During the week of September 19th to 23rd, 2022, the team from Fundación Raíz Ecuador was in the Siekoya Remolino community alongside Ruth Piaguaje, a scholarship recipient from the Siekopai nationality. Ruth is in the final years of her studies at the Crecermás Institute (ISTEC).
Ruth conducted a workshop in Paikoka, the native Siekopai language, aimed at women entrepreneurs from the «Keñao» Association. Topics such as internal association administration were addressed, including protocols for community work, defining roles for the board, and appointing association representatives.
At Raíz, we recognize the importance of indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and their ability to lead processes on their own terms.
Ruth Piaguaje benefits from the «Scholarship Fund for the Development of Products with Territorial Identity,» implemented by the Small Grants Program of Ecuador.
We appreciate the Small Grants Program of Ecuador by UNDP Ecuador, in coordination with the Program to Support the National System of Protected Areas (PASNAP) of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition of Ecuador, KFW, and the German Cooperation Agency GIZ Ecuador.
