Awamaki

Awamaki is a social enterprise based in Ollantaytambo, Peru working on community development, employment & skills, gender equality +3 more.

Awamaki is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit social enterprise working with Quechua women artisans in Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley of Peru. It partners with roughly 180 women across 9 cooperatives to build sustainable income through traditional Andean textiles, fair trade market access, and community-based cultural tourism. Its tours and overnight homestays are co-designed with artisan communities and paid on a rotation basis, and it runs educational programmes for student groups. Donations fund education, training and leadership programmes for Andean women.