Check out what the Mija’s have going on this month!

We’re two weeks into the month of July but The Mija project still has plenty of events and fundraisers happening the rest of this month and guess what….. YOU’RE INVITED!! Take a look at what we have going on and join us! We’d love to see your smiling faces! Mija Night at Tory Burch JoinContinue reading “Check out what the Mija’s have going on this month!”

Check out what the Mija’s have going on this month!

We’re two weeks into the month of July but The Mija project still has plenty of events and fundraisers happening the rest of this month and guess what….. YOU’RE INVITED!! Take a look at what we have going on and join us! We’d love to see your smiling faces! Mija Night at Tory Burch JoinContinue reading “Check out what the Mija’s have going on this month!”

Join The Mijas for a virtual Margarita and Tacos event!

Join The Mijas for a FREE Friday evening Zoom event where we’ll chat and teach you how to create our Mija’s version of famous Mexican rolled tacos! Pair your rolled tacos with a signature ‘Mija Margarita’ that you will create along with us and drink with us! A few of our Mijas will join fromContinue reading “Join The Mijas for a virtual Margarita and Tacos event!”

WATCH: The Mija Project’s Founder has a conversation with Actress and activist, Eva Longoria

Listen to a conversation between The Mija Project’s Founder, Iris Lopez, and Actress and activist Eva Longoria.

Seven months into a movement, ‘Mija, Yes you can’ grows at a rapid rate, teams up with Paso del Norte Community Foundation

EL PASO, Texas – The project ‘Mija, yes you can’ continues to gain momentum. After seven months into its creation, the project has already made headlines both locally and nationally as well as an overwhelming response of support from the community.  The nonprofit took part in El Paso Giving Day for the first time. OrganizersContinue reading “Seven months into a movement, ‘Mija, Yes you can’ grows at a rapid rate, teams up with Paso del Norte Community Foundation”

The Mija Project successfully raises $4,891 for their first ever El Paso Giving Day

Mija, YES YOU CAN AND YES WE DID! Thanks to YOUR generous donations, The Mijas were able to TRIPLE our goal of $1,500 and our first ever El Paso Giving Day was a success! The Mijas only had one week to prepare for this event but with all of YOUR support and words of encouragement,Continue reading “The Mija Project successfully raises $4,891 for their first ever El Paso Giving Day”

‘Mija, yes you can’ founder to be honored with mural to commemorate her work with the community

The Mija Project’s Founder, Iris Lopez, was chosen as the subject for the Estrella Jalisco’s Artist in Residence program. The brand is on a mission to bring color and brightness to 100 communities in the U.S.

‘Mija, Yes you can’ project donates school supplies to Center Against Sexual and Family Violence

EL PASO, Texas– After a successful back to school supply drop off event, The Mija project was able to gather school supplies from the community to benefit the children at the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence in El Paso, Texas. Dozens of locals showed their support and stopped by Border City Ale House inContinue reading “‘Mija, Yes you can’ project donates school supplies to Center Against Sexual and Family Violence”

‘Mija, Yes you can’ project donates $400 in T-shirt profits to GiGi’s Playhouse El Paso

EL PASO, Texas– ‘Mija, Yes you can’, a local woman empowerment project donates $400 to GiGi’s Playhouse El Paso, a local Down syndrome achievement center. GiGi’s Playhouse El Paso depends on funds raised through events, but due to the ongoing pandemic, the organization had to postpone its primary fundraiser, the “I have a voice” Gala.  Continue reading “‘Mija, Yes you can’ project donates $400 in T-shirt profits to GiGi’s Playhouse El Paso”

Mija, Yes you can make a difference

Hola Mijas, We continue with our series of blogs that we hope will help educate other women across the country about the issue of social injustice within the Black community. The Mijas reached out to strong, powerful Black women to ask a question that might not be so simple for some to understand. What doesContinue reading “Mija, Yes you can make a difference”