Teaching handcrafts to 20 women in Argentina
Summary20 women will be able to learn how to work the wool just as their ancestors did, and consequently, be able to sell their products and make a living of them.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $930 was raised for this project. |
Received $930 from 22 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The project addreses several issues that permanently affect Monteagudo, an isolated community in Tucumán, Argentina. Firstly, it will contribute to return an ancestral art culture back to the region. Secondly, it will empower women to work and become active and independent. And lastly, once the products are able to be sold, the project will eventually help these families to confront with a growing poverty in the region.
Activities
Once a week, 20 women will get together with a teacher and learn how to knit & weave. Every month a new technique will be learned. Once they are able to dominate the different techniques, a business teacher will help them formulate a business plan
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $930
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 $930 . The original project funding goal was $4,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will train 20 women in the art of knitting & weaving. These 20 women will contribute to the household incomes, increasing economic growth and development of more than 100 people in total.
Project Message
"My family has lived in poverty for generations. We have been isolated and left out of society. I hope this project will help me return to my home with money and most importantly: dignity."
- Elvira Casmuz, Participant. She is 32, and has 4 children.
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Marcelo Schnock
Director
Quintana 2327
Martinez
Buenos Aires, 1640
Argentina
549111552488997
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern U
620 Library Place Northwestern University
Evanston,
IL
60201
United States
207.632.3186
http://www.mycge.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Argentina
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Argentina, read the Human Development Report on Argentina or the Wikipedia entry for Argentina.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 16, 2009
