Why Indigenous Education Matters
Indigenous communities are the most effective protectors of the Amazon rainforest.
Yet many education systems remove children from their communities — weakening cultural knowledge and land stewardship. Your donation supports education rooted in place, ensuring children can learn without leaving home.
What Your Donation Supports
Your contribution helps fund:
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Indigenous-led schools and learning spaces
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Cultural and language preservation
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Local educators and mentors
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Education that strengthens families and ecosystems
This work honors ancestral knowledge while preparing youth for the future.
The Bigger Picture
Education is not separate from land.
When Indigenous children remain connected to their culture:
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Forests stay standing
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Languages stay alive
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Communities remain strong
Your donation supports education as an act of conservation.
Donation Options
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One-time donation
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Monthly recurring support
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Dedicated to education initiatives
This is an invitation to support a future shaped by Indigenous wisdom, resilience, and leadership.
Education — when rooted in culture — becomes a force of healing and protection for all life.
Your Donation is Changing Lives
Your support is Funding:
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Cultural Revival and Generational Pride
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Life-Centered Education that Honors all Life
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Preservation of Indigenous Ways and Wisdom
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Longer-term change identified by the articles in the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Future Leaders Grounded in Equality, Unity, and Co-Creative Solutions
The Children of the Pastaza is a collaboration between the Community of Sharmentsa and that Center for Wild Hope, a 501c3. All donations will receive a tax donation letter.
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Your sponsorship helps cover the real costs of learning—materials, instruction, connectivity, and community-based support—so students can stay with their families, elders, and forest.
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