AFrontlines

Working with Indigenous communities to defend their rights to land, life & cultural survival in the Amazon
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[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

📍Trabajo híbrido: remoto + campo en comunidades amazónicas del Putumayo y Napo.
🤝 En colaboración con OISPE, Amazon Frontlines y Alianza Ceibo.
🌱 Enfoque en economías propias, sostenibilidad y fortalecimiento comunitario.
🗓️ Fecha Límite- 26 de mayo.
🔗https://t.co/0BK954yPWv

[AFrontlines_ES @AFrontlines_ES]

🚨 AVISO!

Las organizaciones indígenas Waorani de Pastaza(OWAP), Nación Siekopaai y A’i Cofán de Sinangoe exigen al @Educacion_Ec , a la @SEIBEec y a la @Vice_Ec el cumplimiento inmediato de los acuerdos establecidos el pasado 10 de abril para avanzar en la implementación de sus Proyectos Educativos Comunitarios (PEC).

La falta de acción y coordinación institucional mantiene bloqueado el registro formal de los tejidos curriculares de estas nacionalidades. Además, la mesa técnica prevista para el 14 de mayo en Arajuno fue CANCELADA sin ningún oficio formal.

Se exige:
▪️ Respuestas oficiales sobre los acuerdos incumplidos
▪️ Convocatorias formales a las mesas técnicas
▪️ Coordinación inmediata con los analistas de la SEIBE
▪️ El fin de las dilaciones en el proceso educativo intercultural

La educación propia es un derecho!

Más información: https://t.co/1gQpJpTuY8

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Yesterday, #Ecuador approved a new mining law that fast-tracks extraction while weakening environmental oversight and #IndigenousRights.

The future of the #Amazon — and the climate stability it protects — is at stake.

Read our mini briefing 👇
https://t.co/b6LGNiCny4

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Indigenous-led education is already underway in the Amazon. Now #Ecuador’s @Educacion_Ec must formally register these models & allocate the budget and capacity they require.

The right exists since 1988. Political will must follow.

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Across the Amazon and beyond, Indigenous education is redefining learning — rooted in ancestral knowledge, languages & territory.

Recognition matters. @Educacion_Ec @SEIBEec @Vice_Ec

[Cofanes Sinangoe @CofanesS]

Una educación que blinde nuestra cultura para la defensa de nuestro territorio, es nuestro Proyecto Educativo Comunitario - PEC.
#Hoy regresamos a #Quito para reunirnos con @SEIBEec @Educacion_Ec y Subsecretaría de @Vice_Ec para el seguimiento al proceso de registro.

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Indigenous education is a right—and a foundation for cultural survival

Today, Waorani, Siekopai +A'i Cofan communities meet with Ecuador's govt to demand respect+recognition for community-led education that protects language,identity+the Amazon

Read more https://t.co/Z9VWu9mo0e

[Waorani Resistencia Pastaza @WaoResistencia]

#Hoy, 2 PM nos reuniremos con @SEIBEec @Educacion_Ec y Subsecretaría @Vice_Ec para dar continuidad al de registro de nuestro Proyecto Educativo Comunitario - PEC, construído desde nuestra consmovisión y necesario para su implementación sin obstáculos.
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https://t.co/NRqsupS2NR…

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Read the full story, written by @ana1alvarado for @MongabayLatam, featuring voices from the adult and children’s guards and Amazon Frontlines Education Lead Patricia Peñaherrera.
Now available in English 👇
https://t.co/c9YdjNNhRg
📷 Nicolás Kingman /@MGachet /Aneth Lusitande

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They are growing up to become the next defenders of the Amazon rainforest. The initiative, 'Chipiri Kuirasunde'khu' (Little Defenders of the Forest), organised by the Indigenous Guard of Sinangoe, brings together 47 children aged three to fifteen.

