Peruvian mother supports family through weaving
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In Ayacucho, Peru, María Luz Candia supports her three children through her textile weaving and keeps a generational tradition alive.
Candia learned to weave from her mother, who made blankets using a traditional method. Though she studied technical nursing in Lima, Candia chose to pursue weaving as a business and successfully funded her children’s higher education through her craft.
Currently 62 years old, Candia continues to weave and hopes to share her knowledge with others so they can start their own businesses. She worked diligently, completing three or four pieces per week to cover expenses, while also raising her children as a single mother. Now, Candia’s three children work with her in her workshop, and she expresses pride in their accomplishments.
She still aims to fulfill a long-held dream of opening a museum to showcase her work and the art of weaving. El Comercio newspaper and Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) created the “Peruanos que Suman” (“Peruvians Who Add Up”) campaign to recognize people making positive impacts in their communities, and they are currently in the third year of the project.
