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In early July, municipal authorities in Puerto Vallarta launched the Green Party’s “Green Army,” a volunteer group aimed at environmental clean‑up and community engagement. Later that month, the national “Jornada Nacional de Tequios” programme, coordinated by the Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE), saw young volunteers in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, cleaning and rehabilitating the Plaza del Ejido, while Puerto Morelos opened applications for its inaugural Youth Cabildo. On 29 July, IMJUVE expanded the Tequios initiative nationwide, staging simultaneous activities in all 32 states under the banner The nationwide “Jornada Nacional de Tequios por la Transformación y Cortos por la Paz.” More Paz” continued to draw massive youth involvement into early August. On 31 July, more than half a million 500,000 young Mexicans participated, producing over 450 short videos on peace and community. Activities ranged from participated in park clean‑ups and tree‑planting to boxing‑focused tequios clean‑ups, tree‑planting, public‑space repairs, sports matches, reading circles and mural painting. Additional reporting confirmed that in the production of short peace‑promoting videos. In the State of Mexico alone, Mexico, over 32,000 youths were active volunteers operated in 73 municipalities, coordinated by municipalities under the coordination of the Instituto Mexiquense de la Juventud (IMEJ) and its the Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE), with director Sergio Jassiel Zamora López. López leading actions in Nezahualcótl and surrounding towns. Local officials, including mobility secretary Juan Hugo de la Rosa García, joined the effort. The effort, framing the mobilisation reinforced as support for President Claudia Sheinbaum’s “Jóvenes Transformando México” strategy agenda to strengthen public spaces and highlighted community participation. The same day, Mexican youth activities were reported alongside a broad Guatemalan reforestation drive in Cantel, Quetzaltenango, highlighting a broader regional focus on youth‑led environmental stewardship. While the Guatemalan initiative was separate, the Mexican component reinforced the ongoing national commitment among Mexico’s younger generation to civic engagement and peace‑building. peace‑building among the country’s younger generation.