Supporting Zapotec language documentation, teaching, and learning in Oaxaca and the diaspora.
We are a PA based 501(c)(3) committed to supporting Zapotec language documentation, teaching, and learning in Oaxaca and the diaspora. Our current commitments include financially supporting volunteer Valley Zapotec language educators, teaching their language free of charge and organizing public educational programing to facilitate Valley Zapotec language education. In Mexico, you can find us at Jardín Pochote in Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca.
Donate
We are currently fundraising to provide stipends to support Zapotec language educators teaching their language without pay in their communities free of charge, especially in the Tlacolula Valley We are also collecting donations to support a local Zapotec literary competition in Fall 2024 in Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca. Click below to make a donation. Be sure to include your email so we can send you a receipt for tax purposes.
Volunteer with us!
Interested in volunteering? Opportunities exist for short term volunteer work as well as full time, unpaid summer internships for undergraduates. Contact us or read more in the link below about Summer 2025 internship opportunities.
Educational partnerships
Bringing a group of students or travelers to the Tlacolula area? Enrich your understanding by learning about Valley Zapotec languages and language work directly from Zapotec educators— in English or Spanish! Collaborating with the Zapotec Language Institute in this way is one way to support the local educational and language work we do! Contact us for more information.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
zapoteclanguageinstitute@gmail.com