Author: Lori A

Alexandra is the owner of a small shop in Montecristi for the past 22 years (opened in 1993). Since 2008, she has sold baskets made from straw to Minga. Alexandra says that the weaving is just too hard for her to do but her favorite job is to talk to customers about the handmade crafts […]

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Erika was born in 1986. She lives in Lima, Perú, she makes 200 different products alongside her parents. Erika has been in business since 2010, when she took the family business over from her parents. She currently gives work to 20 different artisans. She hopes to increase the size of her store someday. [dt_divider style=”double-gap”/] […]

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Luis and his wife Elena work as weavers making children’s sweaters. They live in Carabuela, a community outside of Otavalo in Imbabura province. They enjoy their work very much and were able to finish their small house because of the income from working with Minga in fair trade. Carabuela is a community dedicated to the […]

Juan and Luz began their business 20 years ago with only one weaving machine. At first they only made fabrics, but eventually they began turning their fabric into hammocks. Ten years ago they opened their own shop in Otavalo, and they now have four machines. The additional machines have improved their production capacity dramatically; they […]

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Country: Ecuador Cesar is from the community of Totoras, near the city of Ambato, and his wife Rocio is from the city of Riobamba. While they have been working with Minga since 2007, they have been involved in work as artisans for more than 20 years, when Cesar first moved to the small city of […]