Qachuu Aloom, Guatemala
When we first began our work in Guatemala eight years ago, we started with small handfuls of seed. Over the years, we have increased production to such a degree that we are selling hundred pound bag orders of seed to other local non-profits. Our seed business is managed by our Guatemalan association, Qachuu Aloom. All proceeds are re-invested into community projects.
Guatemala Women from Qachuu Aloom Become Teachers and Workshop Organizers!!
In 2009, Women farmers and seed savers from Qachuu Aloom designed and taught their own workshops for other aspiring Guatemalan women farmers. Women from the Alta Verapaz region visited our center to participate in a 4 month farming course. All the workshops were taught by women in their own gardens! The visiting women returned home to their villages excited to establish their own gardens.
It was such a proud moment for the women of Qachuu Aloom to be able to share their skills and hard work with other women, and to evolve from Qachuu Aloom project participants to leaders and teachers of sustainable agriculture.
There is nothing like a peer-teaching model to inspire action and change!
In 2009, Women farmers and seed savers from Qachuu Aloom designed and taught their own workshops for other aspiring Guatemalan women farmers. Women from the Alta Verapaz region visited our center to participate in a 4 month farming course. All the workshops were taught by women in their own gardens! The visiting women returned home to their villages excited to establish their own gardens.
It was such a proud moment for the women of Qachuu Aloom to be able to share their skills and hard work with other women, and to evolve from Qachuu Aloom project participants to leaders and teachers of sustainable agriculture.
There is nothing like a peer-teaching model to inspire action and change!