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One of the projects of most permanace and that continues to develop, is the non-profit comercialization based on the fair trade of the hand-crafted products made by the citizens of these communities.
In 1995, the Cáritas Comisión Nacional and others started the fair trade project and consequently opened the first store of Arte y Esperanza located San Telmo on Balcarce street.
As the store developed, it became an authentic place for the tranmision of cultures and a form of supportive trading for the indigenous producers.
In 2003, with the help of an Italian business called Chico Mendes, another store was opened in San Isidro, located outside the city of Buenos Aires. This allowed for the expansion of trading the artisan hand-crafted goods as well as a space for an office, the depostits, and the stock.
Thanks to Tulipano-Ceibo, a project of social promotion with the goal of improving the lives of many of the families that work with Arte y Esperanza, a third store
Capacitación y diseño artesanal
To enter into the nacional and internactional market, Arte y Esperanza has conducted various training workshops with indigenous artisans and creoles. With the production and formation of the goods, Arte y Esperanza also conducts presentations led by the artisan designers of each community. |
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