The magic of San Cristobal does not stop inside the city walls. Hidden in the mountains surrounding the city are thousands of tiny Mayan villages where the local culture, food, dress and religion are all preserved. During the first three days of our trip we had an opportunity to visit these hidden gems with an organization called Namaste-Direct. Namaste-Direct (
www.Namaste-Direct.org) is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco whose mission is to support the work of micro-finance organizations in Central America and also to educate young people about micro-finance. We, along with a group of
donors, staff and board members visited the Mayan "centros" funded by Namaste, witnessing first hand how micro-credit is working to alleviate poverty in Chiapas. The hand made shawls, shirts, scarves, belts and other beautiful works of art were inspiring to see. We will be spending the remainder of our time here helping Al Sol, Namaste's partner MFI, to add a business education program to their current offering. Very cool project!
The magic of San Cristobal does not stop inside the city walls. Hidden in the mountains surrounding the city are thousands of tiny Mayan villages where the local culture, food, dress and religion are all preserved. During the first three days of our trip we had an opportunity to visit these hidden gems with an organization called Namaste-Direct. Namaste-Direct (www.Namaste-Direct.org) is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco whose mission is to support the work of micro-finance organizations in Central America and also to educate young people about micro-finance. We, along with a group of 
donors, staff and board members visited the Mayan "centros" funded by Namaste, witnessing first hand how micro-credit is working to alleviate poverty in Chiapas. The hand made shawls, shirts, scarves, belts and other beautiful works of art were inspiring to see. We will be spending the remainder of our time here helping Al Sol, Namaste's partner MFI, to add a business education program to their current offering. Very cool project!
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