Organización Payipie Ichadie Totobiegosode (OPIT)

Country: Gran Chaco, Paraguay
Communities: Ayoreo communities in three villages
Grants Awarded: 2013, 2014 & 2015
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We supported the Ayoreo Women’s Weaving Bank project by training and building the capacity of Ayoreo women to market their traditionally designed hand-woven bags using rare Native plant materials and dyes. This project provides recently-contacted Ayoreo women with economic alternatives to prostitution and other dangerous work. This year two Ayoreo women presented their work and sold-out their beautiful bags at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico.