Stacy's Trip to Chawaytiri with the Awamaki Spinning Cooperative

By Stacy, a Volunteer with the Women’s Cooperatives Stacy recounts her recent trip to Chawaytiri with the Awamaki Spinning Cooperative and Alexander Wankel, Awamaki’s Community Education Coordinator. This trip, as well as other capacity-building workshops organized by Awamaki for our cooperatives, has been funded by VGIF (Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund), and international fund that provides small grants for grassroots projects that empower women and girls in developing countries. Awamaki’s spinners took a field trip to Chawaytiri to exchange knowledge about natural dye and weaving techniques. Read about Stacy’s experience below! “I had the most amazing experience this weekend. I rode...