Introducing Wiñay Maki, fair trade family business from Ayacucho in Peru

in #story8 years ago

Wiñay Maki is a family business founded by a family of Ayacucho in Peru. Their main goal is to offer an employment to women with no education and often illiterate; therefore ensuring a decent life for their families and an education for their children.

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Ciriaco and Victoria, founders of Wiñay Maki in Ayacucho - Perù
They live in a very basic and simple little house in the outskirts of Ayacucho. Their humility and generosity make them artisans and a family with a big heart and humanity.

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Ciriaco at his studio/house in Ayacucho, Perù.

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Victoria of Wiñay Maki in Peru, creating wonderful pillow cases manually embroidered with alpaca wool.

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Colorful belts embroidered by women artisans.

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A manually embroidered pillow case.

Wiñay Maki is working on several fronts to improve life quality of people living in rural areas.

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Very nice! Followed.

I stayed in Peru for 3 months and I love Peruvians. I met so many great people there.