| Proyecto Eco Quetzal - Guatemala | Proyecto Metodista Ruth & Nohemi - Guatemala | UPAVIM - Guatemala |
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Proyecto Eco Quetzal is a non profit organization dedicated to addressing environmental and social issues in rural Guatemala. "The candles are made from the seed of the Arrayan tree, a native of the cloud forest of Guatemala. The waxy seeds provide a natural alternative to synthetic candle making products. The seeds are collected and heated into wax by indigenous Mayan Q'eqchi' women. This activity provides their families with an alternative source of income to support their subsistence farming. The income is also good for the cloud forest. With outside income they are less inclined to slash and burn the forest to grow crops. |
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"Ruth and Nohemi, a program of the Methodist Church in Guatemala, was started in the 1980's to generate income for widows who had lost their husbands in the civil war. The program today also includes young men, many of them sons of these widows, who are helping themselves and their families by learning income-generating skills and receiving a basic education." |  |
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UPAVIM, or Unidos Para Una Vida Mejor (United for a Better Life), is a non-profit women's cooperative in Guatemala City dedicated to the sale of Fair Trade crafts. The organization began in 1990 by a group of ten women and is based in the the community of La Esperanza located on the outskirts of Guatemala City. |
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