Country

Organization

Unidad por el Desarollo Solidario (UNIDES)

UNIDES is a Quechua and Aymara network of Andean craft-making associations comprised primarily of illiterate men and women. The organization provides these artisans with skill-and capacity-building programs and facilitates access to markets.

Project

Capacity Building for Indigenous Artisans' Cooperative

To increase access to fair trade markets for traditional indigenous women artisans, and to improve their skills by holding trainings in sewing and loom work and by increasing distribution through regional fair trade markets.