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Archives: October 2012

The Depth of Color

Posted by Melanie | Filed Under: Maximo Laura | 1 min read

When Maximo weaves a tapestry, hand plying the yarn for the specific design is a very important step. To achieve the painterly quality of the tapestries, there can be a dozen different colors of alpaca yarn, plied together, taking hours or days, to prepare enough yarn for a tapestry. The...

October Board meeting, a positive overview

Posted by Melanie | Filed Under: News and Information | 1 min read

An overview of the year at our October 15, 2012 board meeting:Our need to add two more preschools, one high school, increase the nutrition out reach & increase scholarships were met for 2012. For 2013, our plan is to work with the government to take over two...

Inspiring Children to read

Posted by Melanie | Filed Under: News and Information | 1 min read

Humberto made a recent trip to the villages to partake in the reading contest that created much interest from the children and their parents. Reading has really taken hold in this area, thanks to all the book donations. Visit our photo galley and see some heartwarming shots.

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