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Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura – IMAP

RECIPIENT 

Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura - IMAP

COUNTRY

Guatemala
Lucas is located within an amaranth producing plot associated with coffee and wild herbs that are part of the diet of the producing family, Amaranth Cruenthus, planting carried out in the community of San Martín, San Lucas Tolimán, Sololá, Guatemala.

Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura – IMAP

Lucas is located within an amaranth producing plot associated with coffee and wild herbs that are part of the diet of the producing family, Amaranth Cruenthus, planting carried out in the community of San Martín, San Lucas Tolimán, Sololá, Guatemala.

RECIPIENT

Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura - IMAP

COUNTRY

Guatemala

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals. To learn more about the United Nations SDGs, please click here

COMMUNITY PARTNER DETAILS

IMAP develops practical skills and the awareness needed to ensure food sovereignty, community development and the preservation of biodiversity and ancestral knowledge. Founded in 2000 by a group of local people concerned by the serious environmental, social and cultural problems affecting the nation. They established an ecological education center to promote permaculture techniques, local biodiversity conservation, production of organic food, and a seed bank that strives to reconstruct the Mayan seed heritage.

Participants will be selected in 5 communities from the municipality of San Lucas Toliman to participate in workshops meant to strengthen ancestral knowledge and ensure the Indigenous culture. The workshops will be held in Spanish and Kaqchiquel. Most community members only speak their native language.  The women who will be trained, will be sharing what they’ve learned with other women in. order to exchange  experiences and knowledge, ensuring the next generations will appreciate their culture, valuing the language and their traditions.

A revitalization of the respect, gratitude and care for Mother Earth that has been lost because of colonization and generational trauma is at the core of this program.

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