7 Jan
Thanks to some Peruvian and American donors, the community center got a facelift in December 2011. The women decided to pain the exterior and interior green. They also got a new floor, so that the kids can safely play. The women reported that about 10–15 kids per day come to the daycare.
22 Apr
Between February 21–24, 2011, Carrie Gladstone, director of new project development in the Office of Advancement at Georgetown University and who has extensive experience working at Deloitte Consulting on strategic planning, program development and management, and organizational training, worked with the six women of the governing board on leadership training. We devised a curriculum that taught the basics of organizational training, long-term planning, and evaluations, using a popular education model. In the end, the women developed a mission statement, learned about how to complete each of their roles on the board, and created short and long term objectives and action plans to meet them.
Leadership training activity
Their short term action plan includes:
1) Implementing the sewing workshop with 20 women participating
2) Increasing the number of kids at the daycare to 15 daily
3) Holding a fundraiser in July to celebrate their one year anniversary
Their long term action plan includes:
1) Finding funding to construct their community center out of bricks and cement so that it will last more than two years
2) Finding a market for their products and raising their individual household incomes by at least 25%
3) Implementing social programs for women and girls in the community such as counseling, women’s health, education, and fitness.
22 Apr
The women started knitting their products in October 2010. All of the items are handmade. They have experience knitting hats, sweaters, bags, scarves, and baby clothes. They are currently knitting with 100% Alpaca and some of the items they have knitted are made out of acrylic yarn. Custom orders can be placed. Here are some examples:
100% Alpaca Handmade by Redelinda. Redelinda celebrated the first birthday party of her like with Mujeres Unidas. She comes from Tingo Maria, Peru.
100% Alpaca Handmade by Redelinda. Redelinda celebrated the first birthday party of her like with Mujeres Unidas. She comes from Tingo Maria, Peru.
100% Alpaca. Handmade by Meche. Meche suffers from bone disease, but is keen to play host, and always cooks for her guests. She comes from Amazonas, Peru.
100% Acrylic. Handmade by Dionesia. Dionesia is handicapped, but one of the most talented knitters in Candelaria. She comes from Ayacucho, Peru.
100% Alpaca. Handmade by Dionesia. Dionesia is handicapped, but one of the most talented knitters in Candelaria. She comes from Ayacucho, Peru.
100% Acrylic. Handmade by Redelinda. Redelinda celebrated the first birthday party of her like with Mujeres Unidas. She comes from Tingo Maria, Peru
22 Apr
On December 18, 2010, the Cooperativa Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima hosted a Christmas party and gave presents to all the children in the community. In total they donated over 200 presents and made Christmas a reality for many children. Santa Clause even made an appearance.
22 Apr
On December, 11, 2010, the workers of CARE Peru donated $1100 of in-kind goods to implement the daycare of Mujeres Unidas. Every year, the workers of CARE Peru put on a contest to give a Christmas gift to an impoverished community. The women of Mujeres Unidas put together a proposal and presented to the workers at the organization, and won the contest. They also hosted a small Christmas party for the children in the community. The daycare officially started functioning on January 18, 2011.
