Halal Carne en San Cristobal

At the southern edge of Mexico near the borders of Guatemala lies the state of Chiapas. Here, Muslims from around the Americas have migrated and mixed with the indigenous Tzotzil to form the only living third-generation community of Mexican Muslims in Central America.

We had the honor of spending last Ramadan with this community and got to intimately experience a community in its infancy. One of the needs this community has is access to Halal Meat. The "Halal Caranceria' business was started by the Imam of the community and is barely surviving, with just one butcher holding the weight of the entire community's demands on his back.

The business needs more trained workers in order to fulfill the demands of the community. We are helping raise funds for this initial phase and in the long term, we are committed to helping this community grow into a self-sustainable one. A portion of the profits generated from this business aims to be invested in the local Madrasa so that it can offer more programs for the community.