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Florentina Chun
Caribbean / Belize
Age: 39 años

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Category: Biocultural assets
Speciality: Traditional mayan handmade arts and craft
Value chain: Handcrafts
Province: Toledo
Municipality: Santa Cruz

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.

CAPABILITIES
  • 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.
GOOD PRACTICES
  • 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.
SOLUCIONES APLICADAS
  • Recommend to produce quality arts which can be sold fast.
STUDIES AND TRAINING
  • Primary education
  • Training : Food preparation, Buisness management, sewing techniques
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