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Here we are going to present Environmental projects around the world. We can not discriminate wich are working for a good cause, or wich ones are not, but we will try to show what these projects are doing at the moment. Then you can decide what are they doing. At these moment we are presenting the Napo Wildlife, located in Ecuador, South America, they are a prize-winner organisation working in the Amazon. Today we share one of their projects. Artesania Workshop
The Lowland Quichua culture of the residents of the CentroQuichua Añangu community is a vital part of the NapoWildlife Center . As part of the construction of the overall project,webuilt two large buildings where the entrance stream meets the NapoRiver (at the Bocana)for community members to use as a workshop. In late 2004, four communitymembers traveledto Peru to learn more about producing artesaniafor sale (as opposed to just using around the house).
The artesania made by community members – primarily ceramics
and balsa wood carvings – is sold at the Bocana site and also
at the lodge, where a portion of the bar has been set aside to display the
goods. The lodge does not take any commission
for this,
and all of the money goes directly to the community member who made the
piece that was sold. The workshop at the Bocana also has a museum
area that is being constructed to represent a typical local house in the
early
1900s – a glimpse into Lowland Quichua life 100 years ago.
Although the Napo Wildlife Center is the premier wildlife
location in the Ecuadorian Amazon, we still value and celebrate our greatest
asset – the Añangu
community that had the vision to protect this wonderful area for decades and
make the conservation project possible.
The Napo Wildlife is located in Equator.
For more information:
Napo Wildlife Center
http://www.napowildlifecenter.com/index.htm
Avenida de la Prensa N 41-31 y Avenida America
Quito, Ecuador
Fax: (+593-2) 600-5819Direct sales Toll Free numbers:
From the US and Caribbean:
866-750-0830
From Great Britain: 1800-032-5771
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