Indigenous women's business training in Mexico
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SummaryTeaching Mexico's indigenous women artisans to improve the production and distribution of their crafts will ensure the long-term sustainability of their businesses.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the marginalized states of Chihuahua, Chiapas, and Oaxaca, agricultural areas are washed out by deforestation, and men go to the U.S. for work, leaving women as the heads of their households. It is essential that women generate an income so their families can survive. 400 women have formed 4 cooperatives and have received funds to make earth-friendly crafts, such as weaving organic cotton clothing and bedding. Additional training is needed to support their sustainability.
Activities
A 2-year business administration training program will ensure economic autonomy by teaching how to improve product design, lower production time, find additional retail outlets, market products, create a business development strategy & keep books.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $240
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $240 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $11,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Donations of $500 pays for 10 women to attend a product design training session, or purchases a stand to display products; $3000 pays the entrance fee to a national fair which would give them widespread exposure.
Project Message
Giving people money to produce crafts is not enough. They must be taught basic business knowledge so they can efficiently run their businesses, earn a real income, and not rely on future loans.
- Maria del Carmen Morales, Grantmaking Coordinator
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Maria del Carmen Morales
Grantmaking Coordinator
Semillas
Tamaulipas #66
Col. Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, D.F. 06140
Mexico
(52) 5659-8450
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Semillas
Tamaulipas 66 Col. Condesa
Mexico City,
N/A
6140
Mexico
+52 (55) 55 53 01 09
http://www.semillas.org.mx/
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Mexico
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on December 17, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 22, 2003
