Since the founding of the Eine-Welt-Stiftung Rhein-Berg (2006), we have supported Guatemalan women – mostly direct descendants of the Maya – with small and micro-loans. This project was founded several years ago by five women in a small village in the department of Sacatepéquez: they breed and sell poultry such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, and Pekin ducks, with each woman taking on different tasks from poultry farming to organisation. The contact person for the group is Doña Rosa Abigail, pictured second from the left. In addition to poultry, Abigail and her colleagues also produce and sell handmade clothing, as has been customary among the indigenous population for centuries. They also offer small meals and everyday products in a shop. With the loan of 2,000 Euros, the women have increased their stock and expanded their poultry farming.
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