POBREZA, EDUCACIÓN Y EMPLEO EN FAMILIAS INDÍGENAS EN EL ESTADO DE PUEBLA, MÉXICO

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to analyze the conditions of poverty, educational aspects, and labor options including migration of rural families in five indigenous municipalities of the state of Puebla, México. These municipalities are within the most poor and marginated in the state of Puebla. A random sampling which included 212 families was done. The totality of the indigenous families grows coffee. 89.6% of the interviewed considered themselves poor, however only 63.2% receive economic support from the governmental program against poverty. 92% considered that education is a good investment for their children and the average according to their current economic situation could only offer them high school. 89.6% would like their children not to work as farmers, because they believe there are better life conditions in different areas. 30.2% of the families have members working outside the community with little foreign migration. The families in the region live in conditions of poverty even though the official programs, where pluriactivity is one more option to improve the life conditions of indigenous families.