At Pachaillariy we promote initiatives that integrate environmental sustainability, food security and gender equality.

Climate Management and Protection of Andean Ecosystems in the Huarocondo Microbasin

With the support of the German Embassy, we developed a participatory and gender-focused project that seeks to strengthen the resilience of Andean communities.

Strengthening human capacities

We train students and community members in climate change, food security, water management and ancestral culture, promoting leadership and adaptation to current challenges.

Climate management

We reforested with 5,000 seedlings of queñua , a native species that protects water, improves biodiversity and helps to face climate change.

Promoting food security

We implement family and school gardens that provide nutritious food, generate income, and reduce malnutrition and anemia in the high Andean areas.

Disaster risk management in forest fires

These efforts were complemented by disaster risk management in forest fires, managing specialized entities to train the inhabitants and implementing tools and PPE , to be able to safely counteract a possible fire and complement the knowledge of the inhabitants of the area, in forest fires, and in this way make the project sustainable in the long term, in which both men and women were trained, achieving a solid group of forest firefighters.

Sustainable restoration in the Andes: Promoting biodiversity and environmental balance with native plants

Currently undergoing certification under the Equitable Earth standard and in validation by Carbon Check (India) Pvt . Ltd. (CCIPL)

Our project aims to support the rural communities of Urinsaya Ccollana and Huayllaccocha in the restoration of two highly degraded areas: Huerta Huaycco (196 ha) and Chimpa Orcco (208 ha). These areas, currently affected by erosion and soil loss, pose a risk to downstream communities and threaten the freshwater sources that supply 721 families in the Huarocondo Valley.

What do we propose?

A comprehensive ecological restoration, based on science, ancestral knowledge, and community work. The project includes:

• Reforestation with 10 native Andean species
  ( Queuña , Chachacomo , Qolle , Kiswar , T’asta , Molle, Capulí, Sauce, Elderberry, and Cantuta). And sustainable water and soil management to restore the ecological functionality of the landscape.
• Promoting food security by implementing family and school gardens that provide organic and nutritious food.
• Prevention and management of forest fires , forming local brigades and strengthening community resilience.
• Cultural revaluation , integrating ancestral practices such as Minka and Ayni , with a gender focus and inclusive participation.

The communities are not only beneficiaries: The communities are the heart and soul of the project. Their active participation, which scrupulously respects their customs, traditions, and agricultural calendar, ensures that the restoration not only recovers the ecosystem but also strengthens their cultural identity and worldview.

The connection with Pachamama and the Apus remains a spiritual pillar for these communities. The project strengthens this relationship by integrating ceremonies, traditional knowledge, and collective work that unites generations.