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Recruiting Organization: Trama Textiles

Organization Profile

TRAMA Textiles is a 100% worker-owned women’s weaving association based in Guatemala, created to help local women receive a fair salary through back-strap weaving textiles. This cooperative is the perfect place to volunteer if you’re creative, self-motivated, and interested in Guatemala’s Mayan traditions.

Working directly with 17 weaving cooperatives, representing 400 women from five different regions, TRAMA Textiles'headquarters in the beautiful highland city of Quetzaltenango comprises a shop where the handwoven items are sold, and also a weaving school offering hands-on classes for individuals wanting to learn about Guatemala's traditional weaving processes. TRAMA also has an online presence: an official website and an Etsy shop.

TRAMA’s mission is to offer training, support, work and fair wages to the women of Guatemala; to uphold their families and their communities with honour, and to maintain and develop their art, stories, designs, and textile traditions.

Position

We are currently looking for a volunteer :

The volunteer will be responsible for:

• Managing a project, working closely with the Manager & the coordinator for a project:

- Marketing

- Communication: social network, writer etc.

- Sales

- Web design

- Product Design

- etc..

The volunteer will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about international development, fair trade, and cooperatives
• Gain experience in a variety of different fields and develop transferable skills
• Work in a dynamic, international team including working closely with the president and vice president of the association
• Learn about traditional Mayan weavings
• Practice their Spanish and discover Guatemalan culture

Requirements

• At least 6 months experience in the field required
• Organizational and administrative skills
• Self-motivation, creativity and flexibility
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative
• Enthusiasm for the values of TRAMA (fair trade, female empowerment, protection of cultural heritage)
• Ability to adapt to diverse cultural settings
• Strong communicator with advanced English skills and at least intermediate Spanish

Working hours

Monday - Friday (20 hours a week)

Time commitment

1 months minimum

Accommodation

We do not charge a fee for volunteering or provide accommodations, but we can help you find an inexpensive place to stay. Quetzaltenango is a great place to stay, with plenty of affordable hostels and apartments.

All positions are non-paid.

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support Available

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring