Mothers Go to Preschool

Mothers influence the future of our world every day. Most would agree that a mother plays an extremely important role in raising a family.  Without a doubt, her attitudes and values strongly influe...

Introducing Blanca

  Today we would like to introduce you to Blanca, a member of our cooperative who is in charge of quality control along with washing and ironing our products. Blanca has a keen eye and carefully c...

Champurrada Cookies

Sweet tooth or not, there is no escaping cookies at the holidays! Snowballs, macaroons, chewy chocolate and gingerbread men.  During the holidays, traditions are highlighted each year from cookies ...

Holiday Gifting with Twice the Impact

We’ve officially entered, make that pounced into the season of gift giving! This is the time when we run around looking for gifts for a long list of people – some we put endless thought and energy ...

Dia de Los Muertos

You may have noticed this year, next to the Halloween decorations, many stores have been carrying fanciful skull items, planters, plates and napkins, garland, skull candy and cookie baking kits – a...

Literacy: Our Bridge to Hope

One of the biggest obstacles to development, particularly of women around the world, is lack of education.  This is so clear in Cajolá, L where more than half of the women haven’t had the opportuni...

Introducing Eva

In previous blogs, we had the opportunity to introduce you to two of our backstrap weavers – Cleta and Yolanda. Today you will be hearing from Eva, one of our foot loom weavers and one of the origi...

Cajolá Churrasco

Churrasco is a Guatemalan-style barbecue. In the towns of Cajolá, papayas are used as a marinade to tenderize the beef. This tasty grilled main dish is accompanied by chirmol, a type of salsa using...

It's Time for a Fashion Revolution

What's in your closet? Are you someone who keeps your clothing organized and purges your closet regularly, disposing of any garments that don’t fit your current size or taste, perhaps they have a s...