WAKAMI
Empowering Women In Rural Guatemala
In Their Own Words
Country: Guatemala
Year Founded: 2004
Who do they help? We believe empowering women transforms the world one community at a time. That’s why 96% of our 500+ producers are women. By providing women artisans with skill training and income opportunities, we are able to help transform cycles of poverty into cycles of prosperity. Designed and made in Guatemala, each of our products is handmade by women living in rural villages across the country that we love and call home. Our products provide jobs to women who typically do not have the opportunity to dream or the support they need to grow.
How do they help? We believe in empowering not just artisans, but their families. We provide artisans with skill training and income opportunities, and children with opportunities to learn and grow. While only 4/6 Guatemalan children go to school, 9/10 Wakami children go to school. That’s 75% more than the national average! We also grant an average of 130 scholarships each year to children within the Wakami network.
We believe each person deserves the opportunity to prosper and make their dreams a reality. 44% of Wakami’s artisan families have been able to improve their homes. Healthy homes equal healthy children. That is why 60% of Wakami children have improved their nutritional status.
Special Thanks To: Jacqueline for all your support
“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are“
Harold S. Kushner
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