“We’re an organization committed to social and environmental causes in the binational region of Ecuador and Colombia. We collaborate with indigenous, afro-descendant and mestizo organizations, with programs and projects oriented to the good living of their populations.”
What is it that we do
THE SOCIO-ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING PROGRAM
Participatory planning and management for development, leadership school, local governments, indigenous organizations and binational incidence
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION PROGRAM
Security, food sovereignty and agroecology, adaption and management of native species to productive systems, popular finance and community companies and associate marketing
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Environmental education, territorial consolidation, environmental services, sustainable energies for climate change, water, sanitation and hygiene and institutional coordination and regional processes
MISSION
The Altropico foundation focuses its efforts on the empowerment and good living of social organizations, promoting the equitable exercise of the rights and duties of women and men, inter-generational equity, the adoption of productive alternatives that guarantee conservation and sustainable management of the biological wealth of the tropics through participatory processes of coordination and inter-institutional coordination.
VISION
The Altropico foundation is in 2017 a recognized organization in the local, national and international fields for its commitment and transparency in coordinating and promoting participatory processes in social organizations, who through organizational strengthening, sustainable production, conservation and management of natural resources are managers of their own development and good living.
Ongoing projects
Forests, Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services
(Enero 2017 – Diciembre 2021)
Improved Biomass Stoves in Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia
(Enero - Diciembre 2017)
Connectivity and Conservation in the Cotacachi – Awá Corridor of Ecuador
(Agosto 2017– Septiembre 2019)
Promotion of a Culture of Sustainable Development
(Enero 2016 – Noviembre 2018)
Strengthening the Governance of the Bi-national Mira River Basin
(Enero 2015 – Agosto 2017)
Sustainable Management of Indigenous Territories and Protected Areas
(Enero 2017 – Diciembre 2021)
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CONVOCATORIA: ASISTENTE FINANCIERO(A) CONTABLE ZONA SAN LORENZO
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CONVOCATORIA: Adquisición de menaje de cocina,comedor y hospedaje para bioemprendimientos turísticos
CONVOCATORIA: Adquisición de menaje de cocina,comedor y hospedaje para bioemprendimientos turísticos....
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CONVOCATORIA:Provisión de materiales de ferretería destinados al establecimiento de diez y siete bioemprendimientos turísticos
CONVOCATORIA:Provisión de materiales de ferretería destinados al establecimiento de diez y siete bioemprendimientos t...
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BIODIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES TROPICALES – ESPECIE DEL DÍA (3)
Compartimos una de las especies identificadas en el monitoreo participativo que realiza Fundación ALTROPICO y la comu...
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