ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
We support long-term, community-led initiatives that create stable and dignified income for the Mamos, Sagas, and their peoples—so they can continue protecting the energetic balance of the Earth.
Strengthening livelihoods so ancestral guardians can continue their sacred work with stability, dignity, and freedom.
What Economic Sustainability Means
Economic Sustainability is about helping Indigenous communities build self-determined, regenerative economies that honour their traditions and their role as guardians of the Earth.
Instead of short-term charity, we co-create right-relationship partnerships that support:
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fair and dignified income
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cultural continuity
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land-based regenerative practices
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community-owned enterprises
When families are supported with stable livelihood, the elders are free to focus on what only they can do: maintaining balance, healing the land, and guiding humanity.
What We Support
We collaborate with ancestral communities to create pathways of sustainable, culturally aligned income. This includes initiatives such as:
• Community-Led Enterprises
Supporting traditional crafts and offerings—such as weaving, jewelry, cacao, and coffee—at fair prices set by the communities themselves.
• Regenerative Land-Based Projects
Helping develop gardens, seed-preservation work, agroforestry, and restorative land initiatives that nourish both people and territory.
• Sacred Fairs & Market Access
Creating opportunities for artisans and elders to share their work with the world respectfully, ensuring funds return directly to the community.
• Stability for Spiritual Responsibilities
Helping elders meet essential needs so they can carry out ceremonies, travel to sacred sites, and fulfill their planetary responsibilities without economic pressure.
Our Approach & Impact
Our work begins with listening.
Every initiative is guided directly by the elders and community leaders, who determine what is needed to support their cultural, spiritual, and economic wellbeing. We follow their direction and support the projects they identify as meaningful.
We uphold fair, respectful exchange, ensuring that traditional crafts, ceremonies, and community-led enterprises are valued according to the community’s standards—not external markets. Funds are directed as simply and transparently as possible, often flowing directly to the communities or their trusted foundations.
This approach matters because when Indigenous guardians face economic instability, they are often forced to leave their territories or set aside their ancestral responsibilities in order to survive. This leads to land loss, cultural loss, and spiritual depletion.
By strengthening community livelihoods:
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families can remain on their ancestral land
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cultural practices can continue through the next generations
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elders can focus fully on ceremonies, teachings, and planetary balance
This alignment of economic stability and cultural continuity allows the wisdom keepers to continue the sacred work that sustains the Earth.
How You Can Support This Work
There are several ways to help strengthen Indigenous economies and support the ancestral guardians in continuing their sacred responsibilities:
• Donate
Contribute directly to community-led economic initiatives and regenerative projects.
• Explore Their Handmade Work
We currently have a selection of authentic, handwoven mochilas available. As the community chooses to share more of their work—such as jewelry, cacao, coffee, or other traditional offerings—we will add them here.
• Sponsor a Community Project
Support weaving fairs, land-based initiatives, or specific enterprises identified by the elders. We can match you with projects as they arise.
• Share Their Work
Spread the word by sharing these offerings and initiatives with others who might resonate with this mission.
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Strengthening Indigenous Self-Sufficiency With Respect and Partnership
Your contribution supports Indigenous families in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as they develop new, community-led ways to sustain themselves with dignity. This includes helping artisans access craft fairs, obtain materials, transport their work, and create opportunities for long-term economic independence.