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Aid to Artisans Joins the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise (April 2013)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aid to Artisans Joins the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise WASHINGTON, DC ―APRIL 16, 2013― Aid to Artisans (ATA) is proud to announce it is joining the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise. Hosted by the Aspen Institute, the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise is a powerful collaborative of organizations, individuals, and corporations that help foster growth of the artisan sector. Founded in November of last year, its mission is to help artisan enterprises reach their full potential to invigorate developing
Small Grants Program Launched in Partnership with Canvas™ (April 2013)
WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW YORK, N.Y. ―APRIL 5, 2013― Aid to Artisans is proud to announce the re-launch of its successful Small Grants Program in partnership with canvas™, a retailer of artisan furniture, ceramics, and textiles. Andrew Corrie, founder and owner of canvas™ and a member of the Creative Learning Board of Directors has re-launched the program with a generous donation. In recognition, the program has been renamed the Canvas Small Grants Program. Designed to address the economic plight of
ATA In the Financial Times: “Artisans turn their hands to entrepreneurship” (January 2013)
24, January 2013 Aid to Artisans was the subject of a piece this month in the Financial Times. Crafts: Artisans turn their hands to entrepreneurship By Sarah Murray When undertaking an internship with a craft development project for Mayan women weavers in Chiapas, Mexico, participants are not only acquiring weaving skills. Treated as young entrepreneurs, they must specify career choices – from production supervision and retail management to international marketing – and their curriculum is structured accordingly. The Mexican weaving
Aid to Artisans Joins Creative Learning (January 2013
Aid to Artisans Joins Creative Learning Inc. Jan. 16, 2013 Contact: Maud Mabika: (202) 572-2628 Aid to Artisans (ATA) is proud to announce it has joined Creative Learning CL, a Washington DC-based non-profit which plans to expand and strengthen ATA’s programs with artisan communities around the world. ATA joined CL in October 2012 as one of CL’s signature programs. Since its inception, CL has managed a host of innovative people-to-people projects that serve the needs of communities in
Peru Forensic Assistance Project (2011-2012)
Statement of Work: The PFAP will take advantage of the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team’s (EPAF) recent organizational growth and expanded geographic focus to enable EPAF to further establish itself as the primary civil society entity with the capability to implement the Peruvian Government’s “missing persons” mandate while adhering to Rule of Law procedures to recover the remains of victims of forced disappearance and other human rights abuses that occurred during the 20-year internal armed conflict. PFAP Objectives: Empower the families
Regional Forensic Assistance Network (2011-2012)
Statement of Work: The RFAN will increase the capacity of Latin American indigenous forensic organizations to use DNA analysis and systems, established at the Guatemala Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) laboratory in Guatemala, to enhance their abilities to analyze and identify victims of human rights violations. RFAN will give all participant organizations access to civil society-based information sharing network promoting South-South cooperation and capacity-building. RFAN Objective: Strengthen the capacity of forensic anthropology organizations in Guatemala, Peru and El Salvador to identify