A business opportunity that has grown from the Adult Literacy Program is CREAMOS- Creaciones con Reciclaje, Esperanza y Amor por Madres Organizadas y Solidarias. Creamos also means: we create, we grow. A group of the women from the Adult Literacy Program learned how to make beads from recycled magazines. They then use these beads and purchased material to make a wide range of colorful and very beautiful jewelry, angels, purses, and even wallets made from Doritos bags. Each year the jewelry has become more fashionable and creative. The women run their business independently, each jewelry creator keeps a record of her expenses and time and then sets her price. The jewelry can be purchased at their showroom in the project, at a few stores, and online: www.creamosfuturos.com. Every year I love shopping in their store and watching the women become more independent. With this project several have been able to leave their job in the garbage dump or at least spend less time there. One of my favorite stories is of one of the women who was able to sell their jewelry at an upscale department store in Guatemala City. For this she had to wear a uniform with the store logo. Her son was so proud of her that he wanted her to wear her uniform to his wedding!
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