Yachana's mission is to provide community-based solutions to poverty and environmental degradation in the rain forest. The future of the tropical forest is inextricably linked to the well-being of its inhabitants. Our socially conscious tourism and training programs are simultaneously conserving the rain forest and providing opportunities in income generation, micro-finance, health, sustainability and entrepreneurism for the people of the region.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Douglas McMeekin | Executive Director, Yachana Foundation
It is interesting how a “simple” idea can start to grow on its own. About two years ago we spoke with the Ministry of Health and proposed our working with them and our building a clinic to... Read the full report ›By Douglas McMeekin | Executive Director, Yachana Foundation
HEALTH FOR THE ELDERLY We are one quarter of the way into 2026 and we have a lot on our plate. In health, our new clinic will be operating soon, but most importantly, this health initiative has... Read the full report ›By Douglas McMeekin | Executive Director, Yachana Foundation
The year is moving forward with a lot of positive projects in the works. Our work with native Amazon Melipona stingless bees is also growing. The population of insect pollinators within the Amazon is... Read the full report ›
