About Mitz

We create collaborative networks between companies and empower women economically, supporting them with ongoing training through innovative solutions that transform post-industrial waste into unique products. This is how we achieve positive change for businesses, people, and the planet.
We empower women through economic opportunities and ongoing training, protecting the planet, and helping companies become part of a positive change.

Our Values

  • Integrity

    We work with honesty and transparency.

  • Responsibility

    With our beneficiaries, clients, donors, and our planet in every action we take.

  • Quality

    It is reflected in every product and process carried out.

  • Sorority

    We value the work of women in the service of women.

  • Reciprocity

    We believe in win-win; we seek a shared benefit in every interaction.
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Our history

Mitz's story was born from an encounter that changed everything. On a trip to the Guerrero mountains, Judy Achar met María, a woman who hand-woven bags from potato wrappers using the staple technique.
When showing her one of her pieces, María said: “Mitz,” which in Nahuatl means “for you.”
Judy took that bag on a cruise, and to her surprise, it was auctioned for $300. That's when she realized that these pieces had enormous value, not just as objects, but as possibilities. It was then that she decided to change the question: instead of asking companies for money to support women in vulnerable situations, why not collect their trash and transform it into real opportunities?

This is how Mitz was born: a way to turn trash into hope. To transform waste into dignity.

Fifteen years later, more than 2,500 women have been trained in artisanal upcycling techniques, life skills, visionary thinking, and financial literacy.

Thanks to their talent and collective efforts, they have generated more than 20 million pesos in green, fair, and flexible income.

It all started with a woven bag. And a word in Nahuatl.

Today, Mitz remains just that: for you, for them, for the planet.

Currently, we work with more than 10 artisanal upcycling techniques and a wide variety of materials: plastic film, rags, textiles, canvas, banners, chocolate and coffee bags... Everything that seemed to have no future finds a new form here.

Awards and recognitions

  • 2007

    “The World Challenge” Awarded by the BBC in London and Shell (4th place among 970 institutions).

  • 2009

    “Mexico's Social Entrepreneur of the Year” Awarded by the Schwab Foundation in partnership with Expansion.

  • 2010

    “Energy Globe Award” Awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Government of Rwanda.

  • 2011

    “Philanthropy Award” Top 13 Most Influential Women in Mexico awarded by Mujer Ejecutiva.

  • 2015

    “Recognition of Labor” Awarded by the Alliance for the Artisans.

  • 2016

    “Community Pride Award” Awarded by the Jewish Community of Mexico.

  • 2018

    “Honorable Mention for Lifetime Achievement” awarded by Promotora Social México.

  • 2023

    “Ilan Award for Innovation in Social Transformation” awarded by the Israel + Latin America Network.

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BE PART OF OUR HISTORY

If you or your company have a waste or an idea in mind, share it with us! Together we can design something with purpose, beauty, and positive impact.

Because when we collaborate, waste becomes opportunity.