About The Mexico Project
A family of Rotary- and ESRAG-affiliated initiatives working together across the U.S.–Mexico border — because rivers, pollinators, and coastlines don’t stop at a line on a map.
Why “The Mexico Project”
Over the past several years, a growing circle of Rotary clubs, ESRAG (Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group) volunteers, scientists, and community partners have launched a series of independent but deeply connected initiatives across Mexico and the U.S.–Mexico border region: restoring the Tijuana River Estuary, protecting pollinator corridors from Canada to South America, bringing solar-powered ice and clean water to an isolated fishing village in Baja California Sur, and building the Rotary partnerships that make all of it possible.
The Mexico Project exists to tell that story in one place — so funders, volunteers, Rotary clubs, and curious visitors can see the whole picture and find the project where they can help most.
- Coordinated by
- Steve Bender
- Rotary role
- Chair, Western North America Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group
- Also leads
- The 7 Seas Initiative & 7 Seas Foundation
- Also founded
- EarthX Environmental Experience
- Core geography
- U.S.–Mexico border region, Baja California & Baja California Sur, and pollinator corridors across the Americas
“We are designing programs that help clubs from the US and Mexico work together serving both sides of the border.” — Building Bridges Through Rotary
Rooted in Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus
Every project under The Mexico Project umbrella ties back to one or more of Rotary International’s seven areas of focus:
Disease Prevention & Treatment
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Maternal & Child Health
Basic Education & Literacy
Community Economic Development
Supporting the Environment