The Pulsera Project

Connecting Nicaraguan artists with service-minded students in the U.S. Infusing color into the world with beautiful fair trade bracelets and empowering stories.

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Along with six new ready-made distance learning activities, we are offering our entire Spanish educational materials library for free to any teachers needing lesson content during these widespread school closures.

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Nicaraguan fudge! Yesterday we visited artisan Aurora Bravo in her house where her family was preparing “Cajeta” - a recipe passed down through generations. The family is getting ready for the January festival of... https://t.co/oVLV4Wjwe0

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We’ve got another new program / investment update for you!

A few weeks ago we signed an agreement with “The Working World,” an organization based León, Nicaragua that has established a loan fund specifically... https://t.co/Nj49kqitMu

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One of our most popular videos over the years has been our "Day in the Life" video, which follows Nicaraguan High School student Darling through her typical day.

This Spring / Summer we'll be filming a brand new Day in the Life video with another... https://t.co/E9y4J7gK9O

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Buying a gorgeous batch of pulseras from the women of the Sanik cooperative in Guatemala this past summer!

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Congratulations to María Amada Guadamuz, one of our youngest artisans in Granada who just successfully completed her Bachelor studies in Psychology! With the support of her relatives, and a scholarship from The... https://t.co/RdoQjpeUkS

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“The best kind of work is when we’re learning and laughing together.” MayaMam Weavers https://t.co/NkQCfAP3kc

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We hope everyone has been having a lovely holiday break with their families!

As the end of the year draws near, we've had quite a flurry of activity in the Pulsera Project world, with some big new initiatives... https://t.co/IfnrhuI6S9

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There are any normal Christmas trees in Nicaragua, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get creative with our own version!

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We are so thrilled for Kathya Garcia, a Pulsera Project artisan from Masaya who recently completed her studies and is now officially a lawyer -- she pursued her degree with support from our artisan Scholarship... https://t.co/PNlhzs9I1Y

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One of The Pulsera Project’s largest ongoing initiatives is our artisan benefits program — all artisans who make pulseras for the project are eligible for funds for healthcare, scholarships, legal services, professional development, and housing. In... https://t.co/c15TpaEQq1

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Big thanks to "Cantera" for including The Pulsera Project in their annual team building/ropes course challenges this past week! We had an awesome time way up in Nicaragua's northern mountains near Honduras,... https://t.co/fmI0Q3Kv4U

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See the process of crafting one of our leather pulsera styles in the latest installment of our "Haciendo Pulseras" video series, this week with pulsera artisan Gabriel.

https://t.co/tt6kEE2dI0

https://t.co/vtMJyXctrX (with subtitles) https://t.co/tt6kEE2dI0

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We’re happy to update everyone on the latest extension of our ongoing housing program for artisans and their families!

Using proceeds from Pulsera sales in U.S. schools, this past month The Pulsera Project... https://t.co/y5pQCACtJO

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We’ve got another “Haciendo Pulseras” video for you this week! This time we look at the process behind one of the simplest looking styles — the “Chaquira” Pulsera, which is the thin tan bracelet that often comes with a few beads or other... https://t.co/aCCakeG5rQ

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We're so grateful to have been represented at two more foreign language conferences this past weekend -- thanks a million to Kristen Kornweiss and Holly Woo for taking the time from their weekends to share The Pulsera Project with attendees at KSWLA and NYSAFLT!

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This week we published the most recent addition to our growing library of Spanish educational materials -- an enormous thanks to Gloria Dempsey for taking our "Las Pulseras Que Hace Mama" video, and creating an awesome unit out of it that teaches... https://t.co/vwMPcb8bds

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Today we're super excited to share a brand new video that we've been working on for the past few months -- in "Beyond Fair Trade" we speak with members of our full-time staff in Nicaragua to hear about the many different ways that The Pulsera... https://t.co/97taQ02jJq

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We’re so grateful to have teachers in four different states representing the Pulsera Project at foreign language conferences this weekend — huge thanks to Matt, Kathryn, Rebecca, and Sara for finding time in their... https://t.co/L4Q2OI13LX

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A great reflection on the importance of Fair Trade and how our purchases can have a long-term positive impact on the people & communities that produce the things we buy. We're proud to be a Fair Trade Federation... https://t.co/mEwWH81sWr