On a recent trip to Guatemala this past winter, Producer Mikayla Lev was deeply touched by the women she encountered at the Ruk’u’x Ulew, indigenous women’s cacao collective where she had the honor of meeting and interviewing the Founder Cecilia Mendoza Chiyal. Mikayla was blessed to film the process from the peeling of the beans to the packaging of the cacao.

Moved by the dedication, immense amount of love and effort these women put into producing each pound of this sacred cacao, she knew that this was the cacao collective she had been searching for since one of her intentions has been to create relationships with sustainable businesses that support and empower women.