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Ford school program supports 212 schools across Mexico
A nonprofit school program created by Ford de México and its distributors has operated in Mexico since 1966.
It now supports 212 schools, which are administered by Mexico’s public education ministry, the SEP.
The nonprofit builds, equips and maintains the schools, while the SEP provides teachers.
Funding comes from contributions by Ford, Lincoln and their distributors for each vehicle sold in the country.
Schools receive major maintenance every three years, and the program also provides computers, digital skills training and STEM activities.
It has also supported eye checks and donated glasses to students, alongside sports, scholarships and teacher training.
About 60,000 children attend the schools each day, and 1.7 million students have graduated from them since the program began.
The Escuelas Ford program operates 212 schools in Mexico and combines school upkeep with educational programs.
It began in 1966 as a civic fund created by Ford de México and its dealer network to support communities with insufficient educational infrastructure.
The nonprofit association builds, equips and maintains the schools, while Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat administers them and provides teachers.
Each school receives comprehensive maintenance every three years, and the program also supports technology, STEM learning, health, sports and teacher training.
About 60,000 children attend the schools daily, and 1.7 million students have graduated since the program began.
- Who
- Escuelas Ford, a nonprofit association funded by contributions from Ford, Lincoln and their dealers. Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat administers the schools and provides teachers.
- What
- The program combines school construction, equipment and maintenance with education and student-support programs.
- When
- It began in 1966. Each school receives comprehensive maintenance every three years.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- It was created to serve communities with insufficient educational infrastructure.
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Ford de México and its dealer network created a civic fund to support communities with insufficient educational infrastructure.
Each school receives comprehensive maintenance.
The program had delivered 1,532 computers for media classrooms.
- Schools in operation
- 212
- Program began
- 1966
- Daily attendance
- About 60,000 children
- Graduates since launch
- 1.7 million students
- Computers delivered by end of 2025
- 1,532
- Eye examinations conducted
- About 89,000
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