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Creating this bead work jewelry has revolutionized the lives of women and young girls
in Guatemala's Highland village, Santiago Atitlán.
Most Mayan families work in agriculture and live in small villages.
They own or rent tiny plots of land on which they raise food for themselves, and possibly enough additional to
sell for cash income.
But most plots are too small to sustain a family.
The women artisans who make these glass bead products with the support of MayaWorks, a non-profit
volunteer organization, earn about 3 times more than they would by doing day labor work in neighboring fields to supplement
family income.
MayaWorks believes that an educated woman brings stability to her family and hope to her community.
In addition to paying fair prices for these products, MayaWorks returns additional money for student scholarships,
micro-credit loans, business training and support.
Last year the glass bead artisans received free eye exams.
Currently, 30 scholarship students are enrolled in primary school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala.
In addition, some of the artisans are young women who work their craft for part of the day and are able
to pay for schooling for the rest of the day. Without this work, they might very well be laboring in fields all day.
Some bracelets have 2 loops for adjustable sizing.
NOTE that the sizes listed are approximate; since each item is hand-made there will be variations.
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Lizard Bracelet
New from the
Mayawork artisans is this unique lizard bracelet. The photo shows the cute green top side of the lizard and below that we
show you the lizard's underbelly.
$14.00
6.5" or 7.5" long (approximately)
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Gold Chain Weave Bracelets $16.00
(Sorry - CHBR-101 are out of stock.)
1 1/2" wide 6 - 7 1/2" long
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Blue Gold Chain Weave |
Bracelet |
CHBR-101 |
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Bold Gold Chain Weave |
Bracelet |
CHBR-102 |
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Thin Gold Chain Weave |
Bracelet |
CHBR-103 |
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White Weave Bracelet $16.00
WVBR-WH 2" wide 6 - 7" long
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Black Wave Bracelet $16.00
2" Wide
WABR-BL
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Daisy Designs |
Bracelet
$16.00 |
2" wide
6 1/2" - 7 1/2" long |
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Choker
$18.00 |
1 1/8 - 1 1/4" wide
13 - 15" long |
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Green Daisies
(Sorry - Green out of stock.) |
Bracelet |
DSBR-GR |
Choker |
DSCR-GR |
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Yellow Daisies |
Bracelet |
DSBR-YE |
Choker |
DSCR-YE |
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