100% of your money goes to support the Sister City Project. We are a non-profit, volunteer run organization. Your dollars will immediately go to work helping Teosinte’s youth achieve their dreams of higher education and help fund other humanitarian and development projects that benefit Teosinte. Donations are tax-deductible.
Your dollars go far in El Salvador.
$ 45.00 will pay for a high school student’s supplies for one year
$ 90.00 will pay for a university student’s books and supplies for one year
$ 270.00 will pay for transportation for approximately a year of high school
$ 400.00 will pay for a university student’s shared housing for one year
Consider making a donation in honor of a loved one’s birthday or holiday gift . Both of you will receive a beautiful acknowledgment card.
Your dollars go far in El Salvador.
$ 45.00 will pay for a high school student’s supplies for one year
$ 90.00 will pay for a university student’s books and supplies for one year
$ 270.00 will pay for transportation for approximately a year of high school
$ 400.00 will pay for a university student’s shared housing for one year
Consider making a donation in honor of a loved one’s birthday or holiday gift . Both of you will receive a beautiful acknowledgment card.
Purchase Products Sewn by The Teosinte Women's Cooperative
Purchase something beautiful and unique that also provides vital income to the Teosinte women’s sewing cooperative and their partners, the “Asociacion Maya” women’s weaving cooperative in Guatemala. Fabric is hand woven and crafts are fair-trade so you can feel good about them.
Contact us anytime to purchase at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com or find at us craft fairs including: Town Day, Bishop School Craft Fair, and Family Folk Choral Concerts. Yoga mats available year round at Fitness First in Arlington.
Contact us anytime to purchase at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com or find at us craft fairs including: Town Day, Bishop School Craft Fair, and Family Folk Choral Concerts. Yoga mats available year round at Fitness First in Arlington.
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Purchase Coffee Beans From
Izotalillo, El Salvador
Izotalillo, El Salvador
Arlington Café beans are sourced directly from the small village of Izotalillo, El Salvador. The cool, mountain climate creates a smooth, rustic coffee with a mellow, nutty-chocolate flavor profile, perfect for slow sipping and savoring.
During El Salvador's brutal 12 year Civil War Izotalillo was destroyed and villagers fled for their lives. Survivors returned and rebuilt in 1993, planting coffee, beans and corn. These coffee beans are the fruits of their labor. 100% of proceeds support health, education and leadership projects in Izotalillo and Teosinte, El Salvador. Order coffee beans by e-mailing us at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com. Ask us about joining our Coffee Club!
During El Salvador's brutal 12 year Civil War Izotalillo was destroyed and villagers fled for their lives. Survivors returned and rebuilt in 1993, planting coffee, beans and corn. These coffee beans are the fruits of their labor. 100% of proceeds support health, education and leadership projects in Izotalillo and Teosinte, El Salvador. Order coffee beans by e-mailing us at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com. Ask us about joining our Coffee Club!
Purchase Jewelry From
The Jaragua Artisan Collective
The Jaragua Artisan Collective
The Jaragua Artisan Collective began in 2002 by six women in the marginalized community of Colonia Italia in San Salvador, El Salvador, a community plagued with gang activity and police violence. With their art the Collective not only support their own families but strengthen their community by creating a community library and a learning center where youth receive art therapy and take classes in English, math, health and sexual education, stress reduction and community organizing. The collective has a special focus on young women, teaching them leadership and work skills, even creating a girls soccer team to promote team building and self-confidence. We buy each piece directly from the artists and pay them over 2x what they can sell it for in El Salvador. Your purchase directly supports these artists and the community of Colonia Italia, San Salvador.
Contact us anytime to purchase at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com or find at us craft fairs including: Town Day, Bishop School Craft Fair, and Family Folk Choral Concerts.
Contact us anytime to purchase at arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com or find at us craft fairs including: Town Day, Bishop School Craft Fair, and Family Folk Choral Concerts.
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Volunteer
Volunteering can range from a one-time commitment of a few hours to joining our Board. Contact arlingtonteosinte@gmail.com. Some ways to help include:
- Assist with the school curriculum at your local school
- Fund-raise and write grants
- Host an event in your home, church, or synagogue, such as a crafts sale, a slide show about Teosinte, a meal in Spanish, or a movie night about El Salvador
- Travel to Teosinte for a life changing experience
- Advocate for human rights on the local scale
- Purchase our unique and beautiful fair trade crafts and freshly roasted coffee
- Donate! All contributions are tax deductible