About Us
PSYDEH [see-day] is a Mexican grassroots nonprofit organization accompanying rural and Indigenous women as leaders advancing more equitable, resilient, and self-determined communities in the Sierra Otomí-Tepehua region of Hidalgo, Mexico.
For nearly two decades, we have partnered with women and communities to strengthen local leadership, expand opportunities, and foster collective solutions to social, economic, and gender inequalities. Through long-term, community-led processes, we support women in building tools, skills, and opportunities to shape their own futures.
We believe that lasting change happens when communities lead their own development. Indigenous women are not beneficiaries of this work—they are entrepreneurs, organizers, facilitators, cultural stewards, and changemakers driving transformation in their families, communities, and territories.
Our work integrates leadership development, economic empowerment, cultural vitality, digital inclusion, and territorial resilience to strengthen communities and self-determination across generations.
Mission
To foster the leadership of rural and Indigenous women as drivers of sustainable development and social justice in their communities.
PSYDEH accompanies rural and Indigenous women as leaders advancing more equitable, resilient, and self-determined communities by strengthening local women’s leadership, economic autonomy, cultural vitality, digital inclusion, and territorial resilience.
Vision
We envision rural and Indigenous communities in the Sierra Otomí-Tepehua thriving through women-led systems that strengthen local leadership, economic autonomy, cultural vitality, digital inclusion, and territorial resilience.
Women, youth, and families have the tools, skills, and opportunities to shape their own futures through self-determination.
We aspire to foster a world where equitable, resilient, and regenerative communities flourish through rural and Indigenous women's leadership, cultural continuity, collective action, and care for future generations.
Values
Communication
Listening and leading through self-awareness, clarity, respect, and compassion.
Solidarity
Learning and collaborating to inspire and activate new worlds of peace, possibility, equality, and justice.
Responsibility
Ensuring congruent actions and results through a shared dedication to excellence.
Honesty
Acting with integrity, according to personal and shared commitments, and, when necessary, openly honoring and learning from mistakes.
Respect
Modeling desired conduct through direct, empathetic inquiry that fosters meaningful dialogue, actions, and solutions.
Love
Empowering one another to live in alignment with values that promote our personal well-being and the well-being of our colleagues, our environment, and that of the generations to come.
By accompanying long-term grassroots processes, PSYDEH contributes more self-determined rural and Indigenous communities that can thrive through locally led solutions rooted in equity, reciprocity, and collective wellbeing.
Value Propositions
- Sustainability is paramount: We accompany women and their communities through education and empowerment to determine long-term solutions and sustainable opportunities that address local challenges.
- Local needs and human rights guide our work: Supporting PSYDEH is an investment in community members working towards shared goals. All collaborations center on human rights and prioritize local feedback.
- Intentional transparency: We promote openness, trust-building, and transparency through ongoing sharing with local and global partners about what we do, why, to what end, and with what resources.
- Creative impact: We prioritize creativity, expression, art, and storytelling as essential tools to uplift cultural traditions and generate community-led innovation.
- A multi-disciplinary approach: PSYDEH’s work, dedicated to systems change and targeting the roots of social, economic, and gender inequality, is led by people from all backgrounds. We thrive as an organization because of the diversity among our staff, partners, and allies.
