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    Water, nutrition, and sustainability are inextricably linked. Water is fundamental to life, food production, and human health, and sustainable practices ensure access to clean water and healthy food systems for all. At Wakani, we care about Indigenous Peoples living in the Ecuadorian Amazon having access to safe drinking water to maintain health and well-being for future generations’ survival. Investing in their well-being is an investment in our future and the planet.

    Water

    Lack of access to safe drinking water is one of the many challenges facing Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. Rivers polluted with heavy metals from extractive oil and mining make drinking water no longer safe.

    Nutrition

    Many plant species and foods have been lost. The scarcity of wildlife threatens Indigenous people, and younger generations no longer fulfill their role of producing food in the cultivation areas called ajas.

    Sustainability

    Investing in women’s economic empowerment by creating opportunities for Indigenous women to share in the monetary benefits through building social enterprises is essential.
    Fundación Wakani was born from the experience and partnership with The Waterbearers, an international organization. Together, they are tackling the pressing issues of safe drinking water access, protecting water sources, respecting cultural differences, and creating economic opportunities for women in the Ecuadorian Amazon.


    The Achuar Women’s Association of Agroecological Producers (ARAK) and the Achuar Nationality of Ecuador (NAE) formed a strategic alliance to discuss how women can be stakeholders in their communities’ futures and protect water and the environment.
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