiendo el Silencio

The campaign '' Rompiendo el Silencio'' ("Breaking the silence") has assisted more than 300 children by providing them with

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s and costly

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s throughout the country.

Awards

* Vienna Civil Society Award by the

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for its efforts in the prevention of drug use with the campaign '' Vive Sin Drogas''.

External links

Official site

by the

, presented by

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Official site
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