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 UPAVIM means United for a Better Life (Unidas Para Vivir Mejor). All of their crafts are made by women who live on the outskirts of Guatemala City in an impoverished area called "Esperanza" (Hope).
The mission of UPAVIM is to empower the women of the community, giving them an opportunity to improve their quality of life, for themselves and for their families. They pursue this mission by giving women access to education, employment opportunities, daycare services for their children, health care services, and programs for personal and professional development.
By working together these women have developed a community medical clinic and dental clinic, a scholarship and tutoring program, an infant growth monitoring and breast-feeding promotion program, a daycare center with Montessori trained teachers, and a craft project that generates income for the individual women and for these community programs. UPAVIM is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.
To see a larger image of the pictures below just click on the picture.
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|  The Women of UPAVIM
| |  The Children of UPAVIM
| |  Making Crafts
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For MOOD RINGS Click Here
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