Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDES BUSINESS EDUCATION AND INCOME-EARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN RURAL GUATEMALA. WOMEN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL BY BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND CONNECTING TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
TO PROVIDE FAIR WAGE EMPLOYMENT TO LOCAL WOMEN AND FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMOUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FAIR WAGE EMPLOYMENT TO OVER 300 INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN GUATEMALA BY CONNECTING THEIR ARTISAN COOPERATIVES WITH SALES OPPORTUNITIES AT MAJOR U. S. COMPANIES. WE EDUCATE WOMEN ARTISANS ON RUNNING COMMUNITY BUSINESSES INCLUDING FAIR TRADE WAGES AND RULES, FILING TAXES, CALCULATING COSTS, AND OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS. WE THEN SET UP SALES ORDERS WITH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RETAILERS SO THE ARTISANS CAN IMMEDIATELY BEGIN EARNING AN INCOME. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE TOOLS SUCH AS FLOOR LOOMS AND SEWING MACHINES THROUGH DONOR-FUNDED MICROLOANS, AND TEACH WOMEN HOW TO USE THESE ADVANCED TOOLS IN TECHNICAL TRAINING SESSIONS.
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP & WELL BEING EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMIN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, OUR COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM BUILDS LEADERSHIP SKILLS, GOAL-SETTING, SELF-ESTEEM, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AMONG PARTNER ARTISANS. AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING COORDINATOR HOLDS RECURRING CLASSES ON THESE SUBJECTS AND MAKES TOPICS ACCESSIBLE FOR WOMEN WITH VERY LOW LITERACY LEVELS WHO ARE LEARNING TO NAVIGATE BUSINESS-OWNERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMWE SEEK TO BUILD MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND FACILITATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISAN COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA AND OUR SUPPORTER COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE U.S. VISIT COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THEIR SUPPORT. LIKEWISE, OUR CURRENT AND PAST STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS ACT AS FAIR TRADE AMBASSADORS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OTHER AWARENESS-RAISING FUNCTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ruth Degolia | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $0 |
| Melody Hart | TREASURER | 2.5 | $0 |
| Karae Lisle | BOARD CHAIR | 8 | $0 |
| Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Megan Taylor Collins | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Amanda North | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Marta Bezoari | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Yaz Hernandez | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Suzzanne Kohlberg | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Maria Geenen | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Mark Swedlund | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2.5 | $0 |
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