Here the women are making jellies, jams, wines, jewelry and wicker baskets for the small-business fair that was held the 6th of June. The jams were made from tomatoes, pineapple and papaya and were delicious!
Here is a photo of Colleen working on a cross-stitch project, as some of the women look on. Colleen will soon start classes on cross-stitch, with the hopes that the women will learn to make pillows and other things to sell. 
A picture of flor de Jamaica (Hibiscus flower) with water, boiling down.
A picture of Doña Julia making wicker baskets. They are made from a type of cane. Steve helped to make strips from the cane, and here she is weaving them to make baskets. She learned this from her grandmother and mother, and is teaching the younger girls. She related that her husband left her a few years ago for another woman, but said he was very abusive, and is better off now that he is gone. This is the story of many women here.
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