Casa Congo

About

Location: Astillero, Nicaragua
Key(s): Economic Empowerment, Education

Casa Congo is a sustainability hub in El Astillero, Nicaragua,
where local communities and international experts come together to create projects that address challenges in climate change, social inequality and economic development. Their vision is to foster the socio-economic recovery of Nicaragua, whilst also restoring the natural ecosystem.

Through their agroecology program, Casa Congo’s local Woman’s Collective (Las Tejedoras) provides eduction on sustainable agricultural practices and ecosystem restoration with a focus on soil regeneration, food sovereignty and circular agroecological systems.

With the help of Rockflower, Casa Congo has helped Las Tejedoras or “The Weavers” to build a thriving business selling beautiful bags, hats, wallets and other products from plastic bags discarded on the streets and beaches of Astillero. Their slogan is “One Bag Less, One Turtle More.”

Las Tejedoras also opened a smoothie bar in December of 2017 to continue providing their families and show future generations of El Astillero that the women of the community are motivated, powerful, and viable businesswomen.