Mujeres Unidas Launches New Social Enterprise

In addition to the production and sale of organic compost, Mujeres Unidas has been working since January 2016 to consider other possible social enterprise activities to add to their organizational portfolio.

A community members examines a household cleaning product manufactured by Mujeres Unidas.
A community members examines a household cleaning product manufactured by Mujeres Unidas.

With the help of  project partner CIAMF, the women organized trainings to teach members of the organization how to manufacture household cleaning supplies which could then be sold.

In March, the women’s group launched its first day of sales of household cleaning supplies, selling out their supply. The women sold from a tract of land on a busy commercial avenue that has been loaned to them for the next two years. The group hopes to use the plot of land as a base for their expanded social enterprise activities.

A temporary display of Mujeres Unidas manufactured cleaning products on their first day of being offered to the public.
A temporary display of Mujeres Unidas manufactured cleaning products on their first day being offered to the public.

As part of their expanded enterprise activities, Mujeres Unidas is working with designers from the University of Texas to develop semi-permanent infrastructure on the commercial site including a green house, a composting area, and a sales area that would allow them to grow plants for sale, increase their compost production, and have a formal storefront.