Nombre del autor:Susy Ayora

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 […]

During the first week of August 2022, a workshop on resilience and empowerment of indigenous organizations in the face of natural risks is being held. This is a project of the Raíz Ecuador Foundation, with the sponsorship and support of USAID. Present at the workshop are the leaders of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of

The Neapia (black chili), an ancestral product of the «Siekonomi» or «Siekopai Women of Colors,» is sold in more retail outlets across Ecuador. One of them is at the Napo Emprende store on the Malecón in Tena, and the other is at Bhumi, a wellness center where plant-based food and organic products are sold in

The Raíz Ecuador Foundation supports the Women’s Association of Colors of Wai’ya (Siekonomi) as part of the project «Promoting Bioenterprises in the Amazon,» promoted by the Raíz Ecuador Foundation – CAEMBA along with other stakeholders. In the second week of June 2022, we conducted strengthening workshops focused on the commercialization of ancestral products, alongside the

The Raíz Ecuador Foundation supports indigenous education in the Amazon. In the second week of June 2022, we delivered 8 tables and 35 chairs for children to the Intercultural Bilingual School of the Secoya Remolino community, of the Siekopai indigenous nationality. We also provided blue paint for the school. This community is located on the

During the week of June 13th to 17th, 2022, the Amazon team of the Raíz Ecuador Foundation was in Shushufindi, Sucumbíos. We worked with the Siekopai women’s association from the Secoya Remolino community, which is seeking legal formalization to achieve formal marketing processes for their products. In this context, a bakery workshop was conducted using

As part of the «Bioenterprises in the Amazon» program, driven by the Raíz Ecuador Foundation, which we carry out together with the «Siekonomi» or Women of Colors to produce and commercialize ancestral Amazonian products such as Neapia (Siekopai black chili), we are pleased to inform you that this product now has its Sanitary Registration and,

During the second week of May 2022, the field technical team of the Raíz Ecuador Foundation – CAEMBA was in Mañokó, a Siekopai community on the border between Peru and Ecuador, where we built and delivered a well and water distribution system thanks to the fundraising efforts of three young Americans: Vinson Martin, Daniel Eaves,

Neapia (black chili), an ancestral product of the «Siekonomi» or «Siekopai Women of Colors,» is now available for sale at WITOCA LAB, a business dedicated to coffee and other Amazonian products. It is located in the Loreto canton, Orellana province, in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Neapia, along with other ancestral Amazonian products, is part of the

Nature, biodiversity, fun, culture, education, and above all, understanding and empathy towards the indigenous nationalities like the Siekopai, summarize the journey of the students belonging to the Beyond Lagartococha program, promoted by the Raíz Ecuador Foundation – CAEMBA. 21 high school students from Colegio Menor, Colegio Americano de Quito, and British School traveled with the