"We have trained over 250 women, which in turn has helped them increase their earnings and improve their living conditions. They have told us how proud they feel with what they have achieved."

Mercedes Benavides de Vizquerra, founding member of Wayra textile project, shares her story:

"I chose 'Wayra' as a symbol of the wind running through the traditional weaves of the Huancavelica region, where we work. My son, José Alberto Vizquerra, was doing a geology practice in the Julcani mine, even though it was about to be closed down. This of course meant that a lot of people would be left without a job, and my son was phoning me practically ...

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