INCLUSIVE MUNICIPALITY
The migration phenomenon
According to the United Nations (UN), a migrant is a person who has permanently changed their place of habitual residence from one political division to another, to expand their opportunities for economic and social development, as well as an appropriate environment.
The internal migratory dynamics in Mexico have presented transcendental changes in the last 40 years. The National Institute of Migration (INM) is responsible for implementing policies in this area, under the principles of respect and security of nationals or foreigners, regardless of their migratory status during their entry, transit, and exit from the national territory.
The following table provides data about INM's actions during 2021:
Office for the defense of human rights
The Office for the Defense of Human Rights of Querétaro (DDHQ for its Spanish abbreviation) is a Constitutional Organization, with autonomy in its management and budget, legal personality and its own assets, which has its origin in article 102 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and article 33 of the Political Constitution of the State of Querétaro.
Its purpose is to promote, protect, respect and guarantee Human Rights in the entity. It has the power to determine and investigate probable violations of rights, by acts or omissions of an administrative nature in which state or municipal public servants incur, as well as formulate public, non-binding recommendations, claims and complaints before the respective authorities.
In a period of less than 5 years to date, a total of 2,480 citizen complaint requests were received, 81.0% correspond to the state and 19.0% to the municipality of Querétaro.
In 2021, 309 state and 55 municipal complaints were received, with a decrease from 2020 and 2021, as shown in the following graph.
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE DDHQ, 2017-2021.
Source: Office for the Defense of Human Rights of Querétaro, 2022.
Care for people with disabilities
To promote and protect the human rights of people with disabilities and their full inclusion in society, a series of interdisciplinary actions must be applied to guarantee their conditions of equality, dignity, right to work, education, health, and physical accessibility.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines disability as the interaction between individuals with a health condition and personal and environmental factors.
The world population is aging and the risk of disability is higher among older adults. Chronic diseases are also on the rise such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, cancer, and mental health disorders.
In its latest report, dated November 24, 2021, the WHO stated that 1 billion people experience disability, which is almost 15.0% of the world population. It also established that 190 million people aged 15 or older have significant difficulties in functioning, that is, 3.8% require some type of medical service.
The WHO developed the World Plan of Action on Disability 2014-2021, seeking to boost governments' efforts to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities around the world. The plan has 3 objectives:
- • Remove barriers and improve access to health services and programs.
- • Obtain relevant data at an international level on disability to understand its problems and its related services.
- • Strengthen and expand rehabilitation, habilitation, assistive technology, assistance, support, and regeneration services at the community level.
Thanks to data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), it is known that the municipality of Querétaro has a population of 1,049,777 inhabitants, of which 150,536 are in limiting conditions or with some disability. Of the total, 53.8% are women and 46.2% are men.
The Municipal System for
Integral Family Development (DIF)
It is a decentralized public body, with legal personality and its own assets. It was created by decree and published on March 6, 1986 and its main goal is "to drive the necessary actions that promote human development and family integration, helping to improve the quality of community life, incorporating active and committed citizen participation”.
The DIF, in coordination with 6 municipal offices and the Office of the Attorney for the Protection of Children and Adolescents, provides care to all citizens without distinction of age, conditions, or abilities.
In order to promote the care and comprehensive development of the population in conditions of vulnerability in the Municipality of Querétaro, a joint program of support services has been put into practice aimed at contributing to breaking the vicious circle of dependency and social gap, encouraging and promoting a change of attitudes and generating conditions for family and community development.
15 programs that provided support and assistance services and social development were developed for the aforementioned:
1. Yimpathi Shelter
2. Nutrition and Community Development
The program provided breakfasts for 133 public schools, especially supporting those located in the Santa Rosa Jáuregui district, where 51.1% of the resources were allocated.
3. Hot Meals
4. Support to Vulnerable Populations
5. Family Care and Child Development:
6. Let's Change Their Future
7. Integral Regional Rehabilitation Center (CIRR)
8. DIF by Your Side:
9. General Management
10. Doctor in Your Street
11. Citizen Participation for Community Development
12. Office for the Protection of Children and Adolescents
13. Social Protection for Seniors
14. COVID Testing
15. Liaison with Civil Society Organizations
Municipal Institute of Women
of Querétaro (IMMUJERES)
It is an organization that promotes and implements actions and conditions that enable formal and substantive equality. It works to create a culture free of violence and discrimination, promoting progress and equal participation of women and men in political, cultural, economic, and social life. It implements and promotes recommendations for the application of strategies and public policies aimed at the comprehensive development of women in Querétaro.
The Substantive Equality Program between Women and Men of the Municipality of Querétaro 2021-2024 exists to comply with the lines of action of the Municipal Development Plan (PMD) on the matter. The following table shows the progress made during 2021, benefiting more than 60 thousand people (71.1% women and 28.9% men).
Municipal Family Institute (IMFAMILIA)
IMFAMILIA establishes and monitors public policies, programs, and actions aimed at strengthening families in the municipality of Querétaro. In 2021, through its coordination, the following projects were carried out:
1. Coordination of Strengthening and Bonding.
2. Coordination of Training and Mediation:
Educational structure
Education is the main factor of progress and production, it helps to overcome the economic problems of a demanding society, boosts cultural conditions and reduces social and economic inequalities, generating greater employability.
