In the Peruvian Amazon Shipibo families suffer several diseases. Most can be easily cured but the public health system isn't efficient. Thus, we are promoting medicinal gardens as an alternative healthcare system, besides supporting the preservation of traditional knowledge. In the past we supported a medicinal garden in the community of Paoyhan. Now in 2021 we have moved our efforts to the city since 25% of Shipibo People live there and coronavirus unveiled they need and want more support.
The Shipibo-Konibo have a long cultural history of traditional healing and possess vast knowledge of medicinal plants. However, this generation has experienced difficulty in merging this traditional knowledge with the greater contemporary healthcare system. Increasingly, younger generations leave behind ancestral knowledge, opting instead for other income generating activities. Therefore, there's been a steep decline in the transmission of precious medicinal plant knowledge to Shipibo youth.
Our long-term goal is to expand models of medicinal gardens for the self-management of families, organizations or communities, incorporating education programs for children and young people; intercultural research; debates related to medicinal plants; tourism and use for the creation of sustainable businesses.
Alianza Arkana is an intercultural grassroots organization committed to the protection, development and wellbeing of the Peruvian Amazon and the Shipibo-Konibo peoples. We serve as a bridge, facilitating access to financial, administrative and educational tools and services so Shipibo communities can live healthy, fulfilled lives By co-creating regenerative solutions in the Amazon, we're committed to celebrating indigenous traditions while protecting our rainforests.
The Shipibo-Konibo have a long cultural history of traditional healing and possess vast knowledge of medicinal plants. However, this generation has experienced difficulty in merging this traditional knowledge with the greater contemporary healthcare system. Increasingly, younger generations leave behind ancestral knowledge, opting instead for other income generating activities. Therefore, there's been a steep decline in the transmission of precious medicinal plant knowledge to Shipibo youth.
Our long-term goal is to expand models of medicinal gardens for the self-management of families, organizations or communities, incorporating education programs for children and young people; intercultural research; debates related to medicinal plants; tourism and use for the creation of sustainable businesses.
Alianza Arkana is an intercultural grassroots organization committed to the protection, development and wellbeing of the Peruvian Amazon and the Shipibo-Konibo peoples. We serve as a bridge, facilitating access to financial, administrative and educational tools and services so Shipibo communities can live healthy, fulfilled lives By co-creating regenerative solutions in the Amazon, we're committed to celebrating indigenous traditions while protecting our rainforests.
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