Oxlajuj B'atz' ---- Thirteen Threads ---- Trece Hilos

 "We have known for decades that the best way for ... the world to thrive is to ensure that its women have the freedom, power, and knowledge to make decisions affecting their own lives and those of their families and communities." - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan

 Thirteen Threads provides training and educational opportunities to Maya women's groups throughout rural areas of Guatemala. More than 400 women in 22 groups currently participate in the project.  We organize workshops, classes, and community follow-ups, as well as host two interns per year through our Young Mayan Women Internship Program.

Our programs are concentrated in the following four areas: Artisan Skills Health and Well-Being Democracy and Group Organization Small Business Skills (including a new micro-lending program)

For more information about Thirteen Threads activities, please refer to our brochure and the following status reports:

English brochure

Espanol brochure

Quarterly Report, April-June, 2009

Quarterly Report, January-March, 2009

Five Year Report, 2003-2008