Building Effective Intercultural Communication and Alliances
Between MU Extension, Latinx Residents and the Community
About ALIANZAS
ALIANZAS partners with MU Extension specialists to build their intercultural capacity through training, facilitation, translation and interpretation services.
Together, we work to provide learning opportunities to Latino in Missouri.
Educating
We are teaching people who want to build their capacity to serve Latinos in their communities through professional development and information dissemination.
Connecting
We are collaborating with initiatives, organizations, and businesses that are focused on serving Latinos and sharing information about MU Extension programs to the Latino community.
Creating
We are fostering intentional diversity by engaging with MU Extension Ambassadors, University educators, and local leaders to build more inclusive and welcoming communities.
Call Our Toll-Free Number for Latinx Families
Llame a nuestro linea de 1-800 para familias latinx
1-866-LATINEX
(1-866-528-4639)
LATEST NEWS
All Things Missouri Team Visits UMKC IHD
On April 10, UMKC IHD hosted members of the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES) team, creators of the All Things Missouri data mapping website. CARES is a technology organization housed in the University of Missouri Extension. Gerardo...
Alianzas Trains First Class of Latinx Partners
Gerardo Martinez provided a two-day training, Disability History and Civil Rights in the U.S., to 20 Latinx parents of children with disabilities on March 2 and 3. Alianzas was invited to provide the information as the first session of the new Compañeros Haciendo...
Alianzas presents findings on Latinx Families to Missouri DD Council
On January 17-18, Gerardo Martinez, program director of UMKC IHD’s Alianzas, presented results of the Supporting Education and Empowerment to Define Systems change (SEEDS) grant to the Missouri Developmental Disabilities...
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.
Work with ALIANZAS TO boost your cultural intelligence
Most cultural competence programs focus on teaching information about different cultures (e.g. Indians versus Germans; Millennials vs. Boomers). Cultural intelligence takes a different approach. Based on more than twenty years of research across over 100 countries, we know that there are four capabilities that need to be developed in order to relate and work effectively with people from different backgrounds.
Cultural Intelligence begins with CQ Drive—the curiosity and motivation needed to work well with others. Next is CQ Knowledge—understanding the kinds of differences that describe one group versus the next, without resorting to stereotyping specific cultures. Third is CQ Strategy—learning how to plan effectively in light of cultural differences. And finally is CQ Action—being able to adapt behavior when the situation requires it.
