Fundación Runa
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          • Participatory Research
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              • Scholarship Fund for Indigenous Amazonian Leaders
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                          • Agricultural Economics Internship
                            • Agroforestry Research Design Internship
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                                • Organic Agriculture Internship
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                                    • Forest Conservation and Watershed Management Internship
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                                          Our Approach

                                          Fundación Runa provides tools and resources to indigenous communities and farmers' associations working towards their vision of sustainable development in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We focus on three core areas: social empowerment, community development, and environmental management.

                                          Social Empowerment

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                                          We provide technical assistance and financing to farmers associations and cooperatives to build capacity, democracy, and transparency.

                                          Community Development

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                                          We develop partnerships with other NGOs and indigenous communities to finance community-level projects such as  schools, community centers, and public health/sanitation programs.

                                          Environmental Management

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                                          We work with local stakeholders to conduct participatory research and strategic planning for conservation and sustainable land management in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

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                                                  A short documentary on Runa's work. Produced by Journey of Action.




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                                          Key Results

                                          Number of farmers reached

                                          1000

                                          Number of communities reached

                                          100

                                          Hectares under sustainable management

                                          2,000

                                          Hectares of forest protected

                                          10,000

                                          Number of scholarships granted

                                          2

                                          Click below to help Fundación Runa in our mission
                                           to reach and empower indigenous communities in Ecuador


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