I feel extremely lucky for my participation in DEED: Development through Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and Design. This program that I helped start in 2007 helps artisan women in Guatemala (for now, but hoping to expand to other countries) create sustainable businesses through the sale of their artisan goods and through the promotion of sustainable tourism.

I am in Guatemala again for 10 days with 7 students and you can stay tuned via our blog, or read more details on our website, at http://www.thenewschoolcollaborates.com