Upavim Crafts | Fair Trade Guatemalan Gifts

Ethical Handmade Collections from Guatemala

Shop our selection of colorful handmade gifts, accessories, and home décor.

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UPAVIM partners with talented artists all over Guatemala, ethically producing modern artwork using traditional techniques.

Sewing

Support 45+ seamstresses living in La Esperanza, a red zone of Guatemala City. Plagued with domestic violence, gangs, and poverty, sewing provides the women and their children with critical financial autonomy, education, and community.

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Woodworking

Meet Diego, a local artisan carpenter who lives in a small town on the coast of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. He, his wife Raquel, and their nephew Pedro hand-carve beautiful jewelry and wood kitchen servers and from reclaimed wood for a sustainable, living wage.

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Terracotta Sculpting

Finding joy in being artists and having the creative freedom to make new things, Doña Vilma and her sisters craft terracotta art sculptures in the Chenautla region of Guatemala.

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Pottery

Crafted with high-quality clay sourced from the rich volcanic riverbeds of Lake Atitlán, Doña Nicolasa and her family are known for producing the finest ceramics and pottery in all of Guatemala.

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Meet the Artisans

Learn about UPAVIM's impact from the women themselves.

Meet the Artisans

Sonia

"It is because of UPAVIM that I am alive. They have supported me, given me advice, scholarships for my children and medical care." -Sonia, Production Coordinator

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Meet the Artisans

Silvia

"I like working for UPAVIM because we have a free schedule. If we want to, we come to work today. If we do not, we can rest in the house, or take care of issues we have to deal with. Some of us can work at night, and others do activities while continuing to work. We can continue to generate income and do other things in the day, but always get the job done." -Silvia, Seamstress

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Angela

"When we started, many women didn't know how to read or write, they were abused, and with many malnourished kids. That was the challenge - to not only work for ourselves, but to make UPAVIM a tool, a place that generates change. And now we see it. I want to tell the people thank you very much for buying UPAVIM’s products. You’re not only buying a decoration or a product for personal use, you’re buying a product that is changing lives, to have a dignified life and a better life." - Angela, Administrator of Handicrafts

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Gloria

"UPAVIM has been something special for me. My life has changed. It has helped me continue to succeed, economically and also by giving me strength every day."

-Gloria, Shipment Manager

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Rosa

"My favorite place is here, in this room [the workshop] because we share many moments here with my coworkers."

-Rosa, Seamstress

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We are Upavimas

Upavimas, women of the UPAVIM cooperative, are STRONG, Upavimas are creative. Upavimas are wives, artists, others, businesswomen, caretakers, administrators, breadwinners. Upavimas are INNOVATORS. Upavimas work every day to push back against the violence and poverty that exists within their neighborhoods and homes. Upavimas are EMPOWERED.