Rosa Davila, on the right, is one of the original founders of the Nueva Vida Cooperative. Before becoming involved, she used to wash other people's clothes for a living. As the oldest of eleven children, she had only studied in school through the 6th grade. Once becoming a co-op member she completed high school by attending school from 8AM to 5PM on Saturdays for five years. It was hard for her to work and study at the same time, but she has now completed high school, and has also studied a little accounting and how to do exporting. She imports raw materials for the cooperative, and manages the storage warehouse.
The bottom photo shows Bella, a pet monkey that visited with our tour group when we met with an American NGO that assisted the Nueva Vida Cooperative during its formation. Bella moved from lap to lap throughout our meeting. In this picture Bella is sitting with Michael.
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