| Hey Awamaki supporters! Today is GlobalGiving’s Donor Matching Day! All donations made to one of Awamaki’s GlobalGiving projects today will be matched by 50% until matching funds run out! Help us raise money to send our weavers to Puno for capacity building workshops! Our goal is to raise $2,700 for our “Capacity Building for Rural Women Artisans” project! If we reach our goal, a group of our weavers will be going to Southern Peru for a field trip to meet other women artisans who have taken on leadership roles in their own communities. You can donate to our Capacity Building project here. |
Awamaki Journal
More Than Fiber: The Sacred Role of Alpacas in Andean Life
Since pre-Columbian times, alpacas have been central to life in Peru. Across different Andean civilizations, their presence and role extended far beyond the material use. For the Incas, alpaca fiber was reserved for royalty and religious life. Earlier cultures such as the Moche depicted alpacas in pottery and artwork, while...
How is Christmas celebrated in Ollantaytambo?
How Is Christmas Celebrated in Ollantaytambo? Where family life, community bonds, and the agricultural cycle intertwine. Ollantaytambo, a town in the heart of the Sacred Valley, is a place where Quechua, Inca, and Spanish histories coexist, and where local communities have preserved and transformed their cultural traditions over time. The...
Support Quechua Women Cooperative This Small Business Saturday
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with Us! As a small, community-rooted organization, we’re grateful for every choice you make to shop thoughtfully and support our artisan partners. Your purchase honors their skill, sustains their livelihoods, and helps carry forward the ancestral textile traditions that shape daily life in the Andean highlands....
How Fair Trade Supports Women Living in Rural Villages of Peru
How Fair Trade Supports Women Living in Rural Villages of Peru The Patacancha Valley is home to many Indigenous villages that were settled centuries ago by Quechua people fleeing the Spanish conquest. Perched at high altitudes in the stunning Andean landscape, these communities lived for centuries at a distance from...
About Awamaki
Awamaki is a nonprofit fair trade social enterprise dedicated to connecting Andean artisan weavers with global markets. We collaborate with women artisans to support their efforts towards educational and financial independence by co-creating beautifully handcrafted knit and woven accessories using hertiage techniques.
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