Bringing Essential Infrastructure to the Huni Kuin
This project was done in partnership with Boa Foundation
Campaign Result: $108,000 Fundraised
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The alliance with Chief Ninawá Pai da Mata and the Huni Kuin people was our first partnership. Since 2015, this relationship has helped bring life-changing resources to their village in the Brazilian Amazon while strengthening cultural sovereignty and identity.
Impact Areas
Project Overview
Early support raised funds for essential infrastructure, including an artesian well for clean drinking water, a school, a cultural center, and five residential houses. These investments laid the foundation for community well-being and cultural continuity.
This aided the ongoing infrastructure development for the Huni Kuin’s annual festival, Eskawata Kayawei. This gathering welcomes Indigenous peoples and visitors from around the world to learn from the forest and experience the Huni Kuin's rich cultural heritage. The cultural center has since hosted 1,000+ visitors, while the village itself is home to 500 community members who continue to benefit from these resources.
PEOPLE
Ninawá Pai da Mata
the Huni Kuin
LOCATION
Acre, Brazil
FUNDS RAISED
$108,000
DATE
2015
Cultural reclamation has also been central to this alliance. Through the Nixpupima project, we raised $18,000 to bring elders from Jordão to share ancestral knowledge and film a documentary preserving sacred traditions for future generations.
Food sovereignty and resilience remain priorities:
Three community fish ponds were built after 2020, ensuring reliable protein sources.
We funded a well and cultural center constructed before 2020, serving as hubs for water, ceremony, and learning.
When catastrophic floods struck Acre in 2022, threatening lives and livelihoods, our global community rallied to raise $80,000 for Ninawá’s village, providing critical relief and rebuilding capacity.
From clean water to cultural festivals, food sovereignty to emergency relief, this partnership embodies the vision of Indigenous-led resilience. The Huni Kuin continue to inspire thousands across the world, demonstrating how cultural sovereignty and ecological balance can guide us into the future.
We also built a well in Txana Ikakuru’s village Boa Vista for $10,000.