This Volunteer is an artisan advisor and crafts teacher with Cooperative Chiscolapa in a new project to raise sisal (“kaboya”) for twinning and sewing into artful carpets using pre-Columbia Nicaraguan designs. Here the Volunteer works with...
This Volunteer is a potter and is stationed in the Ecuadorian village of Chordeleg, noted for the pottery produced there. His efforts are directed toward introduction of new designs and techniques while maintaining the uniqueness that is the result...
For centuries, the potters in the Ecuadorian village of Chordeleg have been famous for their craftsmanship. Here are some of the products that they produce.
Knight Foundation; Artisans; Crafts; Business development
This Volunteer teaches industrial arts at Jennings Secondary School in Antigua. He will complete his third year of Peace Corps service in May, 1976. He teaches shop four days a week and Spanish three days a week.
Knight Foundation; Artisans; Crafts; Business development
This Volunteer teaches industrial arts at Jennings Secondary School in Antigua. He will complete his third year of Peace Corps service in May, 1976. He teaches shop four days a week and Spanish three days a week.
This Volunteer works with two cooperatives near the northern Colombian port city of Barranquilla. One is an agriculture marketing co-op, the other an artisan co-op where, as shown here, the Volunteer helps the women with designs and with marketing....