Awamaki Journal: A Blog About Textiles, Travel and the Sacred Valley – tagged "Donations"

Jul 16, 2019

#EveryStitchaStory: Global Giving Bonus Day

#EveryStitchaStory: Global Giving Bonus DayBy Helen Johnston, Marketing and Communications Intern From the wool of Peruvian alpacas to the handbag over your shoulder, do you ever wonder how we go from traditional textiles to favorite accessories? Exquisite weavings done by artisans like Gregoria (you can learn more about her here) don’t turn into our high quality products overnight. Insert Señor Tomás, a master-sewer with over 15 years of experience. “I learned how to sew when I was a little kid, working in an industrial factory,” he shared with us. About 27 years ago, Señor Tomás moved to Chinchero, Perú, where...

Jul 16, 2019

Crafting New Connections

Crafting New ConnectionsBy Veronica Levy, Marketing and Communications Coordinator As an indigenous artisan in the Cusco region, the farther you live from Machu Picchu and the city of Cusco, the fewer economic opportunities you have. Until 2019, the furthest cooperative with which we worked was in the village of Kelkanka,...

Feb 27, 2019

A Big Thank You For Your GlobalGiving Help

A Big Thank You To Your GlobalGiving HelpBy Allegra Bundy, Marketing and Communications Intern As the new year begins, we would like to take the time to thank all our supporters and donors who have helped us achieve our goals through GlobalGiving. Our partnership with GlobalGiving has allowed us to...

Jun 12, 2013

GlobalGiving Donor Matching Day Today!

Hey Awamaki supporters! Today is GlobalGiving’s Donor Matching Day! All donations made to one of Awamaki’s GlobalGiving projects today will be matched by 50% until matching funds run out! Help us raise money to send our weavers to Puno for capacity building workshops! Our goal is to raise $2,700 for...

Mar 04, 2013

Awamaki Featured on ChatBasket

ChatBasket has recently launched a new website, and Awamaki is a featured organization! Check out the new site below and help ChatBasket connect traditional artisans and consumers all around the world! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/314172/

Feb 12, 2013

Patacancha Disaster Relief

On Sunday, February 10, flash floods devastated the indigenous community of Patacancha, where we have worked for the last four years. Awamaki is now accepting donations to aid in disaster relief via supply delivery and other forms of assistance that will be organized in the coming days… please donate here...

Jul 05, 2011

Learn More About the Awamaki Health Team

13 volunteers from the University of Rochester School of Nursing joined the Awamaki Health team to help those in need of quality health care. Below was written by one of the Nurses, Julie Goonan: As many of you already know, Awamaki Health is hosting two trips of volunteers from the...

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