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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

Authorities from the Local Education Management Unit (Maynas-Iquitos) of the Ministry of Education of Peru visited the Painkenape school on Saturday, March 19, 2022. This school is located on the banks of the Napo River on the Amazonian border between Ecuador and Peru. This community belongs to the Siekopai indigenous nationality. They delivered books and

On Thursday, March 3, 2022, Cristina Latorre, director of CAEMBA, visited the “Curucusí Garden” store located at Mariano Aguilera E7-243 Street in Quito. In this place, where fair trade is promoted, enterprises such as bags, aprons, and cosmetic bags from the Textile Production Association “Casa de la Mujer” in the Atacames canton have a display

Before the inauguration of the new Collection and Processing Center for the “Bioenterprises in the Northern Amazon” project, which took place on February 18, 2022, Chef Cristian Silva from the Association of Amazonian Chefs provided a practical workshop on sanitary protocols and packaging of Black Chili (Nea pia). The technique used was simple pasteurization. This

On Friday, February 18, 2022, we inaugurated the Collection and Processing Center of the “Bioenterprises in the Northern Amazon” project. This bamboo infrastructure was built by the Raíz Ecuador Foundation – CAEMBA in Wa’iya, a Siekopai community in Sucumbíos, Ecuador. The inaugural event was attended by several local and provincial authorities from Sucumbíos. It will

Beyond Lagartococha, a program of the Raíz Ecuador Foundation – CAEMBA, has been supporting access to intercultural education for Siekopai (Secoya) children living in the communities of Painkenape and Mañokó in the Peruvian Amazon since 2016. With the aim of supporting the annual pedagogical update of teachers in schools in both communities, we finance the

During the second week of January 2022, the final tasks were completed prior to the launch of the collection and processing center for the “Amazon Bioenterprise” project. In the community of Wai’ya, Sucumbíos province, this collection center will operate, a space that will be used by the Siekopai Women’s Association ASOPROASIENW. A water system and