LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — A Lake Worth Beach woman considers herself an entrepreneur after pregnancy complications caused her to switch her job working on a farm.
Traditional Mayan Fabric -- that's what Maria Carolina now sells to put food on her family's table.
Mariana Blanco with the Guatemalan-Maya Center interprets for Carolina.
"She was working in the fields through the pandemic as a farmer picking vegetables, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers. Whatever we had on our table. You name it, she picked it," Blanco said.
Carolina was pregnant when the pandemic started and developed complications with the pregnancy. She had to stop working and find another way to earn money.
"Her and her sisters started this little business and here at the Center. We've just helped amplify her voice," Blanco said.
Carolina now designs and sells doubled-layered facial coverings, and her sisters who live in Guatemala make the clothes for her. In addition to making face coverings, she also makes other items including scarves and purses.
"The response we were getting to her masks was actually really great. We created her own Instagram page that we run to take orders. We are getting a pretty heavy amount of orders daily for her masks. So actually, now she is back-ordering," Blanco said.
Now she's able to earn some money for her family.
"She has been a loud voice for her community she is a community leader," Blanco said.
