Sapara Women’s Exchange

The Sapara people live between Ecuador and Peru. Until recently, most of the efforts towards supporting the Sapara have been focused in Ecuador. All of the communities there are fairly accessible by small plane, but in Peru they are much more remote and harder to access. In one of these remote communities is an elder who is one of the remaining speakers of the Sapara language.

A delegation of Sapara people from Ecuador will make the journey down river into Peru, which takes about 3 days between villages. Once they arrive, there will be a chance to build more connection between communities, share knowledge and experience, and create more unity.

This is especially important for the women to have a dialogue with each around issues they are facing and generate more opportunities for female leadership both in Ecuador and Peru. Female participation and inclusion is essential for the future success of community initiatives as well as leadership within their individual communities and to have support to confront issues they face around health, natal care and domestic violence.

In addition, this will be an opportunity to connect with this elder, document his voice and stories in order to share with the other communities and later with the outside world. This is a vital piece in Sapara solidarity and ensuring that their culture continues strong.

The cost of this trip includes:
Food
Transportation
Fuel
Equipment
Videographer
Total: $18,000