Impact Spotlight
8.8 kW Solar system for a community training center
Education & job workshops for 100+ women and youth
Improved food security for 250 community members
About
Fundación Naküa’s mission is to foster sustainable livelihoods in Venezuela’s Indigenous communities by connecting them with their cultural heritage and natural environment. The organization works in the Sector 57 community of Puerto Ayacucho, a young community of Indigenous and migrant families. Through educational programs, Naküa is helping participants learn to transform local forest products such as cacao, into value-added goods like chocolate - strengthening local economies.
HF Partnership
This project funds the construction & solarization of a community training center in Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela. When complete, the center will be a hub for local producers working to restore deforested lands and protect remaining forests. Through establishing agroforestry systems with high environmental and commercial value, including cacao and acaí, Nakua will alleviate the economic pressure that drives regional deforestation. The center will also serve as a hub for community engagement and cultural education.
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