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Spotlight on social enterprises and responsible businesses in Central America

Check out these Good Market approved social enterprises, cooperatives, responsible businesses, and community initiatives in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. ❤️ Know an initiative that should be included? Get in touch or encourage them to apply.

Farming, Food, Body Care

El Castillo del Cacao

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

El Castillo del Cacao is Nicaragua’s first commercial chocolate factory. It was started in 2005 in Matagalpa near the cacao growing areas of Matiguás and Waslala. Previously, cacao from these areas was going to waste, and the only chocolate …

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Mezcal Amores

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Mezcal Amores was started in 2010 as a project of love for Mexico, the sun, the earth, the sacred agave, and the people who make mezcal possible. They are committed to continuous innovation; evolving, growing, and adapting through the …

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Tamula

Centro, Mexico

Tamula offers healthy, sustainably sourced gourmet food products that contribute to the economic empowerment of Mayan-speaking women from low-income rural communities in the Yucatan Peninsula. Their marmalades, hot sauces …

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Tierra & Lava

San Cristóbal El Alto, Guatemala

Tierra & Lava creates natural skincare products inspired by ancient Mayan wisdom and generates sustainable economic impact for smallholder farmers in Guatemala. Their deodorants, sunscreens, balms, serums, and soaps are made from …

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Fashion & Housewares

Cielo Hammocks

Centro, Mexico

Cielo Hammocks aims to alleviate poverty and promote gender equality in native Mayan communities in the Yucatán peninsula through the manufacture and distribution of traditional handwoven hammocks and hammock chairs. Ninety …

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Ensamble Artesano

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Ensamble Artesano is a collaborative platform developed by 36 partner organizations and projects to reactivate and strengthen the artisan sector in Mexico. Participants have a shared commitment to participatory design, local …

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Mayamam Weavers

Guatemala and United States

Mayamam Weavers is a women’s weaving cooperative in Cajolá, Guatemala that creates handwoven housewares and accessories for modern living, inspired by the rich colors, patterns, and traditional weaving techniques of Mayan culture …

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Mayan Hands

Guatemala and United States

Mayan Hands is a fair trade nonprofit dedicated to providing economic and educational opportunities to Mayan women and girls, so that they can build sustainable futures for themselves, their families, and their communities. It began in the …

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Niita

Esteli, Nicaragua

Niita is the international brand for the Manos Nicas network of artisans in Nicaragua. Manos Nicas supports artisan women affected by domestic violence and helps them become economically independent by providing training, design support …

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Pili Luna

Cauauira, Honduras

Pili Luna promotes social inclusion and environmental sustainability through fish leather and innovative design. They work with remote coastal fishing communities in Honduras and Costa Rica to transform fish skin, which is normally discarded …

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Taller Maya

Mérida, Mexico

Taller Maya is a collective brand formed by artisan social enterprises in the Yucatán peninsula and a creative team that works to keep the Mayan culture alive. They started in 2002 with the social and economic development work of …

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Tekiti

Guadalajara, Mexico

Tekiti helps connect artisan workshops in rural Mexico with new commercial relationships and economic opportunities. They have developed a network of artisan community leaders across 6 states and more than 35 artisanal techniques …

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UPAVIM Crafts

Guatemala and United States

UPAVIM is a self-run cooperative of women in La Esperanza, Guatemala that provides leadership opportunities, greater economic independence, and education for members and their families. They source traditional cotton cloth directly …

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Yabal

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Yabal creates modern sustainable fashion and housewares, increases opportunities and quality of life for indigenous women in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, and helps preserve the traditional art of Mayan back-strap weaving …

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Community & Environment

Cambiatus

Moravia, Costa Rica

Cambiatus is an open source platform that enables communities and other groups with environmental and social objectives to create and implement their own community currencies and collaborative businesses through social …

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Christopher Brosse

Savegre de Aguirre, Costa Rica

Christopher Brosse works with citizens, entrepreneurs, corporations, and other institutions to transition from linear to circular practices. The founder writes articles, gives talks, and conducts training programs on sustainability, …

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Fortech

Cartago, Costa Rica

Fortech is a circular economy pioneer that specializes in hazardous and industrial waste recycling. They use state-of-the-art technology to remove toxic and dangerous materials from the environment and help organizations responsibly close  …

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International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN)

San Ramón, Costa Rica

The International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN) promotes analog forestry as a restoration tool for degraded landscapes and an income alternative for rural communities. Developing food forests and food gardens according to analog forestry …

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Nangu

Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Nangu aims to restore degraded land and turn it into regenerative food forests through a network of purpose-driven organizations that grow, process, and distribute food, medicine, materials, and other forest products. The first Nangu  …

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Promesa

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Promesa is dedicated to transforming environmental education in Mexico through sustainability programs in schools, homes, companies, and other organizations. For school programs, one of the first steps is segregation and collection …

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trashtalk*studio

Ciudad de México, Mexico

trashtalk*studio is a creative eco lab and podcast that aims to uplift, inspire, and empower change-makers and game-changers. The eco lab offers talks, workshops, consulting and storytelling services, and group journey programs for …

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Enterprise Services

Agora Partnerships

Managua, Nicaragua

Agora is working towards a world in which business is genuinely driven by social and environmental sustainability. They focus on creating inclusive prosperity across Latin America by accelerating the growth of purpose-driven entrepreneurs, …

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All to the People

Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico

All to the People supports social business entrepreneurs working in underprivileged communities. They raise awareness about social business, provide financing and free services, and connect changemakers with talent, skill sharing spaces, free …

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Uplifting Women by MGA

Managua, Nicaragua

Uplifting Women by MGA enables collaboration between local and international organizations working for the economic empowerment of women in Central America. Their platform showcases organizations that uplift women and helps them …

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Travel

Eat Like a Local México

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Eat Like a Local offers authentic, personalized food safaris in Mexico City for people who hate tours, love tacos, and want to support responsible tourism. The founder is an abuse survivor and chose to establish Eat Like a Local as a women-only …

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