IMPACT
Hilos y Colores believes in the principles of Fair Trade. We take care of our own as well as our customers. We proudly support a network of over 600 families who suffered from the violence in our region in the 1980s and 1990s. Many were displaced from their original communities and now live close to our workshop. They appreciate the dignified creative work Hilos y Colores offers and the fair wages we pay. In this way, Hilos y Colores helps them to put food on their tables and send their kids to school.
A few of these benefits that Hilos y Colores offers its community include:
- Ongoing training in production standards to improve quality and efficiency
- Self-esteem recovery for women, men, and teenage mothers
- Creation of new job opportunities and supplementary incomes
- Development of leadership and personal responsibility
- A network of social support and friendship.