Gloria Duque, from the El Poblado Cultural Network Corporation, defines the Ecotourism Market on Calle 12, an activity that they manage and organize autonomously, as “a monthly space of visibility for the collaborative, creative and solidarity economy, in the center of Manila, a cultural, touristic and art-filled neighborhood.”
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And it has been since the beginning of 2022, when, accepting a call from the Ministry of Economic Development, they proposed the 12 Market as a mechanism to reactivate the local economy and its ventures. “It was the first and only time we received financial support to organize it. As for the rest, the other 22 editions that we carried out, including this month’s, have been managed by us as a corporation.”
The Cultural Network of El Poblado will celebrate 10 years as a corporation in June.
He happily describes the evolution of the event. “For the first Market, we had to look for entrepreneurs, almost begging them to participate. People didn’t believe. Now it is very different, they look for us, they receive referrals from other entrepreneurs happy with the results. “We try to give space to everyone.”
$30 thousand is the symbolic contribution of each exhibitor to the organization of the Market
The Market takes place, dutifully, on the last Sunday of each month. For this purpose, a block is closed on the road that gives its name to the contest, between races 43D and 43E. Sales begin at 11 in the morning and last until 7:00 at night, although beforehand, from 6:00 am, the exhibitors prepare their tables, plank type, under a tented corridor.
There is no disorder or stridency. Nobody wants them or looks for them because some talk about their nascent businesses and others are interested in the stories behind them. The tourist goes for something beautiful that reminds them of their stay in Medellín. The local resident and visitor find color in a different Sunday. For a few hours, everyone wins.
Cultural Network of El Poblado
The organizing corporation of the Market bases its management on a structure that works like a clock: a Board of Directors (made up of its founders), affiliates (managers and actors of art and culture) and allies (companies and institutions that support their projects). Apart from the Market, the Cultural Network organizes other artistic and circular and collaborative economy events in places such as Ciudad del Río and outside the Museum of Modern Art. They are open to entrepreneurs who want to apply for the following markets, who can contact them on Instagram as @mercadillocalle12 or on cell phone numbers 3128423270 / 3005256659.
2024-03-24 11:00:00