Techo and Google Support Forgotten Families in Mexico

Last February, the Techo Association in collaboration with Google unveiled a large-scale project. "Address The Invisible, powered by Google," is a social initiative where technology dignified communities that no one had seen before, projecting a better life for forgotten families in Mexico who do not have decent housing, let alone an address. These people even lack basic services and are not recognised by the government. 

Techo is an Association recognised throughout Latin America for building houses in informal settlements. So, in collaboration with Google and using their geolocation technology called Plus Codes, Techo also gave them an address, putting these communities on the map for the first time so that they can complete basic procedures such as having an official identification, receiving mail, or being able to access emergency services, such as calling an ambulance.

Supporting hundreds of communities, thousands of families, and with the scalability to reach all of Latin America and the world, now Techo together with the government and Google, will be able to grow a project like this to reach as many people as possible throughout the country. 

A project created hand in hand with the independent agency Archer Troy, this idea was created alongside volunteers and communities to provide them with the bare essentials for a family: shelter and an address. The Mexican independent agency Archer Troy continues its quest to develop campaigns that generate positive social impact and ideas that change and inspire people’s lives. 

The team at Archer Troy are very excited and proud to work with these great allies, always putting their creativity at the service of the community and thus transforming people’s lives. Address The Invisible, powered by Google, making visible what many did not want to see.