AFEDES:The organization and its work
Asociación Femenina para el Desarrollo de Sacatépquez (AFEDES) was founded 1988 in response to the challenges of food insecurity, chronic malnutrition, inequality, and exclusion of women in the municipality of Santiago Sacatepéquez. They focus on the physical, economic and political autonomy of Indigenous women and their families. AFEDES promotes food sovereignty, political education, and building human capacities, including training in indigenous weaving as part of Indigenous traditional knowledge. Read more about AFEDES on their partner page.
Project Summary
Preserve Mayan traditions, restore balance between nature and humans, and model a way of life not based on money
Investments and Contributions
Loan: $75,000 USD
Grant: $15,000 USD
Aporte Contribution: 5%
Offerings: Strengthen our spirit and energy; Rebuild ancestral wisdom
On the Path ofBuen Vivir
Utz’ K’aslemal (a full life) for women and their families
PROJECT SUMMARY
INVESTMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
ON THE PATH OF BUEN VIVIR
How does buen vivir manifest through your work?
** Art by Haris Ichwan
** Graphic design by Japheth Gonzalez
Investments in Action
Alternative Economies | Global | What We Do
Can we remove the fear from our economy?
The inspiration behind the Buen Vivir Fund is to re-imagine our economy and our investment practices.
Alternative Economies | Global | What We Do
Can we remove the fear from our economy?
The inspiration behind the Buen Vivir Fund is to re-imagine our economy and our investment practices.
Global | What We Do
2,934 hours
An investment fund for future generations requires something different from all of us.
Alternative Economies | Latin America
A Masterclass on “Buen Vivir”
Insights from the Mayan Tzeltal cosmovision shared by María Estela Barco Huerta of DESMI.
What We Do
What it means to “trust the process”
Reflections on stepping back, letting go of control, and relaxing into the unknown.
Alternative Economies | Global | Latin America
How to begin
Doña Elvira Sanchez Toscano of Thousand Currents partner ISMUGUA shares on the importance of prayer and reflection in collective work.
There are a thousand ways to support our work.
One of them is donating.