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Get Food to Weavers and Help Save Their Workshop!
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$1,965 raised of $3.4K
37 donations
CURRENT SITUATION: GUATEMALA
Guatemala is entering our 7th week of lockdown, with curfew. Guatemala has been taking many precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and these past few days we have reached our first peak. With a country of around 17million people, a high percentage of malnutrition and an extremely weak healthcare system, the population is high-risk.
CURRENT SITUATION: THE WEAVERS
The weavers have been without international orders since January and the shop has been closed since mid-March. As you may know, the weavers work with the association when there is work. Outside of this, they all work in the informal economy (washing clothes, cooking for people, selling traditional belts to neighbors and embroidering huipiles). These jobs are within the local indigenous community which is extremely dependent on tourism, as their lake town is dependent on tourism to thrive.
This being said, the weavers have been left with ZERO income source. Like many others in the informal economy, they are trying their best to find out where to find work so they can pay for their next week of meals. The government has created a program to help, however, this program requires the individual to have a checking bank account and a light bill under the same name. This neglects a large percentage of the population who has never had enough cash flow to open a bank account and has not paid the money to transfer the light bill to their name, if it was originally under the name of a decease relative or if they rent a room to live in.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS:
Rent Debt: $568 USD for February to May
Upfront Rent: $284 USD for June and July
Food for the families for the weavers: $240 USD/family/1 month * 10 families = $2400/1 month
ATM withdrawl/GoFundMe Fees: $130 USD in ATM fees + GoFundMe Fee $94 for the goal + $0.30 per donation = $244+ in fees unless we can find someone locally who can withdrawl without an ATM fee (Working on that! There are willing people out there. This will help cut the $130USD ATM fee!)
THANK YOU to everyone who is helping in this economic crisis! May God bless you all for sharing of what you have. The weavers are extremely grateful for any help!
Guatemala is entering our 7th week of lockdown, with curfew. Guatemala has been taking many precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and these past few days we have reached our first peak. With a country of around 17million people, a high percentage of malnutrition and an extremely weak healthcare system, the population is high-risk.
CURRENT SITUATION: THE WEAVERS
The weavers have been without international orders since January and the shop has been closed since mid-March. As you may know, the weavers work with the association when there is work. Outside of this, they all work in the informal economy (washing clothes, cooking for people, selling traditional belts to neighbors and embroidering huipiles). These jobs are within the local indigenous community which is extremely dependent on tourism, as their lake town is dependent on tourism to thrive.
This being said, the weavers have been left with ZERO income source. Like many others in the informal economy, they are trying their best to find out where to find work so they can pay for their next week of meals. The government has created a program to help, however, this program requires the individual to have a checking bank account and a light bill under the same name. This neglects a large percentage of the population who has never had enough cash flow to open a bank account and has not paid the money to transfer the light bill to their name, if it was originally under the name of a decease relative or if they rent a room to live in.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS:
Rent Debt: $568 USD for February to May
Upfront Rent: $284 USD for June and July
Food for the families for the weavers: $240 USD/family/1 month * 10 families = $2400/1 month
ATM withdrawl/GoFundMe Fees: $130 USD in ATM fees + GoFundMe Fee $94 for the goal + $0.30 per donation = $244+ in fees unless we can find someone locally who can withdrawl without an ATM fee (Working on that! There are willing people out there. This will help cut the $130USD ATM fee!)
THANK YOU to everyone who is helping in this economic crisis! May God bless you all for sharing of what you have. The weavers are extremely grateful for any help!