22 February 2021
Artisan Frida
Frida is a single artisan; she is 32 years old. In 2011 she worked as weaver member of a committee led by her godmother, she always was talent and with that works she could support his sisters and mother who had been abandoned by her father.
Frida in the beginning whit Minkay
As she was shine, the godmother instead of congratulating her, saw in her a competition and began to mistreat her to the point that she was expelled from the committee, also in a meeting with other committees, she agreed not to receive her in any committee.
Seeing her talent, we made that she come to Lima to work with us for many months, so she could make new samples and help in the finishing of the products, she always showed responsibility, dedication and talent, but according to the agreements of the central committee, she could not be a stable weaver of any committee, which was unfair.
Frida in the process of improvement
In consequence of the close of the previous company, the artisans were left without work and after several months at the request of customers especially from Germany and Japan; we created a new company, which started on april 2014, we consult with the alls committees that want to continue working with us and also we had the opportunity to create new committees, so we asked to Frida to create a new committee because we saw that she was very eager to work and had the conditions to do it, although emotionally she was very affected by the fights and threats pf her godmother.
For our part, we provided emotional support by talking to her constantly and advising her to ask for guarantees for the threats she received. In the beginning she wove in secret out of fear , then she took safety and assumed other responsibilities such as providing support to knitters from other committees doing it always with a lot of disinterests and vocation of service.
For all of this and her ability of weave, we assignee each time more orders with larger quantities, always she answered good. Of this form she can help her sisters to finishes their homes separately and now they are helping to Frida have her own house that now is in construction and could have more comfort.
Minkay has also participed in this project, as the companies that are clients giving her the opportunity to give her work by knitting many garments for different countries and with the fruit of that work soon Frida, will have her house, a dream come true.
Now Frida has become one of the best weavers and is an example of overcoming thanks to fair trade.
Frida empowered
Interview with Frida Quispe
Interviewer: Frida, which was your dream?
Frida: It was to have my own house well built as other people had.
Interviewer: Did you think that it was possible to have your house like you have now, when you were part of your godmother’s committee?
Frida: Not I don’t, because I worked as a slave and I didn’t see progress, and also I didn’t have the capital to buy raw material.
Interviewer: Have you noticed any change in your person and your economy since that you work with Minkay?
Frida: yes, I have it, principally in my person, Minkay teach me to not lower the head and to value myself as a person; now I am another person, more sure of myself and trusted that I can get all that I want, also my economy is different, now I have capital to buy alpaca fiber with anticipation with the advance payment that Minkay give to the artisans and also have for my stock.
Frida whit her dream come true
Interviewer: Frida, was easy to get your dream?
Frida: No it wasn’t. I tried too hard too much, sometimes I didn’t sleep and I kept knitting until late at night and also I thought if I did not work like this I never will get my dream.
Interviewer: How do you feel now?
Frida: I feel very happy and grateful with the customers, because with their orders, they have allowed that we have a constant work for me and my partners of the another committee.
Interviewer: what do you hope of the customers of the other countries?
Frida: Please continue help us with more orders and also that continue the work to continue to excel and improv, and on the other hand to congratulate to all the customers to give us an opportunity to have a work.
Congratulations Frida for her achievements
Interviewer: what do you think about Minkay?
Frida: I am very grateful with Minkay for all that they made for me; now I am another person with my dream come true, I not longer suffer from capital, thanks to the advances payment that they give to us, with that we can buy our material for each one of the artisans who works with Minkay, we are paid promptly as soon as our production is approved by the Mss. Carmen, who is the charge of the quality control in Lima.
22 February 2021
Francisca is a artisan with many years of work in a weaving and artisanal spinning.
She is current president of the Tacamani committee and stands out among other groups or committee for her leader profile.
She has her husband and young children who give their support with technology and collaborates in the maintenance of her family base don her inherited ability from her ancestors.
The highlight that rescues from her is that she is a woman with a lot of tenacity, character and with great responsibility in the fulfillment of the time and time of production, has gift of command and enjoys the respect of its associates for its honesty and firmness in enforcing the functions which is the responsibility of each partner as a simple member of the committee or as a treasurer or secretary.
Throughout the time she Works with Minkay, despite being an older person, she has shown interest in continuing to learn not only new designs but to consolidate the organizacional practices that has earned her to be elected as Vice President of the entire Association of artisans working with Minkay, also she has been elected as a leader of the community at the government level, is so through this position that she has managed to get improvements for members of her community showing a high vocation of service, and has become an example and role model to follow.
Minkay is very profd. To continue supporting Humble artisans who with their effort and dedication continue to improve not only in their personal lives but with their working group and also in their community.
After a meeting with all the lieutenants from different places
In his oath as Lieutenant governor, at her side is the subprefect of the province of San Román
After a meeting with all the lieutenants from different places
Francisca empowered. In his lieutenant governor’s uniform
