In our first publication, we talked about the interest I have always had in knowing the Wayuu community more closely;
their art and culture. By virtue of this, the company “Somos Wayuu" was born.
Since 2015, after having fulfilled a missionary task in the United States, my attention began to drawn once again to the Wayuu community in the Colombian Guajira. This indicated to me personally that something new was coming. That something that had been brewing for a long time was about to come out.
This new awakening made me feel compassion for the community, mostly because of the situation she was living through. Because, just at that time, the news revealed the condition of abandonment and nutritional neglect of children. To such an extent that some of them died. This is no secret. It was national and international news!
I also stopped to examine some articles and videos I found on the Internet, which showed the situation of abuse and contempt to which Wayuu women was subjected when they sold their handicrafts in front of the beach in Riohacha, capital of the Department of the Guajira.
I have witnessed the hard work that women do within the Wayuu community, like weavers and as mothers. They are leaders and responsible workers. I have seen that since I was a girl.
Knowing what was going on, I decided to link up with this project by selling authentic products to contribute to the expansion of art and culture, and to dignify women's work.
I communicated the vision to my sons. They received it and together we have implemented it. After considering the importance of Wayuu art for us, we visited some shops selling Wayuu products, and by examining the quality and talking to the vendors, we found that some handbags was not woven in an a native way. However, they sold them as originals!
I thank God for the responsible support that each of my children and my husband have given me, which allows us to advance towards the fulfillment of our objectives.
