Sumak Kawsay
Project Developer
- Sumak Kawsay
Size
- Micro
- ($5,000)
Maturity stage
- Requires incubation
Country
- Peru
Financing mechanism
Seed capital
Demonstration grant
Contact
Ysa Calderon
Link
Environmental benefits
- 1,000+ reforested trees
- 100+ species of plants identified
- 4 honey samples analyzed
- 4 species of bees preserved
Community benefits
- Over 50 families will increase their harvests thanks to the ecosystem service of pollination
- 6 families from 2 rural communities we work with will increase their income under fair trade standards
Business model
An environmental enterprise, Sumak Kawsay promotes conservation and restoration of native bees and other pollinators’ ecosystems as well as research and gender equality in rural communities in the El Higueron village in Salas district, Lambayeque region, Peru.
Winner of
- Terra Madre – Turin, Italy (2018)
- Eqwiphubs – Copeme (2019), Canada Embassy
- AWE Chiclayo (2020), USA Embassy
- Seed capital – Alternative NGO (2021)
- AWE 3.0 (2022), USA Embassy
- Terra Madre – Turin, Italy (2022)
- Mountains Restoration Stewards 2023
Finalist of the Innovation Challenge, TIC Americas (2021) and 500 best projects of Green Latin America Awards 2021.