Business Development Services for Women

NamasteDirect provides unique business development services for women in Guatemala, endowing them with a powerful set of tools for the social and economic development of their families and their communities.

NamasteDirect helps women entrepreneurs to...

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Namaste Nights in Oakland!

Please join us for the annual NamasteDirect fundraiser April 1,2012 at the Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill on beautiful Lake Merritt.  We have some great items up for bid this year including exotic vacation...

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Micaela Bautista takes her product to market

“I feel like a successful business woman for the first time in my life, and I see my business going places that I would never have thought of being possible. ...

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Meet Salome: An aroma of cooking from San Mateo’s aspiring restaurateur

Monday morning started with a knock on Salome’s tin roof. Where there would normally be a door, there is a sheet separating the semi-outdoor living room from the street of San Mateo, Guatemala. The...

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