EO's CEFO seeks to scale a meaningful connectivity model for transnational Indigenous territories in Ecuador and Peru, with a long-term vision: connected communities with the skills, governance structures, and control needed to manage their own technological tools.
This vision has grown from the ground up: from our first community connectivity experience in La Mancolona, Mexico, to building a transboundary network that now connects Siekopaai communities across Ecuador and Peru.
Our ambition is for connectivity to contribute directly to Amazon conservation, cultural revitalization, Indigenous education, digital safety, and new economic opportunities led by communities themselves. This is not only about connecting remote places; it is about strengthening Peoples who already protect some of the most important territories for the future of the planet, weaving biological and digital corridors across borders.
EO's CEFO Indígena works with Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon to transform connectivity into a tool for autonomy, territorial protection, and community learning. We support the deployment of internet networks managed by the communities themselves, while building local capacities in telecommunications, energy, digital safety, environmental monitoring, and responsible technology use.
Our work starts from a simple idea: a community network is not just infrastructure. It is a meeting point between generations, knowledge systems, and territories. That is why every connectivity process is built together with Indigenous authorities, women, youth, and local technicians, strengthening four strategic pillars: territorial governance and environmental monitoring; Indigenous women’s leadership and community education; digital safety and technological sovereignty; and financial inclusion and sustainable energy.
EO's CEFO seeks to scale a meaningful connectivity model for transnational Indigenous territories in Ecuador and Peru, with a long-term vision: connected communities with the skills, governance structures, and control needed to manage their own technological tools.
This vision has grown from the ground up: from our first community connectivity experience in La Mancolona,Mexico , to building a transboundary network that now connects Siekopaai communities across Ecuador and Peru.
Our ambition is for connectivity to contribute directly to Amazon conservation, cultural revitalization, Indigenous education, digital safety, and new economic opportunities led by communities themselves. This is not only about connecting remote places; it is about strengthening Peoples who already protect some of the most important territories for the future of the planet, weaving biological and digital corridors across borders.
EO's CEFO Indígena is powered by an intercultural team that brings together project management, territorial knowledge, community leadership, technical experience, and Indigenous communication. Our work is made possible by a network of professionals, women leaders, community technicians, educators, and youth who turn connectivity into a practical tool for strengthening the autonomy of their Peoples.
Director of CEFO Indígena, promoting processes alongside Siekopaai, Achuar, Shuar, Kichwa, and Maya peoples to strengthen autonomy, technology, and territorial defense. Committed to building bridges between conservation, collective rights, and innovation in service of Indigenous peoples.
Researcher and illustrator, committed to working in the Amazon and to sharing knowledge from a perspective rooted in territory, memory, and local knowledge systems. She deeply believes in art as a tool capable of translating complex content into sensitive, accessible, and understandable languages.
Naturalist and ethnobotanist, with more than 40 years of experience working in the Amazon. Committed to the Siekopaai nationality, natural areas, and the rights of minorities, both human and non-human.
Indigenous woman from the Kichwa Otavalo people. Biologist by training, with a specialization in Biodiversity Conservation. She is currently pursuing studies in Sustainable Territorial Development and Climate Change. She is interested in researching mechanisms that help defend the rights of Indigenous peoples, as well as the conservation of their territories.
Siekopaai master ceramicist and territorial walker who strengthens community processes linked to women’s leadership, organizational strengthening, the promotion of women’s associations, and Indigenous governance.
Siekopaai educator, teacher, and community internet administrator. She leads processes of self-determined education and content interpretation to strengthen meaningful connectivity.
Siekopaai community promoter, knowledgeable about food and the transformation of local Amazonian products. With skill and creativity, she transforms foods from the Siekopaai chacra —Tsio— into innovative products that strengthen the local economy and the conservation of Siekoya Remolino, from her Siekopaai perspective and as a Food Technologist.
Communicator of the Siekopaai Women’s Association Keñao, Siekopaai visual artist, mother of Oko, and audiovisual creator who strengthens memory and communication from a young and territorial perspective.
Passionate about forest conservation and Siekopaai cultural strengthening. She contributes to the administrative processes of her organization and writes proposals to implement projects from her Siekopaai perspective and as an Environmental Engineer.
Community technician and member of the Kënapu Tiyo Climbing Group, with experience deploying networks in Ecuador and Peru.
Youth leader of OISPE, Indigenous guard, and community technician with experience in networks, drones, camera traps, and GPS equipment.
The first community internet technician from La Mancolona, in Calakmul, Mexico, and a trainer of community administrators in Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador.
