By Erika Salazar | Proyect Coordination
Dear Friend! ,
Warm greetings from the Kamëntsá Territory in the Colombian Amazon
We are deeply grateful to share how your support has allowed OIOC to expand our work — from protecting forests to reviving ancestral language, and from caring for medicinal plants to creating intercultural education programs rooted in Indigenous science.
This evolution reflects a larger vision: to protect both the land and the wisdom that sustains it.
Our project now carries a new name — Amazon Conservation & Indigenous Revival — symbolizing this union of ecology and culture.
“In Kamëntsá cosmovision, the forest and the people breathe as one.
Each tree we plant and each word we teach in our language is a way of remembering who we are.”
Your generosity continues to make this remembrance possible.
Thank you!
Recent Achievements (July – October 2025) Amazon Conservation & Reforestation
20 new native and endangered trees planted, expanding our reforestation initiative in sacred and community-identified areas.
Ongoing care for 1400+ previously planted seedlings, including Yagé, Yarumo, Palmito, Chilca, Motilón, and Nacedero.
Reforestation gatherings continue to blend ecology with ceremony — restoring both biodiversity and the spiritual relationship between people and the land.
Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants
The OIOC Botanical Garden now cultivates over 150 native medicinal plants, under the care of Don Pablo, our field worker and plant guardian.
New multilingual plant signs (Spanish, Kamëntsá, and scientific names) have been added, transforming the garden into a community learning space.
Elders, children, and visiting herbalists gather here to exchange plant medicine knowledge — keeping ancient healing traditions alive through living practice.
Kamëntsá Language Revitalization – “Moch Huagnish” School
122 active students are now learning and teaching the Kamëntsá language.
Classes integrate song, storytelling, and art, making language learning a celebration of culture.
Each new speaker is a bridge between generations, carrying forward the memory of the ancestors.
Indigenous-Led Science Program
We launched the Indigenous Science Program, connecting traditional ecological knowledge and modern research.
This initiative explores the ancestral science of the forest and plant medicines, uniting Indigenous elders, scientists, and students in ethical intercultural learning.
It marks a new chapter in Indigenous-led education — rooted in the forest, shared with the world.
Looking Forward: What’s Next
In the coming months, OIOC will:
Plant 100 additional native trees to strengthen biodiversity corridors.
Expand our medicinal nursery, cultivating sacred plants vital for ceremony and healing.
Publish digital learning materials featuring Kamëntsá language, plant uses, and ecological wisdom.
Support Indigenous women and artisans, ensuring cultural and economic resilience across generations.
A Message of Gratitude
Your donations help us care for the Amazon not only as a forest, but as a living teacher.
Each contribution supports the protection of biodiversity, the revival of an endangered language, and the empowerment of Indigenous knowledge keepers.
Together, we are sowing harmony — between humans, nature, and spirit.
With deep gratitude and reciprocity,
The OIOC Team
Organization for Indigenous Outreach & Conservation
Sibundoy Valley, Putumayo, Colombia
www.oioc.co | info@oioc.co
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