Fundacion Pachamama

Fundacion Pachamama is a non-profit international organization registered to receive awards from the U.S. federal government since November 2019. The foundation primarily focuses on environmental conservation, indigenous rights, and sustainable development in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Through federal grant awards, Fundacion Pachamama provides services related to improving governance, management practices, and alternative livelihoods for indigenous communities in the Amazon. Their work aims to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Amazon forest ecosystems, preserve biodiversity, improve the wellbeing of indigenous peoples and local communities, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Fundacion Pachamama has received both prime and sub-awards for its work in Ecuador. Its most recent prime award is a $4.8 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. This five-year project, awarded in December 2023, focuses on improving governance and management practices in the central and southern Amazon region of Ecuador, specifically in the provinces of Napo, Pastaza, Morona Santiago, and Zamora Chinchipe. Additionally, Fundacion Pachamama has received sub-awards from the Pan American Development Foundation for two distinct projects. One project involves strengthening the capacities of Ecuador's multi-stakeholder group overseeing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. The other sub-award supports strengthening the organizational and advocacy capacities of indigenous organizations in the Ecuadorian Amazon, including establishing an Amazon Youth Network, enhancing democratic processes in indigenous territories, and supporting the Amazon Sacred Watersheds Initiative.