HUGO N.

Huancan
Province: Huancayo
Region: Junin

Hugo Navarro was born on November 21, 1972, in Huancan, a district located in the province of Huancayo, in the central region of Peru. Huancan is known for its natural beauty and rich cultural history.

He comes from a family with a long tradition in hat-making, an art that has been passed down from generation to generation. He inherited this skill from his grandfather and father, who dedicated their entire lives to hat-making.

Since he was 15 years old, Hugo started working alongside his father, and to this day, it remains his primary occupation. Currently, Hugo closely collaborates with his wife, who tirelessly supports him in his traditional artisan work.

His greatest aspiration is to sell his hats worldwide, thus carrying the family tradition to different corners of the planet.

OUR POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT

We have built a business model based on the quality of life of our collaborators, starting with fair salary payments. We generates employment cocreating with artists from vulnerable areas of different provinces of the country.
More than 23 popular artists from Ayacucho, Huánuco, Huancayo, Cusco, Pucallpa, Lima and Arequipa are benefited by our teamwork with the craftsmen.

COMMITMENT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

We have an environmental, health and safety policy that establishes group goals for key environmental aspects. To promote the responsible consumption and to educate our community so they will value the environment as we do. We produce 3 collections a year. We reuse all the waste of our raw material, making accessories or dolls.The materials we use come from sustainable sources, as well as the wastes of deadstock materials from the textile and leather industry.

2022 AIDER

The main objective is to promote the conservation of the Amazon forests, where families of native communities of the Shipibo Conibo and Cacataibo ethnic groups live, and to contribute to improving their quality of life.
We will achieve this by working hand in hand between Polleras de Agustina, native communities and AIDER, in the development and co-creation of "Products with history", which come from a sustainable management of natural resources, through the Forestry Alliance initiative.