During our last Signature manager meeting, Ms. Halfi was able to connect me with Anne Kelly, the executive director at Mayan Hands, an organization, "dedicated to providing economic and educational opportunities to Mayan women and girls so that they can build sustainable futures for themselves, their families and communities, as they continue to live within the culture they cherish." Mayan Hands supports around 200 Guatemalan women to create and sell fair trade products and their goods can be accessed through their website, https://www.mayanhands.org. Anne Kelly contacted me via email and shared a series of websites, videos, and articles with me on topics ranging from fair trade to information about New York State farmworkers. We were able to meet on Monday 1/31 over Zoom and were able to discuss "red flags" relating to conglomerates and alternatives to these large corporations. I'm incredibly excited about this connection and I look forward to updating Anne on my project throughout the semester.
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