Mika has become a major advocate for drug awareness across the U.S., keeping her late husband’s memory alive.
She started the Enrique S. Camarena Educational Foundation in 2004 exactly for the purpose. A retired skin care consultant, Mika now focuses even more of her time on running the foundation.
The non-profit enlists the help of retired DEA agents and Mika’s oldest son, Enrique.
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Enrique is now a deputy district attorney. According to its website, “no other event so galvanized public opinion against drug trafficking and abuse.”
The foundation offers scholarships to high school seniors, as well as a bust program in Camarena's likeness “as a memorial to those lost in the struggle against drug trafficking or drug abuse.”
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Life-sized, bronze busts of Camarena have been placed in learning and government facilities nationwide as a lasting tribute and reminder of the ongoing battle.
The Camarena Foundation also supports Red Ribbon week for drug awareness each year.
Throughout the year, Mika herself visits schools and communities across the country to share her story and speak on the importance of drug awareness.
