The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) was selected as a 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year by State Senator Monique Limón.
MICOP has done substantial work with the farmworker community in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and is the only organization dedicated entirely to addressing the unique needs of Indigenous migrants on the Central Coast. Established in 2001, the organization’s mission has been to support, organize, and empower Indigenous migrants from the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.
“What a coincidence. We are precisely celebrating 20 years of MICOP. This recognition is very important for our organization, but more important is for our migrant Indigenous community and leaders, because it represents visibility,” said MICOP Executive Director Arcenio Lopez.