More Than Just Hardware: Building a Future for Ciudad de los Niños orphanage
I decided to make a separate post regarding the computers for the children at the orphanage.
Last year, three computers were donated to the Ciudad de los Niños orphanage in Mazatlán. This year, 2026, I was able to gather three more computers. Two of them were donated by Chris Steele, a strong supporter of the project, who made sure they were in perfect working condition and upgraded whatever needed upgrading. I purchased one computer from Jon R., and Chris also fixed it (muchas gracias, Chris.) Then the computers had to be sent to Nogales, Mexico.
I am so grateful that Luis Rodrigo Guzmán, Marce Sobarzo, and her mom were able to drive from Tucson to Nogales to deliver the computers to DHL. Gerry Salazar was able to obtain a deep discount to send the computers to the orphanage. They arrived in excellent condition.
After unpacking, I redistributed them: four computers are in the computer room upstairs, one computer is in the reception office so the sisters can archive information for every child in their care, and the sixth computer is in the sisters’ house—where I encountered a scorpion (more to follow.)
Sister Teresa told me that students from the University of Sinaloa must complete a certain number of social service hours to graduate. The Ciudad de los Niños orphanage is recognized as an institution where students can earn hours toward this social service requirement. In the next few weeks, two students will be teaching the children how to use computers and perform basic tasks with them.
These computers will support their education greatly. I believe that education is essential for gaining the skills they need to succeed.