FEMALE ARTISAN MACRAME COLLECTIVES IN BOLIVIA

MACRAME PROGRAM / ANCIENT TEXTILE CRAFT USING INTRICATE KNOTTING TECHNIQUES / IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT TRADITIONAL ARTISANS / IN AN EFFORT TO UTILIZE AND MODERNIZE TRADITIONAL CRAFT TECHNIQUES / IN AN EFFORT TO SOURCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES WITH SOUL / LUTZ & PATMOS IS WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF INDIGENOUS CRAFTSWOMEN IN BOLIVIA / ARTISAN WOMEN WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO FOSTER ARTISTIC TRADITIONS, CULTURAL VITALITY, IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING / ALLOWING WOMEN TO WORK AT HOME WHILE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN / HELPING WOMEN TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND RAISING SELF ESTEEM / SUSTAINING TRADITIONAL CRAFT TECHNIQUES THROUGH PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE WITH MODERN PRODUCTION / COLLABORATION IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR CRAFTSPEOPLE IN A CULTURALLY RESPECTFUL MANNER / YARN SOURCED LOCALLY