Connecting Mayan knowledge for a sustainable future.
The SIM is a collective organization that, from an indigenous worldview and resistance, provides tools for social transformation to the Maya communities of Chiapas through education: art, peacebuilding, and agroecology.
Agroecology
We promote sustainable and autonomous agriculture.
Culture and Art
We preserve and promote Mayan culture.
Peace and Community
We train children and youth in peace and leadership.
Who are we?
We are an organization that supports indigenous communities through education, agroecology, faith, and peace.
Our vision: SIM aims to enhance the autonomy of indigenous peoples and strengthen networks around solidarity initiatives and projects, especially for vulnerable groups, promoting the construction of Jesus' project for an inclusive world.
Our mission: SIM contributes to the care and integral defense of life through peacebuilding, agroecology, and faith, fostering intercultural encounters from a spirituality committed to life.
The team
We are a multidisciplinary team from different cultures, dedicated to supporting the Mayan communities through educational, health, and sustainable development initiatives.
Director
Rev. Dalia Juárez, M.A.
Nahuatl interreligious theologian and Baptist pastor. Supports the Maya communities in promoting the rights of girls and women, as well as in ecotheology, gender, the Bible, ecumenism, human rights, and peacebuilding.
Agroecology coordinator
Eleazar Encino
Agroecology area coordinator. Works with indigenous communities in the defense, use, and management of land, building alternative economies, policies, and cultures to promote sustainable lifestyles.
Agroecological technician
Elías Hernández
Agroecology technician. Contributes to indigenous families through theoretical and practical workshops on livestock production.
Agroecological technician
Manuel Cox
In addition to being an agroecology technician, he supports indigenous youth, children, and families in workshops on peace and faith.
Community promoter
Lucía Pérez
Encourages and connects the promotion of peace among children and youth in indigenous communities.
Community promoter
María Hernández
It encourages and links the promotion of agroecological practices in indigenous communities.
Graphic designer
Ocean
An artist allied with SIM, he contributes to the design of graphic materials inspired by the works created during the association's workshops.
Cooperator
Ottis Brown
Sent from DM in 2025, he contributed to the design and development of the SIM website.
Cooperator
Natalia Acuña
Sent by DM in 2026, as a collaborator in agroecology, she contributes to the organization's various workshops.
Advisory board
Rev. Dr. Amaury Tañón-Santos
General Director Sycamore Collaborative
Schenectady, NY
Adrian Ponce De Leon
Mission Coordinator - Local
First Baptist Church of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
President, Missions Board
Second Baptist Church of Caguas, Puerto Rico
Member, Board of Directors and Officers
Milagros del Amor Corporation, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rev. Master Allen Johnes
Community Chaplain at Ponce & Highland Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. Master Collin Holtz
Pastor of Education & Community Care at The Church at Ponce & Highland, Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. Dr. Doris García Rivera
Academic Coordinator
Pathways for Tomorrow, Lexington Theological Seminary.
Joint Faculty of Hebrew Bible and Mission & Evangelism.
Ms. Eugenia Reyes
Active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
Lenca-Pipicuiquín Indigenous from El Salvador.
Joselyn López Alicea
Active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
Lenca-Pipicuiquín Indigenous from El Salvador.