Guatemala City, Sep 16 (AGN).- Santiago Atitlán is a municipality of Sololá located more than 128 kilometers from the capital city. This place saw the growth of more than 70 women entrepreneurs who achieved a dream: to create their own company.
This municipality is the home of María Analís Chiquivil, one of those young Guatemalans who are dedicated to the production of textiles, jewelry and handicrafts.
She is part of Consortium of Associations of the Municipality of Santiago Atitlána cooperative that supports female victims of all kinds of violence.
This cooperative is born from the violence suffered by women. More than five years ago they came together to form the cooperative, which currently serves 70 women who work these products, she said.
We are at the inauguration of the delivery of 3️⃣7️⃣ badges #SelloBlancoGT🏅 a badge that was born as an initiative of the President @DrGiammattei to make visible the #MSMEs and link them to the international market and thereby promote local development.
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About the consortium
The consortium is an organization made up mainly of women, who work in search of opportunities. Its objective is to produce, innovate and market handcrafted products to improve the quality of life of their families.
In addition, it ensures respect for and promotion of women’s rights, promotes the education and training of its members and their participation in decision-making spaces.
We promote the sale of natural dyes in products such as scarves, skirts and typical fabrics. In addition to embroidery and jewelry, he indicated him.
Badge is delivered #SelloBlancoGT🏅a 3️⃣7️⃣companies related to the sectors of textiles, groceries, footwear, handicrafts, hygiene products, clothing, jewelry, wood products and jewelry.#ActionsThatTransform #GuateAvanza #GuateGrows
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backstrap loom
The backstrap loom has been an inseparable tool for the Mayan culture, especially for the women of this association.
Backstrap loom weaving is an ancient technique that consists of entangling multicolored threads in a weft to create a cultural effect that gives a linguistic and social meaning, Chiquivil explained.
This technique consists of crossing and intertwining the threads to give life to the idea of the craftswoman, who works on the image until she obtains the figure she wants.
This ability is transmitted from grandmothers to mothers, and from these to their daughters, who receive a gift consisting of weaving tools. These women are in charge of not letting this tradition die. For this reason, the fabrics of Atitlán are always identified with a bird, a tradition that is still maintained.
Distinctive
The Consortium of Associations of the Municipality of Santiago Atitlán is one of the 37 companies that received the distinction of White Sealby the central government.
With this distinction, the growth and quality of our organization is promoted, especially to publicize the products that are made by the hands of indigenous women, she pointed out.
The strategy and purpose of the White Seal is to give visibility, recognize, promote and highlight the work carried out by micro, small and medium producers, as well as organized groups. This with a consumer social responsibility approach, which makes it possible to demonstrate the contribution they make in the development of world-class products.
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White Seal: Awards given to 37 Guatemalan entrepreneurs
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