In Chichicastenango, there is a cooperative of widows
whose husbands were killed in the Guatemalan civil war.
They weave pretty things.
whose husbands were killed in the Guatemalan civil war.
They weave pretty things.
This one's name is Anastacia.
They dressed me in traditional Mayan clothing.
It looked funny cos my normal clothing
was underneath.
was underneath.
They started offering tailoring lessons
to the young men in the community in order to
provide them with employment opportunities.
Now it's a sister cooperative of tailors.
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