As of June 11, 2010- our volunteers in Chazuta, Peru, have reported that the initial stages of our project has been completed-the volunteers have toured six different areas (three in Peru and three in the United States) in order to direct the Kichwa artisans into a market that will be profitable and sustainable.

The current financing of the project has used a mere $40 for all of those tasks- photographing products, interviewing small business managers, and travelling to a variety of sites to find a match or niche for the Kichwa artisans.

Stage 2 started on June 13, 2010- The volunteer group is currently in Chazuta and working with the indigenous tribe in order to actually create a workflow for the process of making arts and crafts as well as the brooms. Stage 2 involves surveying, hands-on learning, before attempting to improve the workflow that is currently in place in Chazuta.

For further updates, more detailed updates, please visit the blog at: www.nourishinternational.org/blog/ut-peru-10

This blog is also included in the links section.

Thank you very much for your time and all donations are welcome.

Links:

• Kichwa Project Blog