Mujeres Perseverantes Group

In the city of el Alto, in the zone Ballivian is found the Pro-Mujer center called "Alto Lima". Inside this center we find the "Persistent Women" association. Under this name, 16 associates form a very united and organized group. Only nine of them have completed their studies. The remainder sadly have only learned to read and to write in a very basic way. It is a great dream to be able to go to the adult school to complete their studies, that for the time being and for lack of resources they cannot do.

The majority of them dedicate themselves chiefly to the sale of clothes, design of hats, and making of henhouses and blankets, products that they offer in the main open air markets of the City of el Alto. Besides needing greater resources for the purchase of special machinery, they require capital for the purchase of materials, with the objective of enlarging their production and thus obtaining greater profits. With this they hope to be able to complete their studies and to support their families in a better way of life.

Translated from Spanish by B, Kiva Volunteer.

En la ciudad de El Alto, en la zona Ballivian se encuentra en centro focal “Alto Lima” dentro este centro encontramos a la asociación “Mujeres Perseverantes”, bajo esta denominación 16 socias forman un grupo muy unido y organizado.
Solo nueve de ellas tiene estudios culminados el resto lamentablemente aprendió a leer y escribir da manera muy básica, siendo un gran sueño él poder entrar a la escuela de adultos para culminar sus estudios que de momento por falta de recursos no pueden realizarlo.

La mayoría de ellas dedican principalmente a la venta de ropa, diseño de sombreros, confección de polleras y mantas, productos que los exponen en las principales ferias de la
Ciudad del Alto. Además de necesitar mayores recursos para la compra de maquinaria especial requieren capital para la compra de materia prima, con el objetivo de aumentar su producción
así obtener mayores ganancias y con esto poder culminar sus estudios y apoyar a que sus familias tenga una mejor forma de vida


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