This women’s group was happy and enthusiastic to receive recognition of their efforts to acquire skills in handcraft techniques. La Carpio is a multi-ethnic urban community, where a diverse number of nationalities can be found.
The Costa Rican Lutheran Church offers services to the entire community including people of lower socio-economic classes. La Carpio is a community of struggles, dreams, hopes and huge potential.
Some of these people belong to the women’s group who meets weekly in the Costa Rican Lutheran Church, in order to learn traditional techniques, but also to share their life stories with other women.
This group is coordinated by Ms. Marta Giron, promoter of the Human Rights Program of the Costa Rican Lutheran Church. She has been supporting various women's groups in urban and rural communities.
One of the participants expressed:
“I like it here. I am proud and happy that I share, I go out and I can earn some extra money.”
Furthermore, the group gave the Faith Lutheran delegation a detailed economic report on a previous donation made with the aim of conducting workshops for women in Bio-Health and to make improvements on the workshop and purchase furniture for the workshop room.
Teresa Guadamuz, coordinator of the Women’s Human Rights commented:
“You in Minnesota and other states, we in Costa Rica are just one body, one church. Our energies are joined. With your cooperation we can do more for women. The energy and actions unite us.”
The women, the delegation from Faith Lutheran, and staff and children from the Casa Abierta Day Care shared a warm afternoon filled with games, achievements, support and solidarity that strengthen the relationships between both churches.
English adviser:
DeNae vanWestrienen