Candelaria April 24, 2024Handmade by Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge client since 2005; part of Handmade by Friendship Bridge® since 2019 Candelaria grew up in the small town of Peña Blanca in the department of Sololá. The fourth...
Antonia April 24, 2024Handmade by Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge client since 2007; part of Handmade by Friendship Bridge® since 2018 Antonia hails from San Jorge La Laguna, one of the smallest villages in the department of Sololá....
Manuela April 24, 2024Handmade by Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge client since 2012; part of Handmade by Friendship Bridge® since 2021 A Maya T'zutujil woman, Manuela grew up with a father who worked as a day laborer and...
Lidia April 24, 2024Handmade by Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge client since 2006; part of Handmade by Friendship Bridge® since 2018 Lidia grew up in the rural community of Cipresales, in a family of 11 children (second born)....
Angelina April 10, 2024Handmade by Friendship Bridge Angelina learned artisan techniques as a girl by watching other women artisans in her community. She learned quickly, and by the time she was 14, she knew how to make...