Tune in this Sunday!
The TV show LatiNation will be broadcasting a segment on our project in Guatemala this coming Sunday. They interviewed me last Fall, and have edited that with footage from last […]
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Filming in Santiago Zamora
As we push open the corrogated metal gate to Lucia’s yard we hear the familiar sounds of life in Santiago Zamora–Emmanuel’s tiny feet on the dirt as he giggles and […]
Welcome to the Parsons Collaboration with Ajkem’a Loy’a
Since arriving in San Lucas Toliman, all seven of us (Sandra, Rebecca, Larissa, Alex, Justine, Pascale, and Moira) have been very excited and eager to work with the women. The […]
A Beautiful Walk in Santiago
The work in Santiago Zamora continued with the women taking us for a walk up to see Bernarda’s plot of land, which her family rents and she works on with […]
Video project: Santiago Zamora
We kicked off our work in Santiago Zamora by working with the community to create a video of who they are, what their town is about, and what they want […]
Participatory Photography Exhibition in San Lucas Toliman
Last year we conducted a participatory photography project with the women of Ajkem’a Loy’a. Seven compañeras were given disposable cameras in order to capture images representing their hopes and fears. […]
La Comunidad de Santiago Zamora / Santiago Zamora’s Community
This video was edited by one of our students with footage shot mainly by our collaborators in Santiago Zamora. It was a storytelling warm-up about their community via the 5 […]
Next Steps: San Lucas Toliman
Pascale and 5 Parsons students who will be focusing on the development of new products with Ajkem’a Loy’a have arrived to San Lucas and they will continue blogging from there […]
Workshop: How to Export
Per Ajkem’a Loy’a’s request, on Sunday afternoon students led a workshop which focused on exporting. The workshop was divided into three parts. The first, focused on what needs to be […]
Ajkem’a Loy’a’s store: 2008 & 2009
Lesson learned from the project: only what is truly designed collaboratively remained in the artisan women’s group a year after the project began. In summer 2008 a team of students […]