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Teresa Cal
Caribbean / Belize
Age: 62 años

I lead a cooperative made up mainly of women. Let's talk about how I do it.

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

Teresa is the Chair Lady in Hibiscus Mayan Arts and craft women’s cooperative is a associative business which is focused on the manufacturing of traditional mayan handmade arts and craft which include cuxtals, bags, handmade baskets, bracelets it is commercialized in the local market.

The cooperative formed by villagers of San Antonio, presently counts with 10 women who are actively involved in the making of innovative arts.

CAPABILITIES
  • Improved organizational development of the cooperative.
  • Improved in quality of the products (more attractively)
  • Encourage the rural women to create and improve in the products.
GOOD PRACTICES
  • Consistency and producing quality products.
  • Encourage members for improvement.
  • Perform meetings and discuss with members of operational of cooperative.
SOLUTIONS APPLIED
  • Combination of machinery and hand made arts are being learnt.
STUDIES AND TRAINING
  • Training: TIDE (Sewing and machine maintenance)
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