Becky Burton, (left) Alverno College Milwaukee, WI Biology Professor, volunteers with 21 de Julio pottery artisan Teodosia Esquivel in 21 de Julio Paraguay

“I attended the Alverno Latin America Studies Initiative trip in 2004.  Our visit
to a local artisan near Tobati was unforgettable.  We could see that the area
where she lived was very impoverished and that her own means were very limited.
However, she had a great deal of pride in her skills and graciously shared them
with us.  When I tried to mix and shape the clay, I had a new understanding of
the strength and technique required in her art.  Our visit to a local school
showed us dedicated teachers and enthusiastic students who had benefitted from
the contributions of Hecho a Mano, but still had many needs. Paraguay Hecho a
Mano has found a way to help communities by empowering local people to get fair
compensation for their artwork.  I was impressed with what they have achieved.” – Rebecca Burton, Milwaukee, WI.

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Volunteer helping to plant garden at Defensores del Chaco school in 21 de Julio Paraguay

Students at the Defensores del Chaco Elementary School in 21 de Julio Paraguay learn how to care for a garden from Paraguay Hecho a Mano Usa Inc. volunteers from the Pan American International School, Luque, Paraguay. The food raised in the garden is used by the artisan mothers who come and cook a hot lunch for the children every day.

Click on the link below to listen to volunteers teaching the children at the Defensores del Chaco Elementary School!
Volunteers Teaching Children

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Volunteer teaches children how to make a jigsaw puzzle 21 de Julio Paraguay

Travel to Paraguay and volunteer to help Paraguayan artisans and immerse yourself in the culture!

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Volunteer Trip Experience


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Volunteers planting citrus trees Defensores del Chaco School 21 de Julio Paraguay

High school seniors from the Pan American International School in Luque, Paraguay spent their senior year community service project in service to Paraguay Hecho a Mano.  Each team of three or four students chose one of the United Nations Millennium Goals as a focus and designed a project in conjunction with the Defensores del Chaco elementary school located in the pottery artisan community of 21 de Julio near Tobati Paraguay.  The school desparately needed fruit trees to provide shade for the children to play under, as well as providing fruit to feed the children during their lunch time.  One team planted more than 30 citrus trees with the help of the sixth grade class!

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U. S. Ambassador to Paraguay Liliana Ayalde visits PHAM artisan Editrudis Noguera in 21 de Julio Paraguay.

Man and woman...ceramic work made by hand...PHAM artisan Editrudis Noguera in 21 de Julio Paraguay.

Paraguay Hecho a Mano USA, Inc. artisan Editrudis Noguera produces outstanding large human and animal pottery figures by taking orders from customers, who have included the United States ambassador to Paraguay, Liliana Ayalda.

Editrudis has five children in the PHAM Aid to artisan children program.

Magda

Jose

Guido

Freddy

Cesar

Restoring Paraguayan culture through education and healthcare…one child at a time!