I have decades of experience working in under developed areas of the world as a social entrepreneur, with a background focused on collaborative design of artisan goods for the US market. I am looking for organizations that need help in uncovering talent, helping to foster and sustain diminishing communities of artisans by developing traditional artisan skill sets through the recreation of guilds or any other method or model. I have experience training and finding willing partners that strive to create sustainable and regenerative business models for communities that need them. I can work for costs of travel, consult for no cost and am also looking for others interested in building models and implementing them. I have been working in Turkey with rural women and the work the are capable of doing is nothing short of amazing. If there is any interest in textile development there or any where in broader Asia please contact me. I would love to be a part of any team! I can forward a resume upon request.

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Betsy Fields
415-300-7639