Milli is a Nahuatl Word ( native Salvadorean language) meaning –Parcel of land to feed a family-, Amantolli means- Artesan hands-; therefore, Milli Amantolli is a Brand that makes – sosteinable, natural, unique, hand stiched products to impact artesan´s familys wellbeing around the country, both economically and psicologically on their self-steem in 5 of the 14 departmets of El Salvador. We start our bussiness innovating in the fashion market with – quirurgical- cotton gauze scarfs and moved on to a beach fashion Brand, due to the freshness and originality qualities of our raw material .starting our first exportation sale in 2016 to British Islands. In 2017 we participated in our first international fair in New York , presenting two new lines of products, our cotton & Indigo hand stiched dresses, and Textile Art Therapy Kits with loom cloth, opening up a new export market in one of the 10 best toy stores in New York.
This project Linking Central American Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) with the Global Gifts and Home Decoration Market aims to improve the export performance of women-led-enterprises from Central America to sell online. The project beneficiaries are 200 women-led-companies involved in the sale and export of handicrafts for the gift and home decoration industries. Alongside work to improve product quality and design, the women-led businesses are trained and prepared to list on international online marketplaces such as Etsy and eBay, develop and optimize their own websites, use different digital marketing channels to generate traffic and sales, receive online payments, prepare orders for shipment and provide quality customer service.
Location
Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Funded by
The European Union (EU)
Partners
Etsy, eBay, DHL, Payoneer, SIECA