projects
AREA: Conservation, Human development, Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurs of the Humboldt route
LOCATION: Toctiuco, Quito, Ecuador
Group of women organized and located in the area of the historic center of Quito, belonging to the Cabildo de Toctiuco- El Pinar sector. They are guardians of the slopes of Pichincha, together with the community made up of migrants from the province, which makes the group full of traditions, ancestral wealth and gastronomy with the products of the mountains.
AREA: Community Development, Organic Agriculture, Peri-urban Agriculture, Entrepreneurship.
ecological practices
LOCATION: San Francisco de Miravalle, Quito, Ecuador
The objective of the Miravalle program is to help the community develop ecological practices, allowing the development of a sustainable and local economy. This program mainly uses education, training and accompaniment through the construction of a green and organic business.
AREA: Education, social development, arts
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
LOCATION: San Francisco de Miravalle, Quito, Ecuador
Alternative Education Project of the San Francisco de Miravalle community intends to offer the opportunity to low-income communities to receive alternative, complementary and free classes; improve the school and social integration of children; promote educational innovation and school improvement.
AREA: Solid waste management system, recycling, transformation & innovation, entrepreneurship
RECYCLING AND TRANSFORMING
LOCATION: Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador
The project aims to contribute to the generation of added value in the plastic recycling process and improve the quality of work of the population that lives from recycling.
AREA: Gender violence, Recycling, Environmental protection, Eco-economy
AWASHAMÚ
LOCATION: Pichincha - Machala
The Awashamú project, which means “Weaving the future”, made an effort to respond to two problems: the lack of economic opportunities for survivors of gender violence and the ecological risk of plastic bags (especially in mangroves and streams in Ecuador).
AREA: Environmental and population health
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION MIRAVALLE
LOCATION: San Francisco de Miravalle, Quito, Ecuador
The project includes the recovery, rehabilitation and environmental maintenance plan of the San Francisco de Miravalle community and its streams. An environmental health analysis and a population health census are carried out to diagnose the community.