Crista Nuñez graduated as an elementary school bilingual teacher. Later, she studied Industrial Design, seeing that, through design she could solve day to day problems. However, two things led her to launch a cultural entrepreneurship: The course Design for Development, a class where she learned about the World handicrafts; and her presidency of the team ENACTUS where, as a student, she executed a number of social projects that had great impact. After that, and in an effort to raise awareness about culture, she decided to create DIDART. DIDART, which means craft teaching, seeks to educate and stimulate children to value their culture. Her project allows children to virtually visit artisan communities with the use of holograms, virtual maps, and other resources to learn about their culture and crafting techniques, stimulating the students’ imagination to create their own pieces. The materials used come from natural resources that indigenous women gather to develop their own handicrafts. Through DIDART, it is possible to generate jobs for more than 250 artisans in different parts of Guatemala and to educate children in history. Crista believes that her model can be replicated with other indigenous communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. WebSite: www.didartcultura.com
Website: http://didartcultura.com/