Hear our stories from Ayacucho, the prison, and our work here in Peru! Ruraq Maki is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to creating educational and economic opportunities to empower low income artisans worldwide. Currently we operate the Yanamilla Prison Project, helping incarcerated women earn income and learn new skills.
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A microloan programme in Bolivia is helping rural and indigenous women open small businesses and receive skills and management training to improve their livelihoods.
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"Fair Trade strives to help women realize their full potential and to get the respect in their communities that they deserve."
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Our BIG annual fundraiser is just 1 month away! Celebrate the amazing women we serve on June 23rd at the Women's Building in San Francisco. Food, wine, beer, and pisco cocktails by BarSol will be provided, as well as live entertainment and traditional Peruvian dancers!
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How to start a fair trade campaign in your community
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"The new feminists are not predominately affluent white women with Ivy League credentials and parents who can afford to pay off their college loans. They are women from struggling families, immigrant women, and women of color."
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Check out this beautiful infographic about the state of women's right around the world.
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All women and girls should be free to live to their full potential, free from all forms of violence and discrimination. All women and girls should have access to their human rights, including acces...
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Inside Freedom Project- Inside Out- a wonderful video of incarcerated women in Columbia, interviewed about their hopes and goals upon their release. So moving as these women's dreams are so like those of the women we work with.
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Jackson Katz with Ted Talks on how men can stand with women in the fight against violence against women.
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Wonderful video by Plangirls about investing in girls!
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We have learned a lot about the power of investing in women. Yet one truth rules them all: when you invest in women, you change everything.
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Ruraq Maki is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you.
Ruraq Maki is now on Pinterest! Follow us & see photos of our products,wish list, Peru, Bolivia, nonprofit we love, & more!
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"One Girl with Courage is a Revolution" "Studies show that over 60% of illiterate youth globally are girls and that women and girls make up the majority of the world's poor; they also show that just an extra year of schooling increases women's wages by up to 20% later in life. Educating girls yields a higher rate of return than any other investment in the developing world."
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/one_girl_nepal
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Check out this organization by Ruraq Maki ex-volunteer (who designed our website). Trek On promotes ethical, fair, and sustainble treatment in the trekking industry by conencting YOU with local trekking guides.
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