Macrame bracelet, hand crafted by the women of the Montubio tribe in Tosagua, Ecuador. Each piece represents the unique artistic creation of the dozens of women involved in the macramé program in Tosagua. Made using Brazilian linen with a protective wax seal, each macrame piece connects the wearer to the ancestral tradition of the Montubio people.
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History of the Macramé Project
The Eden’s Rose Foundation began the Macramé Project in an attempt to aid community leaders at a difficult time with many hardships such as the lack of access to basic needs. The first macramé students were community caregivers that once worked in the children and infant service programs in the community. The necessary basic services were terminated due to corruption by the governing bodies and institutions. These women continued to work without pay for 6 months because of their deep compassion and the pressing needs of the children. The intended impact was to create not only the economic viability for the mothers to maintain access to basic necessities and consequently alleviating the problem, but also to create a community-based program that would provide gainful employment and revitalize artisans crafts.
The aim of this program would also be to demonstrate how basic needs could be met by projects funded from within the communities themselves. Through the continued support of the graduates and productions from the training courses ERF has funded the construction of a Community Basic Needs Center that acts as a refuge point in times of intense flooding and other crisis. It is used as a community center for other projects and is the only building in the community with running water, toilets and showers.
Having completed the primary construction and opened the doors to the community on November 5th, 2011 much of the success is attributed to the Macramé Project.