Rural Champions

Florentina is the Secretary of the "Hibiscus Mayan Arts and craft women's cooperative", an associative business that focuses on making traditional Mayan handicrafts including cuxtales, bags, handmade baskets, bracelets, which are sold in the local market.

The cooperative, formed by villagers from San Antonio and Santa Cruz, currently has 10 women who are actively involved in making innovative crafts.

• Encourage members to produce new innovative designs attract customers.
• Keep records of administrative operation organized.
• Transform of new line of product with new designs which has been of beneficial for the group.

• Provide technical assistance to interested persons willing to learn, it includes members and villagers.
• Discuss with members of better solutions that can help improve the cooperative.

• Recommend to produce quality arts which can be sold fast.

• Primary education
• Training : Food preparation, Buisness management, sewing techniques