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Bringing artisans together and getting out of the way

I was still feeling weak and sick from my second trip to the Ampiyacu so I welcomed Segundina’s help to figure out how to handle this challenge. In this situation, some buyers simply say “this order is rejected because these products don’t meet our specifications.” We have worked hard, however, to establish trust in our relationships with our artisan partners. We acknowledge that while their job is to make quality crafts; CACE needs to recognize their reality which sometimes means admitting that we have asked them to do something that just wasn’t possible. We all need to be flexible and figure out the best solution available. Continue reading →