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Sumacc Ruraq
Sumacc Ruraq - Yauli,
Huancavelica
Leon Taype, Antonio Taype, Lorenzo Taype, Cornelio Carbajal, Leon Ataypoma, Benita Pavear, Mercedes Taype, Prescinciona Taype, Maria Emilia Alany
The
Taype family has long been weavers and
knitters.
They first entered the field when in the early
nineties, a government-supported
project was implemented in the Junin province
to cultivate and develop the
knitting market. Through this project, female
knitters were taught new designs
and trained to improve their existing skills.
After only a few large orders were
placed and fulfilled by the new artisans, the
project was terminated, leaving
many people, including the Taype family,
disillusioned and without work. After a
year or so the Taypes decided to visit Lima to
ascertain how to continue the
work that the project had started. They
learned how and for the past 13 years
they have been knitting beautiful crafts!
The Taypes have also organized workshops in communities to improve knitting skills and now they work with over 80 knitters in various communities throughout Yauli in a group named Sumacc Ruraq. Communities are specialized so that one makes gloves, another, scarves, and yet another, socks.
ATIYPAQ,
a member
institution of the Joining Hands Peru Network,
has been instrumental in assuring
that transparency exists throughout the group
by providing training in the Fair
Trade principles. All artisans know what
Sumacc Ruraq receives for their
products and have a better idea of the costs
and risks that Sumacc Ruraq assumes
to provide them with steady work. This
transparency has improved mutual trust in
the communities.
The
income these women make from
knitting is the principal source of income for
their families.
It allows them to knit 2 or 3 hours a
day when they aren't doing the many
other tasks that they have each day in their
rural areas including farming and
raising animals. The coordination that the
Taype family has provided makes it
possible for the women to turn their knitting
skills into income without
neglecting all their other activities.
Leon Taype, Antonio Taype, Lorenzo Taype, Cornelio Carbajal, Leon Ataypoma, Benita Pavear, Mercedes Taype, Prescinciona Taype, Maria Emilia Alany
The Taypes have also organized workshops in communities to improve knitting skills and now they work with over 80 knitters in various communities throughout Yauli in a group named Sumacc Ruraq. Communities are specialized so that one makes gloves, another, scarves, and yet another, socks.