PUEBLO to PUEBLO ::: PRINCIPLES

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_MAYA ESSENCE Believes in Fair Partnerships, they are the key to fair trade practices. Producers are not just products we consume. Partnerships can have an impact in working together for a just trade system,

ECONOMICS: FAIR TRADE economics to fight the cycle of poverty that inflicts many rural, small producers and developing countries. The creation of integral social economic systems that do not exploit.

OUR PARTNERS

Eco-Maya

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                    EcoMaya is a Chicago Based Women's Cooperative.                     A group of immigrant and refugee women started                             this cooperative in 2011. They seek to improve the                         lives and conditions faced by women who are forced                     to migrate for economic and social reasons. They                         started with a micro-loan from Maya Essence and                         are now developing other goods.

RAIS - CHIKAH

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RAIS is a network of small agricultural and artisanal organizations in Guatemala. It works to facilitate sustainable and fair commercialization of its members’ products and enable families to earn sustainable livelihoods. Chikach is the commercial brand of products. 

Maya Essence Cafe

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This coffee is a special blend of organic & shade grown, from the Maya Mam APECAFORM cooperative - San Marcos & Asociacion Chajulense Va'l Vaq Quyolof El Quiche, Guatemala..