Managing Finances in Puente Inca
By Erin Faltermeier, Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Maritza and Judi have always been leaders in their cooperative and their community. Now, they are leading their fellow knitters to business independence, starting with learning to manage the Puente Inca cooperative’s finances. Over the past few months, Maritza and Judi have assumed responsibility for managing payments to the other women of their cooperative. Previously, Awamaki staff members Martha and Mercedes tracked each individual knitter’s output and paid each woman individually for her work. Maritza and Judi have now started to manage these records themselves. Now, Mercedes and Martha deliver only one payment to...