This project provides job opportunities through hand-made eco-products to ladies in La Limonada, an urban slum of Guatemala City.
La Limonada, one of Guatemala City’s poorest and most depressed ghettos, has many unemployed widowed or single mothers. So far, this project has provided a source of income for 8 of these women and their families. La Limonada also suffers from a major waste disposal problem because the people cannot afford a waste recollection service. This project also provides a recycling center to help alleviate the waste disposal problem while also collecting resources for the women’s eco-weaving business.
This project will provide marketing and financial assistance in order to make their products more profitable. If the eco-weaving business improves, it will stimulate the economy and improve the environment and lives of several families in Guatemala.
As long as resources are available, we hope to provide as many women as possible the opportunity to create eco-friendly products and stimulate their income. This project will improve the environment and lives of the people in La Limonada.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
