Handmade with Maya Wisdom

My name is Caryn Maxim. I live in NJ but spend 2 weeks of each month in Cajola, a Maya Mam community in the western highlands of Guatemala. (The Mam people are one of the 22 Maya ethnic groups in Guatemala.) I have been helping a group of women start a weaving cooperative, MayaMam Weavers, over the past years. I would like to share with you some of their work, some of their stories, some of their wisdom, as well as why fair trade -- or trading fairly -- matters.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

MayaMam Weavers & Ramapo College

We have the help of many hands in New Jersey this month. Professor Doerr's World Cultures class has been volunteering hours working for us. Students have been ironing, sewing on belt buckles, taking inventory, and updating our Etsy store. And guess what, just after Justin B. uploaded our wallets, we sold one! In the photo you can see Trish sewing on buckles and Justin working at the computer. Chjonte to ALL the students working so hard for us.

Handmade with Maya Wisdom

Thursday, April 4, 2013

MayaMam Weavers & Ramapo College

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