Fair Trade Pocket Disc
Phd Productions works with Mayan women who are indigenous weavers in the highlands of Guatemala. Its mission is to support these local women, their weaving groups, and small family businesses, by providing consistent, fair income. The Pocket Discs produced by these women are made by crocheting, an ancient traditional craft which women can do at home while caring for their families. Today, despite government decrees that guarantee equal rights for Indians, indigenous peoples like the Maya remain at the bottom rung of the political and economic ladder. In Guatemala more than half of the total population is poor, but almost three-quarters of the six million strong indigenous population is poor.
