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HANDICRAFT PROGRAM
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Who we are
We are a FUNDAP program that was constituted in 1991, which seeks to strengthen the productive and business capacity of the artisanal and organized manufacturing sector that has a low level of competitiveness; through the formulation, negotiation, and execution of projects of productive economic development and links to opportunities of commercial support, with attachment to the respect for the dignity of the people. Its existence is justified because it is an important income activity for producers and their families and also contributes to the preservation of the identity and culture of the people.
What we do
We support the development of producer organizations through services of: advice and accompaniment, productive technical assistance, business and commercial assistance, design and development of new product collections, strengthening of social organization and interpersonal, business, and productive training. All with the purpose of promoting the development of the artisanal sector.
How we work
• Stimulating and favoring the social organization of producers as a means to achieve self-development. • Strengthening the business self-management capacity of artisan and manufacturing producers. • Improving productive capacity at the level of artisanal manufacturing organizations to increase their level of competitiveness. • Achieving the diversification of product lines through constant innovation, to meet the needs of customers. • Positioning the different products of the organizations in the national and international markets to generate employment and income.
Where we work
The Handicraft Program focuses its initiatives in the western highland regions of the country of Guatemala, focusing its attention on the rural area. The territory served covers an area of 16,244 km2, which represents 14.9% of the national territory.
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HANDICRAFT INITIATIVES
Entrepreneurial and Human Training Consists of training the craftsman from the interpersonal, business, and producer perspectives, through training events that can be workshops, technical training, talks, tours, exchange of experiences, related to the perspectives already indicated. These initiatives may last for a number of hours or even days depending on their nature.
Business Management
Leadership Training Diploma Consists of training members of the beneficiary communities (men and women) with a specialized diploma in leadership for community development, with a duration of 10 months of training that concludes with the presentation of a community development plan for their own community.
This supports the strengthening of business management and consists of accompanying the leaders of the organizations and their associates, for the development of the business vision that materializes the ideas of its foundation, promoting that they function as community development companies.
Social Organization Commercial and Productive Reinforcement Consists of supporting the producers of the organizations with specialized technical assistance for the improvement of the quality of the finished products and the diversification thereof, and promoting the producers in their individuality at the level of the organization. They are also linked to the market and their products are sold directly through a specialized company owned by the organizations and the Foundation (INNOVA).
Consists of supporting producers interested in organizing themselves to collectively overcome their production and marketing problems. Subsequently, the project supports the strengthening of organizations to meet their founding objectives.
Results since 2000
26,000 aid provided through the Handicraft Program.
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Results in 2017
1,889 Life quality improvement
people were assisted through the Craft Program in 5 departments of Guatemala, of which 75% are women.
506
CHANGES
people received training pertaining to issues of social organization and business management.
58
people completed Community Leadership training.
EFFECTS
Promotion of Socio-productive Organization
Business, Human and Leadership Training
Technical and Productive Assistance
426 Transfer of Product Working Capital Commercialization and Technology
SUPPORT SERVICES Socio-economic problems
people received training on social organization in order to strengthen the social base of their organizations.
238
artisans received productive technical assistance, developing skills and abilities to improve production and quality levels.
23
members of an organization received equipment for handicraft production and working capital to encourage craft production activity.
638 Handicraft 8a. calle 25A-70, Zona 3, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Tel: (502) 7763-6131 / Web: www.artesaniasinnova.com E-mail: artesania@fundap.com.gt / tienda@artesaniasinnova.com
artisans received support for the promotion and marketing of their products after carrying out 13 exhibitions and 4 trade fairs.
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collaborators comprise the Handicraft Program team.