Chocofibres

Chocofibres is a women’s cooperative that creates eco-friendly bags using fiber from tree bark and natural dyes bought from indigenous groups in the Colombian jungle. Chocofibres is a project in Colombia that creates livelihood opportunities for artisans and their families in Colombia's most violent region, reaching out in particular to those displaced by violence and the marginalized population of Afro-Colombias who face severe discrimination. This impoverished region is largely ignored by the government, receives little funding, lacks roads and other infrastructure and is ... more