The project seeks to identify the artisanal practices and trades of women belonging to communities with vulnerable populations in order to strengthen their productive skills and capacities; it promotes the construction of collaborative work networks, exploring the social fabric from a symbolic and cultural perspective that leads to it having a significant impact on the quality of life of communities.
Specific objectives throughout the life of the project
* Identify productive crafts and practices.
* Strengthening of entrepreneurial skills and capacities.
* Development of productive cultural projects
* Building of collaborative work networks
* Improve the quality of life of the communities belonging to the project
* Reweaving of the Social Fabric in the communities.
o Presence in eight (8) cities: Tumaco, Guapi, Nuqui, Quibdo, Maria la Baja, Pueblo Bello, Valledupar (two corregimientos) and Uribia
o Exercises for rebuilding social fabric
o Promotion of local support networks between groups and agents in the territory
o Management and savings mechanisms (fundraising)
o Solidarity micro-franchise agreements between groups of the project and between groups and external actors
o Four circulation circuits (three sub-regional and one national)
o Material strengthening of the groups
o Transfer of accounting strategies adapted to their needs and capabilities
o Strengthening in the creation of virtual spaces to make goods and services visible, adapted to their e-commerce capabilities
o Number of beneficiary groups: 17
o Impact: 243 women who make up these groups were benefited
$192.923
| Name of partner | Type of entity |
|---|---|
Propaís
| Public Sector
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Coporación Incluyamos Foundation
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
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Minikusuto
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
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The project was created in 2012 by the Cultural Entrepreneurship Group of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, with an initial community located in the municipality of Guapi and a focus on vulnerable population. By 2015 there were already three municipalities in Colombia with beneficiary communities: Guapi (Cauca), Puerto Colombia (Atlantico) and Dibulla (Guajira). In 2016 the communities of Dibulla and Puerto Colombia dropped from the project; however, that same year three more municipalities were included: Nuqui (Choco), Quibdo (Choco) and Pueblo Bello (Cesar). In 2017, two more communities joined, located in Maria la Baja (Bolivar) and Uribia (Guajira). In 2018, an additional community located in Quibdo was annexed. By the end of 2018 the project includes seven communities, located in six cities of five departments.
Evolution of the project
Up to 2018, all the communities received support for the reconstitution of their social fabric, strengthening of hard skills (artisanal technique and administration) and soft skills (project development skills and customer service); in addition, other activities have been developed to strengthen entrepreneurial capacities: knowledge and use of business plans, use of social networks for commercial purposes, productive linkages between communities, construction and use of a brand, among others.
2012 to 2015
Promote the training of women from vulnerable populations to strengthen the design, production and circulation of their handicrafts.
Departments: Cauca, Atlantico and Guajira Guapi, Puerto Colombia and Dibulla
Cities: Workshop Schools of Popayan and Cartagena.
Partner: CECREA Foundation
2016
Find assertive accompaniment strategies for
the design and implementation of the entrepreneurial initiatives of the women's groups linked to the programme
Departments: Cauca, Choco and Cesar
Cities: Guapi, Quibdo, Nuqui and Pueblo Bello
Partner: Mini Ku Suto
2017
Design and implement social innovation strategies with a differential gender approach to strengthen the collective and productive initiatives of the women's groups linked to the Women Weavers of Life project, contributing to the sustainability of both.
Departments: Cauca, Choco, Cesar, Bolivar and Guajira
Cities: Guapi, Quibdo, Nuqui, Pueblo bello, Maria la baja and Uribia
Partner: Mini Ku Suto
2018
Join human, technical and financial efforts to implement strengthening actions, under the cross-gender approach, for the productive projects of Women Weavers of Life, in the municipalities of Guapi, Quibdo, Nuqui, Jewrwa, Uribia and Maria La Baja, all coordinated by the Cultural Entrepreneurship Group of the Ministry of Culture.
Departments: Cauca, Choco, Cesar, Bolivar and Guajira
Cities: Guapi, Quibdo, Nuqui, Pueblo bello, Maria la baja and Uribia
Partner: Propais