🌾 What It Takes to Get a Weaver Started

When we say it costs $150 to help a woman start weaving, it’s more than a number — it’s the beginning of a life-changing opportunity.

That $150 covers the simple, everyday things that make dignified work possible:

🧵 Thread for her first weaving
🪡 Tools like a shuttle and heddle sticks
🧺 A small loom she can use at home
🚌 Bus fare to and from the market to sell her weavings or gather materials
🍲 A warm lunch on the road — often her only meal that day
🫶 And sometimes, a few quetzales left for food to bring home to her family

It’s the start of sustainable income and self-reliance — the moment a mother no longer has to choose between working and being with her children.

When you give $150, you’re not just providing materials — you’re giving hope, dignity, and the chance for a woman to say, “I did this with my own hands.”

✨ Together, we’re weaving opportunity.