Our Impact Programs

Ollantaytambo Women Build Community Center

We’ve partnered with non-profit, Awamaki to expand market access in the Andes. Awamaki creates lasting impact in the remote Andean mountains of Peru by collaborating with women’s cooperatives to build successful businesses in cultural tourism and handwoven fair trade textiles. Women Build is our transformative capital campaign that will establish a new Artisan Center in Ollantaytambo, Peru. The center’s accessible location will allow more Indigenous women to participate in Awamaki's economic development programs, even if they live very far from the tourism market. Artisan crafts in this area are what National Geographic refers to a “vanishing art”; an ancient weaving or embroidering tradition that has been passed down through the centuries by the women in their culture. We’re working toward a textile and hat preservation library to be added into the center, where Artisans can educate visitors about their culture and generational craft and in doing so, aiding in developing a sustainable tours program. The project’s pillars are: Entrepreneurship by giving market access for Andean Women, Sustainable Tourism through authentic and meaningful cultural exchange programs and Women’s Leadership through deep partnership with Artisan Entrepreneurs. Through Awamaki, naming opportunities within the center will be available based on donation giving level.

Timeline:
May 2022 - Land Purchased, July 2024 - Construction Begins, July 2026 Center Opens (This project is run by Awamaki).

Location:
Ollantaytambo, Peru

Funding Needed:
$250,000 is needed to build and run the community center by 2026.

Awamaki Non Profit
Awamaki Women Build
Awamaki Peru

This project will secure 10 hectares of ancestral rainforest land in the Brazilian Amazon and develop essential, culturally rooted infrastructure to support sustainable living, ceremonial gatherings, and the transmission of traditional knowledge. This includes housing for six families, a communal kitchen, a ceremonial maloka, solar and rainwater systems, a well, and space for agroforestry, medicinal plants, and artisanal production. Led by Indigenous vision and values, this initiative promotes land sovereignty, biodiversity protection, and regenerative economic practices. Supporting Amazonian communities directly is one of the most effective ways to ensure the long-term preservation of the Amazon and its vital cultural and ecological heritage.

Timeline:
February 2026 - Land Purchase & Legal Setup, December 2027 - Infrastructure Development

Location:
Brazilian Amazon

Funding Needed:
$160,000 is needed to complete the community village by December 2027.

Huni Kuin Comunity Village

Cultural Music & Artisan Living Ecosystem

This initiative cultivates a living ecosystem where music, cultural exchange, and artisan craft converge. Through immersive gatherings and retreats, including experiences hosted in partnership with the Yawanawá community in Brazil, participants engage directly with living traditions while supporting the preservation of ancestral knowledge. Each event functions as both a creative experience and an ethical marketplace where live performances foster connection and curated artisan showcases circulate resources directly to Indigenous communities through fair trade partnerships. The model blends cultural celebration with economic sustainability so that artistic expression translates into long term community support. The project partners with two mission aligned enterprises that sustain three communities, employing more than 30 weavers in Peru and supporting a Huni Kuin village in the Amazon. For profit collaborations provide living wages while nonprofit funding is reinvested into infrastructure that advances dignified living conditions. Media and storytelling extend the reach of the work, positioning the initiative as a growing platform for Indigenous design, music, and regenerative tourism. Pilot events at Butterfly Mountain and Gold Dust Festival have already demonstrated how immersive performances increase artisan visibility and generate meaningful economic impact. By participating, supporters help strengthen a scalable framework for ethical cultural exchange that centers community resilience, creative expression, and shared prosperity.

Timeline:
Retreats Summer 2026 or Upon Request

Location:
Yawanawa Communities, Brazil

Funding Needed:
$250,000 is needed to establish and support the retreat and music ecosystem.


This program creates economic opportunities for artisan groups in Central and South America where livelihoods, communities, and craft traditions are marginal or at risk. We blend a passion for the deep-rooted cultures and handmade traditions of the developing world with a commitment to building profitable businesses. We have partnered with Roots studio in digitizing and licensing the IP of artisan communities in Central and South America that we have built close relationships with. Through this digitization of ancient textiles and designs, we can preserve the language, designs, and oral history of these indigenous communities while helping them to secure royalties and global recognition for their artistry. We are working closely with Andeana Hats and their artisan partnerships to help digitize their artisans' designs and work with local translators and scholars to document and preserve the woven Quechua language and textile symbols. We also host philanthropic tourism opportunities for travelers to aid in the preservation of vanishing crafts. 

Timeline:
Project-Based Timeline

Location:
Ayacucho, Ollantaytambo, Peru and Santa Cruz, Guatemala

Funding Needed:
$5,000 per year

Preserving Vanishing Crafts through Global Marketplaces & Technology

Ayacucho Artisans
Andeana Hats
Ayacucho Peru

Living Archive of Ancestral Andean Weaving & Wisdom

Cultural Preservation Museum & Community Center

We’ve launched a cultural preservation initiative that honors the Andean cosmovision as seen through the textiles of Indigenous women wisdom keepers, living libraries who carry the memory of their people through fiber, symbol, and oral tradition. Rooted in a non-linear, embodied form of knowledge, this work challenges Western, colonial frameworks by recognizing weaving as a language of resistance, remembrance, and spiritual continuity. Our first step is in Pacchanta, where we are building a community weaving center that will serve as both a creative gathering space and the home base for a long-term documentation effort. Here, Quechua women can gather, create, and teach future generations while also recording the meanings, stories, and ancestral codes embedded in their work. This living archive, envisioned as a future exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum, seeks to elevate Indigenous narratives on their own terms. As the project expands to Paru Paru, Canchis, and Challhuahuacho in the Yanawara territory, it centers feminine wisdom, cultural resilience, and economic sovereignty in regions increasingly threatened by extractive industries and state intervention.

Timeline:
Land is purchased and identified, and construction will begin upon reaching fundraising goals by 2027.

Location:
Pacchanta Region, Ausangate, Peru

Funding Needed:
$150,000 is needed by 2027