Axol & Friends +
Zapotlán Ecológico
Zapotlán Ecológico
is a non-profit based in central Mexico that runs school-time, after-school, and community-based programs.
Since 2013, Zapotlán Ecológico has been working with kids from ages 5 to 18 in the communities of Valle de Juárez, Mazamitla, San José de Gracias, and nearby locations.
The programs that Zapotlán Ecológico hosts range from tutoring and educational advancement, activism and social studies, all the way to family festivals known as “Amazing Rally.”
Operation #SaveAxol
We have joined forces with Zapotlán Ecológico to create Operation #SaveAxol, an initiative to rescue the beloved axolotl through youth empowerment programming.
We begin with educating the students about environmental science, endangered animals, and conservation.
Next, we equip these teens with the knowledge and tools to create environmental clean-up and community reform programs.
So far our students have identified two key areas for impact, cleaning up the rivers and lakes the axolotls call home, and reforming societal norms in the rural communities to value and protect the axolotl.
A portion of every Axol plush sale funds this program. Thank you for joining our movement!
A portion of every axolotl plush sale is donated to Zapotlán including Axol the Axolotl!
