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<b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Aid to Artisans (ATA) helps creates market linkages between retail stores in the U.S. and Europe and artisan producer groups in rural communities. In Cajamarca the design of high-end pillows woven with traditional Peruvian looms and pottery designed for the shelves of Pottery Barn start with the expertise of designer Mimi Robinson. Mimi designs for Pottery Barn as well as other retail outlets. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Mimi designs products with the help of local textile designer Constantino Laura who works with the women in Atoctambo to make sure proper techniques and color matching take place. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> The women of Atoctambo in the department of Cajamarca. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> A typical Atoctambo weaving loom. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Paula is weaving a pillow designed for Pottery Barn, one of her customers. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> The Atoctambo weavers sell locally designed carpets in the local Canafisto market. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Marina is consulting Mimi's design specifications in order to translate her customer's product to the loom. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Peruvian pillows appeal to consumers in both U.S. and European markets. With the help of ATA, Atoctambo and Canafisto weavers display their products at the New York International Gift Fair held every August and January in New York City. The show attracts wholesale buyers from around the world. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Atoctambo and Canafisto pillows in Domino Magazine, November 2006 issue. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Support to Rural Entrepreneurs </b><br> The final product for sale to Yanchoca and other local markets. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Atoctambo and Canafisto pillows in Elle Decor Magazine, August 2006 issue. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br>In addition to textile work ATA worked with the ceramic makers of Keramic Makkas to bring Peruvian ceramics to international consumers. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> This ceramist is setting the mold to design a set of serving plates. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br>This ceramist is using a traditional potter's wheel to make bowls for his customer. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> After the bowl is designed on the potter's wheel it is then painted to the customer's design specifications. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Once the serving platter and bowls are finished they are fired in a kiln to set the glaze. <b>Aid to Artisans</b><br><b>Artisan Businesses of Cajamarca II</b><br> Cajamarcan ceramics from Keramic Makkas are ready for export. <b>Ashoka</b><br><b>Fellowship Stipend of Ricardo Soto</b><br>Ricardo Soto (third from the left) is an Ashoka Fellow. Ricardo works primarily with low income rural families and POF funds Ricardo's stipend and revolving fund. Ricardo's revolving fund, tested in several local pilots and ready for national expansion, is a relatively simple loan system that is structured to solve an array of economic, cultural, and bureaucratic obstacles to school enrollment for rural children.
 

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