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https://t.co/c9YdjNNhRg

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Indigenous education is a powerful act of decolonization — and a frontline defense of the rainforest and the global climate.
We’re honored to support this work alongside these nations and the Ceibo Alliance @alianzaceibo.
📸 Explore the photo essay here 👇
https://t.co/Z9VWu9mVPM

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Rising up for Indigenous education and the future of the Amazon 🌿

In our latest photo essay, we go behind the scenes of a powerful march led by Indigenous communities demanding that the Ecuadorian government respect their right to shape their own education systems.

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[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Waorani, Siekopai, and A’i Cofán families presented the result of years of collective work: their Community Educational Projects (PEC). These intercultural education models are rooted in ancestral wisdom, learning from the land, and strengthening Indigenous autonomy.

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[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Since 2015, #IndigenousGuards from the Kofán, Siona, Siekopai, and Waorani nations — with support from @AFrontlines_ES — have been using mapping strategies to protect 700,000+ hectares of primary rainforest against threats like oil, mining and logging. 🧭🌿
#AmazonRainforest

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Because Indigenous land tenure isn’t just a rights issue — it’s one of the most effective climate solutions we have, proven to keep forests standing and biodiversity alive. 🌿

#AmazonRainforest #IndigenousRights #IndigenousTerritories #LandRights #LandBackInTheAmazon

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#LandBack in the #Amazon isn’t only about redressing a historical injustice — it’s about reclaiming Indigenous peoples’ right to thrive.
Across the region, tens of millions of hectares of ancestral #IndigenousTerritories have been illegally claimed, exposing them to expolation 👇

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

...by governments and extractive industries.

Together with our Indigenous partners, we’re using innovative community-led mapping and bold legal strategies to challenge colonial systems and remove the barriers that block the formal recognition of ancestral lands.

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We’re hiring!
🟠Interim Director of Finance
We’re looking for an experienced nonprofit finance leader to provide strong financial oversight, ensure compliance, and maintain operational stability during a 5-month sabbatical.
📩 Learn more and apply 👇
https://t.co/p3sQE0dgv3

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Over 200 Indigenous Guards in Colombia, Ecuador+Peru met to discuss how to protect the Amazon rainforest from threats incl oil, mining+ the presence of armed actors & criminal networks

Read the story by @ana1alvarado for @MongabayLatam, now in English: https://t.co/CW9HrbfeJu

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

3 Amazonian Indigenous nationalities—Siekopai, Waorani (Pastaza), & Kofan (Sinangoe)—mobilized in Quito to demand the Ecuadorian State recognize their #CommunityLedEducation models, developed in their territories, derived from their languages & ancestral knowledge. 🎥 @mullu_tv

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

Artistic and cultural mobilization to Ecuador’s Ministry of Education. Join us in this important cause!

🗓️ Tuesday, January 20, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 AM
📍Plaza del Ministerio de Agricultura (Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro, esq.)

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[AFrontlines_ES @AFrontlines_ES]

Movilización artística y cultural hasta el Ministerio de Educación del #Ecuador ¡Acompáñanos en esta causa importante !

📍Plaza del Ministerio de Agricultura (Av. Amazonas y Av. Eloy Alfaro, esq.)
🗓️martes 20 de enero de 2026 ⏰: 9AM

300+ integrantes de las nacionalidades A’i Cofán, Waorani y Siekopai se movilizarán con el objetivo de presentar sus Propuestas de Educación Comunitaria (PEC) y exigir su aprobación y su libre aplicación en sus territorios.

Hemos solicitado ser recibidos por: José Atupaña, Gilda Alcívar (@GildaAlcivarOk ), Ministerio de Educación (@Educacion_Ec ) y María José Pinto (@mjpintoec) (@Vice_Ec ), para que nos escuchen y reciban nuestras propuestas.

La educación propia fortalece las raíces de los pueblos indígenas de la #Amazonía. 🫀📚

[AFrontlines @AFrontlines]

🪈For #Siekopai children, pride in ancestral culture is nurtured through music, tradition, and learning from elders. Playing traditional flutes is more than sound—it’s identity, memory, and wisdom passed between generations.

🔗 https://t.co/RoB4BnDLcA