Chiapas artisans have participated in international exhibitions such as a 2006 event in Berlin.[1] In 2012 an effort by the Tec de Monterrey, Santa Fe and several foundations worked to teach and improve commercialization techniques for the benefit of about 500 artisans in the state, enlisting the support of Mexican and U.S. students.[10] In 2015, state governor Manuel Velasco raised the state's budget to promote Chiapas handcrafts by eighty percent, and offered state artisans credit with no interest as well as a subsidy for supplies for over 400 artisans in thirteen municipalities (Amatán, Amatenango del Valle, Bochil, Chiapa de Corzo, Coapilla, Copainalá, El Bosque, Ocozocoautla, San Andrés Duraznal, Santiago El Pinar, Simojovel, Suchiapa and Teopisca).[11]