KUSIKUY means "Make yourself happy" in Quechua - the language of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador's Andes Mountains. Make yourself happy exploring the lives and experiences of indigenous women working under the Fair Trade model. As a Fair Trade producer, journalist, and academic, I strive to make authentic voices heard in order to create public discussion, grow understanding, and bring about greater justice.
Here's an interview with Antonia Rodriguez. I have known and have been working with Antonia off and on since I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in training in 1996. In January, Bolivian President Evo Morales appointed her as the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy (Ministra de Desarrollo Productivo y Economia Plural). Congratulations to Antonia!
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