The village of Dos Lagunas is in southern Mexico in an area that is very inaccessible. In this village, the quality of life has improved greatly in the past two years. Newborn babies are weighed every month to monitor their progress. Children rarely die now from malnutrition or related diseases.
Every child is vaccinated.
Pigs are no longer bathing in the village supply of drinking water, which is now boiled before being consumed. Vegetable and soy gardens are common sights. Women have come together and organized themselves into income-generating cooperatives, enabling them to provide for their children.