Category — Projects

In 2007, CARE and Parsons The New School for Design began a journey with Ajkem’a Loy’a, group of women participating in a CARE project in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala. Ajkem’a Loy’a connects local and global citizens to Mayan women through rich cultural stories told in the designs of handcrafted goods.

This year, a group of Parsons faculty and students returned to San Lucas Toliman to work side-by-side with Ajkem’a Loy’a for four weeks. Through a series of workshops, the women of Ajkem’a Loy’a developed their business and organizational skills and experimented with new tools and technologies. [Read more →]