Yumajai People

Meet the people behind this co-creation

Gabriela Nacequia: Learned her ancestral work from her grandmother and her mother at age 8. Her dream is to bring her knowledge and tradition to more women in the world and to create a better future for her children and community. Gabriela is a proud artisan from the Embera Chami Tribe.

 

 

 

 

 James Nacequia: Learned his ancestral work from his grandmother and his mother at age 8. He wants to support his family and his community by preserving the tribal artisan knowledge, and one day wants to have his own house for his young family. James is a proud artisan from the Embera Chami Tribe.

 

 

Mónica Tanigama: Learned this ancestral work from her grandmother and her mother at age 8. Her dream is to develop her artistic talent & to find more ways to keep her tradition alive. Monica is a proud artisan from the Embera Chami Tribe

 

 

Jhon Faber Nacequia: Learned this ancestral work from his grandmother and his mother at age 8. He dreams of finishing high school and wants to be a role model for young Embera community members on how to form the balance between new and old. Jhon Faber is a proud artisan from the Embera Chami Tribe.

Dror Noy: A Social Innovation expert, entrepreneur, enjoys the fusion between old and new, believe in diversity. working with Social technology in the last 6 years around the world with a different organization and business.

 

 

 

Talya Weinberg: Dreamer, doer, social entrepreneur, social clown, lover of ethical fashion and ancestral cultures.
Expert in working with vulnerable communities using the clown archetype, theater, and social technologies in order to create social impact projects around the world.