Congratulations Songuillay!

Congratulations Songuillay!By Kennedy Leavens, Executive Director, & Brianna Griesinger, Marketing and Communications Coordinator The highlight of our year is the graduation of Songuillay, a cooperative of 42 women in the community of Patacancha. This is a major milestone for Awamaki. Songuillay was the first group of artisans with whom we worked, and some of their members have been with us for all of our nearly ten years. In fact, it was they who suggested the name Awaqmaki, which means handwoven, for the new non-profit we were founding. The weavers of the Songuillay cooperative live in the community of Patacancha, a...