UPAVIM is an acronym for Unidas Para Vivir Mejor, "United For A Better Life." This group of women lives in a squatter community named La Esperanza (Hope) on the outskirts of Guatemala City. In 1989, UPAVIM was organized to offer much needed health and educational services within this community, where many families had fled from Guatemala’s civil war and overpopulation in the capital city. Since then, the organization has grown to include income generation programs, including handicraft training and production, a bakery, a soy product production, medical clinic, pharmacy, medical laboratory, growth monitoring program and tutoring program for families with limited choices.For member women artisans, craft work is fit into a daily routine of child care, housework and volunteering in other programs at the UPAVIM community center. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from UPAVIM since 1994.
Asociacion Unidas Para Vivir Mejor
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Worry Doll Travel Set
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Smiling Cow Booties
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Adventure Scrunchie
Handcrafted in GuatemalaOriginal price $6.99 - Original price $6.99Original price$6.99$6.99 - $6.99Current price $6.99Take on your next adventure. The bold scrunchie is handcrafted by artisans working with our fair trade partner UPAVIM Crafts in Guatemala.
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Happy Feet Baby Booties
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Precious Puppy Panhandler
Handcrafted in GuatemalaOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99Fuzzy pup keeps your hand safe from hot pan handles. Handmade in Guatemalan cotton.
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Guatemalan Worry Dolls
Handcrafted in GuatemalaOriginal price $6.99 - Original price $6.99Original price$6.99$6.99 - $6.99Current price $6.99According to Guatemalan legend, worry dolls have the ability to remove worries while children sleep. At night, during tuck-in, children tell one wo...
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Around the World Wreath Ornament
Handcrafted in GuatemalaOriginal price $14.99 - Original price $14.99Original price$14.99$14.99 - $14.99Current price $14.99The Around the World Wreath Ornament and its traditional Guatemalan worry dolls remind us that we are all connected. Hang this handmade ornament on...
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Cozy Kitty Panhandler
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Fearless Scrunchie
Handcrafted in GuatemalaOriginal price $6.99 - Original price $6.99Original price$6.99$6.99 - $6.99Current price $6.99Fearless looks good on you. The bold scrunchie is handcrafted by artisans working with our fair trade partner UPAVIM Crafts in Guatemala.
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