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Entrepreneur, Artisan, Mother, Persona, Community Leader... We
are Glocal Connection!
As I ponder on a story to share with you, too many came to mind.
But the truth is I have wanted to write about Florinda Can. I find her story
inspirational. Her tenacity to combine difficult life experience and artisanal
skills into a business to empower and change the lives of the individuals in
her community, I think this merits a round of applause! Florinda, a native
Guatemalan designer & owner of Kem Ajachel, is one of the brands we sell at
www.msglocalstyle.com.
Glocal Connection, was founded a year ago by two girls with
global roots; infused with love of travel, style & business; a desire to
empower others & to make the world a better place for all who inhabit it.
Even though our journey started four years ago with the communities in
Guatemala it was recently that we finalized the business structure. Our goal is
to infuse what is a nonprofit mission of goodness with a balance sheet of a
profitable company. We believe in the mantra, “give a person a fish, he will
eat for a day. Teach a person to fish, he will eat for a lifetime”. And so we
have done it!!!
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Under our platform they learn how to be relevant in the global
market, as we design and implement sustainable business practices that best
fits their business model and their country infrastructure. Kem Ajachel
community brings, lifestyle products, jewelry, & women accessories to
modern living through ancient traditional skills. The weaving and designs on
the products are simply superb; making each accessory one of a kind due to the
nature of its makers. Glocal Connection’s mission is to impact society in a positive
way through economic development, people empowerment & connecting the dots
for these communities of artisans and micro-producers. As we understand how the
world has become a small place and as a result the supply chain must be altered
and innovative.
Florinda started working at the age of 7. At that time, she was
offered gum as payment for her work and designs. Throughout the years, she
continued to work and came to realize she was not the only one working for
pennies. As an adult and mother of 3, with her limited education, she had a
vision; to advocate for her people to stop the exploitation and decided to
start a community with a micro-loan. Despite the limitations, obstacles and
competition with foreign organizations, Kem Ajachel is now a private company in
Guatemala that employs 70+ people full time. The goal of the visionary is to
have 1000 weavers and a school for younger generations to learn the trade.
Glocal Connection continues to work directly on the back end to provide
industry knowledge to position their products in the US and UK. We personally
love their accessories and we are engaged in their success, as it is our own!
Who said you can’t help others while building a business. We invite you to
become a stylish ambassador and Impact GLObal Shop loCAL!!!
We are proud to share our journey with you. There is more to
come. We are expanding our platform to Uganda (leather products), Kenya (kids
clothing) & Brazil (flip-flops). Stay tuned!
And a big thank you to Estilo Mum for this opportunity to share
our story.
Written by Ms. Glocal
Contributing Blogger
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