Huaywasi: Handmade in Peru

About Huaywasi: Handmade in Peru

Huaywasi: Handmade in Peru is an ethical fashion organization working directly with female artisans in Huaycán, Lima, Perú. Our goal is to provide safe working conditions, fair wages for work, and support to the Light Leadership Initiative’s cause of free, high quality and accessible education for Huaycán families.

Huaywasi is a fair trade social enterprise artisan project part of the Light and Leadership Initiative (LLI) and we operate within LLI offices. Huaywasi profits filter back into LLI’s education programs to provide free educational opportunities to children in the areas of yoga, coding, English as a Foreign Language, reading and more! Learn more about LLI's work at www.lightandleadership.org

Reviews

Business Development Intern

June 2019 - August 2019 • Hualpén, Bío Bío Region

“I worked at a fashion organization near Lima, Peru called Huaywasi. Huaywasi works with 7 local artisans that do different crafts and we support fair wages and education for the woman. At Huaywasi I was a business development intern and I was able to explore all the different aspects that go into running a business. For example I would create social media posts for Instagram or Facebook. I also did a lot of photography and editing for their Shopify website and I learned how to manage the website through Shopify. The team is very small so my opinion and ideas were really appreciated and we all worked well and collaborated together. All of the volunteers are amazing people so it was easy to fit right in and feel comfortable. I would recommend this experience to anyone, even if you are not particularly interested in fashion, this organization has opportunities for everyone to help out.”