During the first week of August 2022, the team from the Raíz Ecuador Foundation was in the Siekoya Remolino community alongside Justino Piaguaje, a Siekopai nationality scholarship recipient.
Piaguaje conducted a workshop in Paikoka, the native Siekopai language, aimed at women entrepreneurs of the «Keñao» Association. The workshop focused on local governance and the contribution of community associations in production chains for culturally valuable products.
At Raíz, we recognize the importance of indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and their capacity to lead processes on their own terms.
Justino Piaguaje benefits from the «Scholarship Fund for the Development of Products with Territorial Identity,» implemented by the Small Grants Program of Ecuador.
