Partnerships
We believe in building strong and lasting partnerships that compliment our vision for sustainable development.
Primary Partner Organizations
Runa LLC and its Ecuadorian counterpart, Runatarpuna S.A., work to build a new market for guayusa, an Amazonian tea derived from a holly tree native to the region. While indigenous people of Peru and Ecuador have harvested this plant for hundreds of years, it has never been produced at such a scale for an international market.
Napo Runa Artisan Association is a farmers collective of guayusa producers in the Ecuadorian state of Napo.
Other Partner Organizations
Amazon Partnership collaborates with indigenous Kichwa communities that want to create their own projects to protect the rainforest and promote the conservation values of their culture.
Brown University - Social Innovation Initiative
CORPEI is a private non-profit organization, with a public-private board of directors, has been the official institution that promotes and supports Ecuadorian exports and foreign direct investment in Ecuador.
EcoCiencia - The Ecuadorian Institute for Ecological Studies.
GIZ, formerly known as GTZ and DED, is the German International Development Agency.
IEPI - The Ecuadorian Institute for Intellectual Property.
MAGAP - Ecuador's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries.
Municipio de Archidona
Napo Provincial Government
Peace Corps
PROFAFOR is an Ecuadorian company financed by the Dutch group, FACE (Forests Absorbing Carbon Emissions), that focuses on conservation and sustainable forest management.
USFQ - University of San Francisco of Quito
Seeds of Change provides 100% organic seeds of vegetables, flowers and herbs.
Towne and Forrester provides environmental consultant and project development services.
Trees for the Future is a US-based non-profit organization that works to improve livelihoods and restore degraded lands to sustainable productivity through planting beneficial trees.
Yachana Foundation provides practical education to Amazonian youth to create ongoing community and economic development opportunities.
Brown University - Social Innovation Initiative
CORPEI is a private non-profit organization, with a public-private board of directors, has been the official institution that promotes and supports Ecuadorian exports and foreign direct investment in Ecuador.
EcoCiencia - The Ecuadorian Institute for Ecological Studies.
GIZ, formerly known as GTZ and DED, is the German International Development Agency.
IEPI - The Ecuadorian Institute for Intellectual Property.
MAGAP - Ecuador's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries.
Municipio de Archidona
Napo Provincial Government
Peace Corps
PROFAFOR is an Ecuadorian company financed by the Dutch group, FACE (Forests Absorbing Carbon Emissions), that focuses on conservation and sustainable forest management.
USFQ - University of San Francisco of Quito
Seeds of Change provides 100% organic seeds of vegetables, flowers and herbs.
Towne and Forrester provides environmental consultant and project development services.
Trees for the Future is a US-based non-profit organization that works to improve livelihoods and restore degraded lands to sustainable productivity through planting beneficial trees.
Yachana Foundation provides practical education to Amazonian youth to create ongoing community and economic development opportunities.
