About 13 years ago, three students at Mexico City’s Universidad Marista took courses that opened their eyes to social injustice in Mexico and Central America. That was when they decided to build something greater than themselves.
After college, Miguel Ángel Rosales and his friends Gustavo Aguiñaga and Edgar Hernández founded Opus Comunicación, a multimedia company that provides photo, video, and graphic design services.
But Rosales says that their main aim is to “educate people about social causes.” Once the companies they work with turn a profit, Opus Comunicación helps them give back to communities in need.
The Mexico City-based company has continued to grow, gaining three new employees in the process. The WeWork Varsovia members have collaborated with like-minded people on several eye-opening projects, including a documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes of sweatshops in Honduras, exposing the harsh treatment of the women who work in them.
Rosales says that he and others at Opus Comunicación aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
“We traveled to Central America and worked with organizations that defend people’s rights,” says Rosales.
With the opening of WeWork Varsovia, Opus Comunicación plans to join forces on projects with other members.
“Coworking is new in Mexico City, but we want to try this new way of working,” Rosales says. “When you’re just in an office, you’re isolated. But in WeWork, you have contacts. This will give us then chance to be present all the time with other people.”