Wasikamas -Guardians of the land- is an enterprise led by Inga families from Aponte, Nariño, to make visible and commercialize high altitude specialty coffee and other products with indigenous history and origin and local communities with strong roots in the preservation of diversity.
OUR STORY
This initiative is the result of a process of voluntary substitution of illicit poppy crops, for the cultivation of special aromatic coffee. Wasikamas is not only about coffee, it is a process of territorial preservation, recovery of the indigenous language and peace-building in Colombia.
It emerged in southern Colombia in 2003 and has been internationally recognized for its environmental and cultural focus, receiving the Equatorial Prize from UNDP in 2015.
our impact
+11.000
People Impacted
Indigenous communities of Ingas, Sionas, Cofanes, and Agua; and support for 300 displaced families and 8 families in coffee production.
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Agreements with indigenous communities in Cameroon, Chile, the USA, and Nicaragua to find the best knowledge holders for the virtual university.
OUR CURRENT GOAL
Consolidate strategic alliances and present the International University initiative to global funds; to materialize the first stage of this higher education process in minga for biodiversity and biocultural peace