http://www.dosomething.org/taxonomy/term/6319 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.dosomething.org/node/63764 <p><p>For too long, Colombia’s good people have been overshadowed by the stories of cartel and terrorist groups. This reputation has prevented others from bringing aid to a small, but desperate population. On our last trip there, we met a woman entrepreneur that has been volunteering her knitting skills to help poor artisans in desolate villages. She asked for our help, and we created project &quot;Promising Growth&quot; or &quot;Asi Crecemos&quot; (&quot;how we grow&quot; in Spanish).</p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dosomething.org/node/63764">read more</a></p> http://www.dosomething.org/node/63764#comments artisans Colombia Community Building end poverty fair trade handbags promising growth South America women 40.769796 -74.022351 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:12:53 -0500 PromisingGrowth 63764 at http://www.dosomething.org