MayaWorks has a Blog!

MayaWorks now has a blog! MayaWorks is a fair trade and non profit organization that promotes economic development for Maya women and their families by supporting a marketplace for their handcrafted goods. With a distribution center in Chicago and an office in Guatemala, MayaWorks works with seven artisans groups who create our beautiful products.

MayaWorks believes the education of young Mayan girls is critical to the economic development of communities. Currently MayaWorks provides scholarships to 120 girls in Comalapa, Santiago Atitlan and Agua Caliente through our Scholarship Fund.

MayaWorks also has a Revolving Loan Fund to allow artisans to utilize their creativity and entrepreneurial fervor in generating income beyond what can be earned from MayaWorks orders. Microloans can make the difference of what food makes up the family's daily diet and allow children to stay in school and not be needed to supplement the family income.

Visit our website, www.mayaworks.org, to view our handcrafted and fair trade gifts such as bags, beaded jewelry, home goods, baby items, fabric by the yard, and holiday and religious items including kippot and clerical stoles.

Please follow our blog to learn more about our mission, learn of new products, hear about our travels to Guatemala, be the first to know about exclusive offers and discounts and to learn how you can become more involved!

Happy Blogging!

Your friends at MayaWorks