GENARO QUISPE

Huaylluta, Cusco
Altitude: 4,800 masl
District: Túpac Amaru
Province: Canas
Region: Cusco

Nestled in the high Andean plateau, Huaylluta endures average temperatures ranging from 8.6°C to 7.2°C, often dropping below -3°C during the coldest months of the year. Despite the harsh climate, the community thrives through traditional agriculture, cuy (guinea pig) farming, and shepherding.

Genaro Quispe left embroidery over 30 years ago to focus on farming and raising livestock. But today, he has proudly returned to the ancestral art of maquinask’a embroidery, reviving the craft with passion and purpose. He now shares this heritage with his family, teaching the skills passed down through generations.

Genaro is a key member of the Agustina team, where he serves as a master trainer. Together, we have empowered and trained over 200 women in sewing and personal development, strengthening their skills and confidence.

Alongside his wife, Yoni, Genaro also hosts immersive experiences in their home, offering visitors a glimpse into rural Andean life, traditional cuisine, and living culture. More than two dozen families have visited their home through programs organized by Agustina, making it a space of learning, connection, and cultural exchange.

Their work reflects the resilience and warmth of the Andes — a living testament to tradition, community, and transformation.



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.

2025 - 2026 AIDER & NIIBIRI

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 NIIBIRI, AGUSTINA, 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.