Community Organization & Well-Being
We support Indigenous communities as they revitalize cultural practices that strengthen community well-being, self-determination, and resilience.
By bridging ancestral knowledge with contemporary approaches, we help strengthen local governance, preserve cultural heritage, and build sustainable community health systems.
Our work centers on supporting community-led solutions that reinforce identity, organization, and long-term vitality.
Community Empowerment Project
Indigenous communities have faced generations of displacement and cultural disruption, yet continue to lead efforts to sustain their lands, knowledge, and identities.
We partner with communities to strengthen leadership, governance, and organizational capacity in support of their self-determined goals.
Our collaboration with the Maijuna people, for example, supported the formation of their Indigenous federation and their annual inter-community congress, strengthening collaboration across their four communities.
Photo: Wilfredo Martinez
Photo: Wilfredo Martinez
Healthy Communities Project
Many Indigenous communities face significant barriers to accessing timely, culturally appropriate health care, placing children, elders, and other vulnerable members at heightened risk.
We work in partnership with communities to strengthen community health systems that integrate local knowledge, traditional medical practices, and biomedical care.
In collaboration with the Maijuna people and the Cabeceras Aid Project, we support community-driven efforts to improve access to emergency care, strengthen capacity to navigate the Peruvian health system, and revitalize traditional medicine, including use of medicinal plants. Together, these efforts advance community well-being, resilience, and self-determined health care solutions.