EeM (Ethical e-Marketplace)

Women who suffer from gender inequality, especially in rural areas, leads to self-confidence, violence, poverty. (globally about 5M, 68% MORE WOMEN are struggling with poverty than their male counterparts, according to the Clinton Foundation via UN in 2019).

Empowering women, gaining financial independence, through selling their products in an online marketplace, it can be locally or/and globally. EeM will provide the platform, training and guidance to sell their products there. Link women producers (developing countries) with women sellers in USA, Canada, Australia, Europe (stay-at-home moms).

1 million artisans are in Guatemala, out of them 70% are women, according to Agexport, 2013. Globally, 

It is estimated that in this region of just over 640 million people, 48 percent of the rural population is female, amounting to 60.5 million women. (IPS 2018)

Reducing the gap of gender inequality, especially in rural areas. Through empowering rural women, helping them to sell their products and coaching to re-design them to a more trend market.

Create an Ethical online ecommerce platform. Which connect the rural artisan handmade products with the global market. Assisting them re-design their product towards the latest trend, linking a network of stay-at-home moms in developed countries to do the sales and logistics.

I born and grew up in Guatemala. My friend in Guatemala will assist and look after the group of rural women art work in a location called Solola.

 Meanwhile I will be doing the sales through our own website, etsy and specialist shops, targeting North America sales.

They are lots of online platforms that sells ethical products, but I haven't seen one that is like Etsy but with Ethical rural women handcrafts.

1 full time

1 part time

WAKAMI - to cover more rural areas and expland the line of products (fashion)

the little market- the buy ethical products and employed rural women to make the products.