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BRAZIL–VETIVERHANDICRAFTTRAININGCOURSELastmonth(September2106),attheinitiativeofDeflorBIOENGENHARIA,weheldaworkshopfortrainingVetiverhandicraftcraftsmen.TheeventwasheldinthebeautifulfacilitiesofHOTELFAZENDADACHACARA,locatedinthevicinityofSantanadosMontes,stateofMinasGerais,Brazil,ownedbyDeflor,betweenthe31/08and16/09,involvingatotalof112hoursoftraining.TheactivityispartofDeflor’scommunitydevelopmentprogram,andwasopenedbyitsChairman,Ing.AloisioRodriguesPereira,withguestsincludingtheMayoroftheMunicipalityandSacedorteParish.ThecoursewasinmanagedbyDeflor’sEngineers,PaulaLeaoandLuizLucena,andVenezuelan,MarbellaRivasHernández,wasthetrainer,undermyadviceandsupervision.Theworkshopbeganbyteachingtheparticipantsthevarioustypesofbraidsthatareusedtomanufacturevariousproducts;followedbythetechniqueofweavingwhereparticipantsmadediningtablemats,bottles,fans,angels,smalldecorativepiecesattachedformagneticattachmenttorefrigerators,andfinallytheheneggcupParticipantswerealsotoldaboutthespreadofvetiverteaching,andtechniquestoharvesttheleavesandtheirprocessingasafiberforcrafts.Courseparticipants,withsupportfromDeflor,willmeetonceaweektoimprovetheirtechniquesandtoincludenewparticipantsfromthecommunity.Thecompanyprovidedparticipantswithanumberofvetiverplantstoplantattheirhomesandthushaveownrawmaterial.Defloralsopresentedthemwithanindustrialsewingmachine,loomsandothertools,andwillcontinueprovidingwithsupplementarymaterialsfortheproductionofhandicrafts.Theprojectincludesmarketingthroughthehotel,localshops,andotherregionaloutlets.Theywillreceivetraininginfairpricemarketing.Additionalworkshopswillbeheldforlearningtechniquesformakingotherproductssuchasfurniture,overthenext6toninemonths.WecongratulateDeflorBioengenhariaforthiscommunityinitiativeandurgeotherLatinAmericancompaniestofollowitsexampleandcreatesimilarenvironmentalorientedincomeearningprojectsforlow-incomecommunities.ThetrainingprogramisbasedoninternationalVetiverhandicrafttrainingthathasbeendevelopedoverthepast10years.Thoseinterestedinthesubjectcanwritetovetiver.vzla@gmail.com.RafaelLuqueM,Vetiver Antierosión, C.A., Venezuela