Santos Tepaz

Producciones Tzununá (Tzununá, Sololá))

My name is Santos, I´m 23 years old and I’m the leader of Producciones Tzununa. I finished 9th grade but I didn’t continue studying. I got married when I was 17. In 2013, when I was pregnant with my son, I started to go to Wakami Workshops. At the beginning, it was hard because my husband didn’t want me to work. Because of my husband, I almost abandoned the group, but my parents encouraged me to keep on  coming and so I did. Now even my husband works with us in Producciones Tzununa.   When I was a little girl I dreamt of having a house of my own because the house I used to live was very small. Thanks to God I accomplished my first dream. It was hard but I made it. With the help of Wakami I built my own house. I haven’t stop dreaming. I dream that my son Félix has a good education. I dream to plant and sell coffee beans. We already bought the land in which we´ll start. I firmly believe we have to dare to dream, dream with open eyes, and work hard to achieve our goals.