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Awamaki

@Awamaki

NGO bringing economic opportunity to indigenous Quechua women through sustainable tourism and women’s artisanal cooperatives.

 Ollantaytambo, Peru
awamaki.org
Joined April 2010
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Originally told she could not go to Antarctica without another woman to accompany her, Peden now has a line of cliffs on the continent named in her honor. smithmag.co/GwTMK7
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#MondayMotivation: Encourage and empower one another for a gender-equal world.
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Tourism for Tomorrow awards 2019: winners and finalists #TravelTuesday #IFWTWA @WTTC @Awamaki @LemonTreeHotels @cardamomtent @Nikoi @Intrepid_Travel @MasungiGeo #SocEnt #Sustainability buff.ly/2G9gcLL via @guardian
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Hear it from the winners: Kennedy Leavens from @Awamaki talks about receiving the Social Impact Award at @WTTC's #T4TAwards. #GSSeville
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@WTTC4 Apr 2019
Congratulations to the winner of the Social Impact Tourism for Tomorrow Award! Awamaki Peru @Awamaki #T4TAwards #GSSeville
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A huge, hearty congratulations to the winners in this year's @WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards! Our Head of Travel @IrvAtLarge presented the Climate Action Award. Here's all the winners. telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/… @Bucuti @Awamaki @lemontreehotels @StKittsTourism @SEEturtles
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Many congratulations to @Awamaki for winning the Social Impact award at the @WTTC #T4TAwards in #Seville ! awamaki.org/ #GSSeville #ThursdayThoughts #ThursdayMotivation #Sustainabletourism #responsiblehospitality #ChangeMakers #sustainability #Peru #Socialimpact
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The real #Changemakers are the the ones who work on what they believe on a daily basics. Congratulations to all the winners of #T4TAwards today @bucuti @lemontreehotels @stkittstourism @awamaki @seeturtles #MHIatWTTC
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In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay, here are some incredible #travel experiences that put #women in the spotlight. @gadventures @Intrepid_Travel @Awamaki @ThorpeVineyard #travel #travelwriting #iwd travelzoo.com/blog/the-women…
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Congratulations to all the @WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Finalists! Best of luck to everyone shortlisted for the Social Impact Award @Awamaki Intrepid Group & Nikoi Island #ResponsibleHospitality #TuesdayMotivation #TravelTuesday #SustainableTourism #T4TAwards
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@WTTC15 Jan 2019
Meet our 2019 WTTC’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists. Congratulations everyone!

Meet the 2019 WTTC's Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists!

The World Travel and Tourism Council is delighted to announce the 15 finalists for its 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.

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Our most recently posted short doc is 'Awana.' Set in the Peruvian Andes, it takes a look at the weeklong process of making a traditional Quechua scarf by hand loom. Check it out! Thanks to @Awamaki for help on the film. junglesinparis.com/stories/w…
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Fair Trade is more than just equitable wages. Fair Trade is about equality, sourcing transparency, and respect for talent. We empower artisans to create one of a kind products in safe working conditions with sustainable pay.
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Working with artisans from @Awamaki, allows us to directly help indigenous Quechua women artisans in Peru. #giveback
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A great photo from the IPSP of Dylan Edgell! He spent his summer with @Awamaki in Ollantaytambo, Peru. 🇵🇪 bit.ly/2FUA8i3 #BuildingBridges
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Who are your true #heroes ? Mine include all the founders of organizations like @awamaki
Awamaki (@Awamaki) profile pictureAwamaki@Awamaki18 Jul 2018
Who are your heroes or she-roes? We have many, including all of the artisans in our 9 cooperatives! #WomenMakeChange #Inspiration #Heroes #Andes
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Escape into the Andes and peek into the daily lives of the rural women artisans of Peru. The @Awamaki's Women’s Cooperative Program trains women artisans and helps the cooperatives spin off into independent small businesses.
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Students from @LJCountryDay spent Wednesday with one of our partners in Peru, @Awamaki, learning about how they are able to create a lasting impact within the rural Andes of Peru by empowering female business leaders. #globaled #sacredvalley #peru.
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Power to you indigenous women of Peru! You live on the frontlines of struggles against greedy corporations & their political allies, defending your rights to steward your natural resources- land, forest, & water. Great respect. teapawt.net/awamaki/status/9786403… – at Nairobi, Kenya
Awamaki (@Awamaki) profile pictureAwamaki@Awamaki27 Mar 2018
Winnie Byanyima: Ugandan politician and activist who entered the workforce as an aeronautical engineer. She is currently serving her second five-year term as the executive director of Oxfam International. @oxfam @Winnie_Byanyima #WomenInCharge #WomenMakeChange
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Inspired by @Awamaki's prize-winning video and want to support their work? Visit their project on GlobalGiving today! bit.ly/28QdYPW
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