Cool Earth works with seven Awajún villages that lie close to the Ecuadorian border.
“I AM PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DECLARE MYSELF AN AWAJÚN WOMAN. I AM AWAJÚN BY MY BLOOD, BY MY TRADITIONS AND BY MY HOME IN THE RAINFOREST. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT OUR HOME NEEDS PROTECTING.”
Marcelina, a tribeswoman from the Amazon village of Urakuza.