Centro Scalabrini de Formación para Migrantes

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Refugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsEducationHuman rights

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Profile last updated: June 21, 2026

About

Centro Scalabrini de Formación para Migrantes is a non-governmental organisation based in Tijuana, Mexico working on refugees & migration, employment & skills, education +2 more.

CESFOM is a socio-labour integration project in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, that provides training to people in migration. It offers short courses in languages, computing, Bible studies and trades, and supports migrants with education, workforce integration and access to rights. It is run as a project of Casa del Migrante en Tijuana A.C. and also makes its facilities available to non-profit organisations for activities.

Location

Tijuana, Mexico

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

migrantstrainingsocio-labour integrationTijuanavocational traininglanguage courseshuman rights

Languages

ESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Refugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsEducationHuman rightsReligion & Faith

Works for

Refugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity building

Programmes

English courses

Education · Mexico

Short introductory English courses of about two months for non-English speakers, covering reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Computing courses

Employment & Skills · Mexico

One- to two-month courses in essential digital and computing skills for the labour market and personal use.

Spanish courses

Education · Mexico

Spanish-language courses for non-Spanish speakers, focused on verbal, reading, writing and listening skills.

Training in trades

Employment & Skills · Mexico

Practical workshops in trades such as barbering, acrylic nails, music, balloon decoration, welding, mechanics, electrical work, air conditioning and sewing.

Bible classes

Religion & Faith · Mexico

Catholic Bible classes taught by Scalabrinian priests, covering the history of the faith and basic biblical knowledge.

Human rights defenders training

Human rights · Mexico

Training programme for human rights defenders.