The 2019-2024 National Development Plan proposes to improve the material conditions of the country's schools and guarantee access to education for all young people. The Ministry of Public Education has the task of dignifying schools, while the Federal Executive, the Congress of the Union and the National Department of Education work together to build a new legal framework for education.
The Municipality of Querétaro, through "Axis 3 Inclusive Municipality" of the Municipal Development Plan 2018-2021, recognizes education as a human right and one of the main means for the transformation of individuals and, consequently, of the community and society.
The EMPRENDE program, of the Directorate of Economic Development and Entrepreneurship, carried out 646 training sessions during 2021, the following table shows the complete information:
In the educational field, the municipality of Querétaro registered an enrollment of 311,243 students in its 7 educational levels, of which 69.0% corresponded to students with public support and 31.0% to private ones. The figure represented an increase of 1.4% over the 2020-2021 school year.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUERÉTARO, 2015-2022.
1,219 schools were recorded in the Municipality of Querétaro, 94 schools more than in the previous year. In total, 46.3% are public and 53.7% private.
The municipality has 70 higher education institutions that offer training at the bachelor's, specialty, master's and doctorate levels. All of them are endorsed by the Ministry of Education of the Executive Branch of the State of Querétaro (SEDEQ) and are divided as follows:
Programs to foster education
BECAS PARA TODOS (meaning Scholarships for All)
This program has as an objective to allocate economic incentives to middle school, high school, baccalaureate and undergraduate students from public schools, who live in the municipality of Querétaro and who are in conditions of socioeconomic vulnerability, but who also meet an outstanding level of academic achievement.
In the 2021-2022 school year, 4,631 students benefited from this financial support.
TRANSPORT SCHOLARSHIPS
The school mobility system is a safe and economical transport alternative. It benefits the families of the municipality of Querétaro and contributes to reducing road congestion at peak times in the district.
Free school transportation benefits students between 4th grade and 9th grade. It has 67 routes (7 of the Multiple Attention Center) that cover all municipal districts.
Over half of the year 2021, free school transportation programs for students at the elementary and middle school levels were suspended due to the health contingency due to COVID-19, resuming until the month of August to December with a total of 13,917 school trips.
Free university transportation seeks to be a safe, fast and free alternative for university and high school students, providing a school transportation service.
This service consists of being a transportation alternative for university students and high school graduates from the Autonomous University of Querétaro, the National Technological Institute of México, the Technological University of Querétaro, the Polytechnic University of Santa Rosa Jáuregui, the Polytechnic University of Querétaro, the UAQ Juriquilla Campus, the National Pedagogical University, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, International University of Querétaro, Centenaria y Benemérita Escuela Normal del Estado de Querétaro, University of Advanced Studies, Universidad del Valle de México, Central University of Querétaro, Technological University of Querétaro, International University Center of Mexico, University Institute of Central Mexico, Institute of Higher Studies, Marista University and North and South High Schools, from 21:15 and 22:15 in the 7 municipal districts.
Similarly, only in the month of October and November 2021, a total of 67 trips were registered.
SUPPORT TO EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
With this initiative, the Ministry for Human and Social Development through the Undersecretary of Planning and Social Management, contributes to the development of the academic and personal potential of students from basic to higher level, helping them to have dignified, safe and adequate facilities. These actions encourage the dynamic and responsible social participation of teachers, students and parents to achieve a common good in the educational field.
The support is provided as the construction and rehabilitation of essential infrastructure such as classrooms, health services, perimeter fences, sports fields, civic squares, roofs, ramps and walkways, among others. All these actions are carried out in compliance with the current regulations of the competent authorities. During 2021 the program invested over 31.8 million pesos in the six municipal districts, benefiting 17 schools and 6,576 people between students and teachers.
Research centers
Promoting science, technology, and innovation is essential to generate long-term sustainable development and to build modern and inclusive societies. These actions are crucial to compete in environments increasingly dominated by knowledge and information.
The research centers stimulate these activities by linking and coordinating highly specialized academic and industrial sectors, generating scientific knowledge that promotes the application of real solutions in today's societies.
Querétaro has taken advantage of the demand for researchers and scientists in the industry, promoting activities with high added value, such as aeronautics and, recently, biotechnology, as well as specialized processes for the automotive sector.
In 2021, the SNI registered 716 specialist researchers, increasing the figure by 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is worth mentioning that 54.3% of the total corresponds to the Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ).
The Science and Technology Council of the State of Querétaro (CONCYTEQ) reports 32 research centers where 3,278 researchers and a staff of 5,955 people work. Compared to the previous year, this represents a decrease of 0.2% in the number of affiliates.
The following table shows the percentages of researchers according to the type of research center to which they are affiliated in the entity:
The Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ) is the institution with the highest participation in the workforce of collaborators in the municipality, it has 14 centers and 542 researchers ain the different areas of development.
RESEARCH CENTERS OF THE AUTONOMOUS
UNIVERSITY OF QUERÉTARO (UAQ), 2021.
Source: Council of Science and Technology of the State of Querétaro (CONCYTEQ), 2022.
