Iranian artists donate over 100 artworks to Mano Amiga

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  • Published January 12, 2024

    In 2022, Iranian artists Shadi Yousefian and Ardalan Payvar began to spend time in central Mexico, quickly falling in love with the art and the people. In a gesture of extraordinary generosity, they are now donating nearly their entire art collection — over 100 pieces — to Mano Amiga, a Mexican NGO that financially empowers women. The organization provides business and personal finance education, mentoring and interest-free microloans to women who lack access to affordable credit, enabling them to build successful small businesses. This support provides the opportunity to improve their families’ financial prospects and strengthen their communities.

    The opportunity to secure a piece of this exclusive collection will take place on Jan. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Casa Europa in San Miguel de Allende. This unique event offers a chance to invest in the works of up-and-coming Iranian, Mexican and American creators as well as to buy works from more established artists, all priced quite low in an effort to inspire as many donations as possible to the charity.

    ​​​Founded in 2018 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Mano Amiga’s mission is to empower women, financially and personally, to pull themselves out of poverty through microlending. We provide financial training, mentoring, and microloans to women in the San Miguel de Allende area who lack access to affordable credit, giving them the means to build successful small businesses. We select applicants with the drive to succeed, thereby improving their families’ prospects and strengthening their communities.

    Fundada en 2018 en San Miguel de Allende, México, la misión de Mano Amiga es empoderar a mujeres, financiera y personalmente, para que salgan de la pobreza a través de un microcrédito. Brindamos capacitación financiera, tutoría y microcréditos a mujeres del área de San Miguel de Allende que carecen de acceso a créditos bancarios, dando así la oportunidad de  construir pequeñas empresas exitosas. Seleccionamos a mujeres con el impulso de tener éxito, con el objetivo de mejorar su situación, personal familiar, para así fortalecer sus comunidades.

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