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Artes del Paraiso
Honduran Women’s Cooperative
Artes del Paraiso is a women’s paper-making
cooperative offering beautiful textured handmade paper journals,
bags, photo albums and cards made from the native plants of Honduras
such as maguey & izote fibre. Your support of this non-profit
marketing project will give dignity to the efforts of these Honduran
artisans.


| Prices (Canadian) |
small bag |
suggested retail |
4.99 |
large bag |
suggested retail |
6.99 |
photo album |
suggested retail |
7.99 |
cards |
suggested retail |
3.99 |
small journal |
suggested retail |
6.99 |
large journal |
suggested retail |
11.99 |
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Sister Maria Rosa, the "Honduran Woman
of the Century" created new communities such as Nuevo Paraiso
to give displaced Honduran families better access to housing, education,
health care and financial self-sufficiency through new agricultural
ventures and micro-businesses such as Artes del Paraiso.
Sister Maria's vision has enabled many Hondurans to break the poverty
cycle and direct the course of their own lives. The mandate of Friends
of Honduran Children, a not-for-profit organization, is to benefit
underprivileged children and support new communities such as Nuevo
Paraiso.
Your support of Artes del Paraiso will have
a real impact on the lives of the residents of the Nuevo Paraiso
community. Your purchase of their beautiful handmade paper will
provide the gift of hope for the future for Honduran women and their
families.
Our customers are the vital link in the bridge
we are building together, so please write Pegi Eyers at info@pegi-eyers.com
with your orders, requirements and suggestions. With your help we
can make a huge difference!
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vision without a task is but a dream,
a task without a vision is drudgery,
a vision with a task is the hope of the world.” |
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For newsletter and “News from the Village”
register your name, address and e-mail at
info@pegi-eyers.com

Artes del Paraiso, Women’s Cooperative, Nuevo Paraiso,
Honduras
pegi-eyers.com
Friends of Honduran Children, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
www.honduranchildren.com
Sociedad Amigos de los Ninos, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
www.sanios.org
Honduras: Basic Indicators
- Total population (millions) 6.8
- Annual no. of births (thousands) 205
- Annual no. of deaths among children under 5 9000
- No. of children under 5 malnourished (%) 17
- Income per capita (CDN$) $1,150
- Life expectancy at birth (years) 69
- Total adult literacy rate (%) 75
- Primary school enrollment (%) 88
Canada: Basic Indicators
- Total population (millions) 31
- Annual no. of births (thousands) 322
- Annual no. of deaths among children under 5 2000
- No. of children under 5 malnourished (%) N/A
- Income per capita (CDN$) 27,875
- Life expectancy at birth (years) 79
- Total adult literacy rate (%) 99
- Primary school enrollment (%) 99
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