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MERCADO GLOBAL
EST.
2004
MERCADO GLOBAL 33 Nassau Ave Ste 93 | Brooklyn, NY 11222 Tel: 718.838.9908 | www.mercadoglobal.org Mandie Braxton, Sales Director Dir: 310.948.5294 | sales@mercadoglobal.org
Mercado Global is a social enterprise with an innovative approach to fighting poverty and empowering women in rural Guatemala. By providing business development support and connecting artisan cooperatives to sales opportunities in the U.S. on an unprecedented scale, Mercado Global is a source of change in global sourcing patterns. Each Mercado Global collection starts with a journey to the highlands of Guatemala where our designers partner with indigenous women artisans to develop collections that combine Mayan craftsmanship with modern design. From one of the most marginalized populations in the world, our partner artisans are rising to become leaders in their communities and are sending their children to school, often for the first time.