‘Trip of a Millennium’
First…join the Maya Global Tree of Life and become a founding member of the Maya Global 2012 foundation. You will receive important news and updates from Maya Global regarding the 2012 trip to Honduras and Guatemala as well as informative updates on the Maya Global 2012 individual projects. You will also be entered to win an all-expense paid spot on the trip!
Then check out the details of The Maya Global 2012 Trip – December 13-22 in Guatemala and Honduras. These two important steps to ‘call to action’ will help us tell the world there are new sustainable socio-economic business models to reverse rural poverty and environmental degradation around the world now for the 21st Century. Society’s old existing models are not getting it done…it’s a new world.
Developing sustainable agricultural industries is a key component of Maya Global
SAAQ’ ACH’OODI NIMLA K’ALEB’AL (SANK)
The SANK project benefits 33 indigenous communities in the northern Alta Verapaz department in Guatemala. The Sechocho community association has 115 growers of Maya Red Cacao (coco) the key ingredient in award winning gourmet chocolate. The cacao price is set at the NYSE. Most farmers receive much less than this price though the Maya red cacao is worth 50% more. This situation is typical for all of the growers in SANK’s network, not just those growing cacao. While SANK is working to change this, an agreement with Maya Global would alter the entire equation by allowing the Maya to enter the retail marketplace and bypass the wholesalers. SANK has other growers producing crops like sweet potatoes and yucca as well as a wide variety of fruits, nuts, and more. Plans are in the works to combine these additional products in the effort to produce more value added products.
Reducing Poverty and Improving Environments
Maya Global selects its local initiatives by choosing to support those that have already gained the support of the indigenous people. Maya Global then partners with them to create a new entity that meets the Maya Global Standards of Operation. The new companies must have social goals that are an integral part of their business plan. They must have employee ownership programs. They must offer meaningful participation to growers that supply their products. They must share profits with a community foundation that will fund regional projects such as health clinics, educational facilities, and water systems.
The most common obstacle these companies face in gaining access to global markets is a lack of production facilities and money. They cannot borrow the money and even if they could, paying the interest would bankrupt them. Maya Global will fund these needed facilities and programs with grants through its non-profit foundation and corporate sponsors. An agreement with Maya Global would alter the entire equation of obstacles by allowing the Maya projects to enter the retail marketplace through our New Leaf World Marketplace and bypass the wholesalers, distributors and others through the online marketplace. Consequently, a value-chain is created where 90% of every retail sale goes back to the individual project enterprise.
