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Featured artist, Asunta Pelaez
After being diagnosed with a debilitating illness, this Peruvian artisan found something that no self-help book could offer. It gave her a thousand reasons to live.
Through her intricate hand-painted glass pieces, Asunta Pelaez tells a story about overcoming life's most difficult challenges. Through her role as a female entrepreneur, she transforms global perspectives about the powerful place of women in the world of business.
Mirian Otzin
From Guatemala
Empowering Women
Mirian embodies the Women's Empowerment badge for the strength she has shown in the face of atrocity. As the survivor of a terrible incident of sexual abuse, Mirian continues to inspire us with her resilience. As a young girl, she learned the art of hand weaving from her mother and prides herself on preserving this ancient tradition and proudly passing it on to her children.
Marisol Monge
From El Salvador
Empowering Women
As a single mother who struggled to pay her bills, Marisol was once on the verge of homelessness with her young daughter. Today, she supports her daughter's education, gives back to her community, and employs 16 people, many of whom might struggle to find jobs elsewhere.
Mary Geluda
From Brazil
Empowering Women
Mary is no stranger to life's serious difficulties, but she faces it all with courage. After a 17 hour brain surgery, Mary was forced to confront the painful reality of being a single parent after her husband left her and her children. In the face of these significant challenges, Mary has been able to provide for her family through her art. She is an amazing example of women's empowerment.
Anita Contreras
From Peru
Empowering Women
Anita is an important representative of the Women's Empowerment badge, in part because her struggle is still ongoing. Forced to marry a man she didn't love, Anita has endured a lifetime of belittling taunts from her husband. Although he mocks her ceramic work, she continues to produce art in hopes that she may one day have the financial stability to leave him. She is a reminder that women's empowerment is not a simple destination but a continuous process.
Alejandra Aceves
From Mexico
Empowering Women
Alejandra suffers from debilitating fibromyalgia yet still managed to RUN A MARATHON! While Alejandra experiences extreme pain on a daily basis, she never lets it hold her back. A fervent supporter of female empowerment, Alejandra pays it forward by employing other women, who she pays fair wages so that they can support themselves and their families.
Diana Dewi
From Indonesia
Empowering Women
For years, Diana suffered physical, verbal, and psychological abuse from her husband. He refused to provide any financial support for her or her children for eight years of their marriage. Fearing for her life, Diana fled the house one day with only the clothes she was wearing. To this day, she fights to regain custody of her children in hopes that she can provide them a better life. Of her own pain, she says, "It doesn't matter how big or difficult the challenge is, what matters is how we take care of it, get up, and survive."
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