February 4, 2008
Katherine Carttar, the tall one in back (5'4"), helped these women get chickens.
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Living Proof
Our occasional reminder that not all people are bastards
The job sounded simple enough the day the Peace Corps dropped Katherine Carttar off in the highland Mayan town of Sololá, Guatemala. She was to work with a small lending organization that supported hundreds of indigenous farmers and artisans and, if she succeeded, get them fairer prices for their potatoes, carrots, onions, and handmade goods.
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