Hilda Elizabeth, who has worked with Mercado Global since 2018 as our Training Facilitator, cultivates close relationships with artisans from our cooperatives, training them to advance their technical skill sets while giving empowering talks on leadership and how to prevent domestic violence.
"We are realizing the dream of a woman who wanted this all her life... This is the impact, and this is why I love working with Mercado Global."
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For centuries, Guatemalan people have used cooking as a way to connect with their family, ancestors, and heritage. To celebrate this tradition, and the delicious tastes of Guatemala, we asked...
Este año, Guatemala cumple 200 años de independencia, pero para nuestros pueblos indígenas han sido dos siglos de exclusión de la real participación en el sistema político. Este bicentenario, más que una celebración, es una oportunidad de pensar en una Guatemala diferente: un estado plurinacional con representación indigena.
This year, Guatemala commemorates 200 years of independence, but for our Indigenous peoples this also marks two centuries of exclusion from real participation in the political system. Rather than a celebration, our bicentennial is an opportunity to think about a different Guatemala: a plurinational state with Indigenous representation.
As our Guatemalan-based operations director, Lidia is an integral part of Mercado Global, ensuring that our mission to empower women is implemented as efficiently as possible! She has a huge...
Mother’s Day is an opportunity to demonstrate our gratitude to the women who brought us into the world and what better way to do so than to also support the...
Here at Mercado Global, we are blessed with a multitalented group of people from all different cultures, working together for the same mission: Empowering women. In this new blog series, we want to introduce you to our team whilst celebrating the best of each of us. First up is Fernanda, our unbelievable designer, whose passion and drive leads our creative direction!
