The following videos have been made by volunteers and interns of Yanapuma Foundation. We hope you enjoy learning about some of the work that we have done over the past few years.
A short video made by tourism intern Menno Vlietman about Yanapuma Spanish School in Quito. | |
A video made by Megan Tan following a volunteer living with a Tsa'chila family for one month while carrying out a reforestation project. | |
A video made by Hallel Elnir introducing the Shinopi Bolón Cultural Center in comuna Bua. | |
A video made by the members of the Harvard Forum on International Development when they spent two weeks working with the cacao growers of El Poste, a Tsa'chila community, in order to learn about the processes involved in making chocolate. | |
A video that describes a project carried out by Yanapuma in 2011 with financing from the Ferguson Charitable Trust - vegetable plots for Tsa'chila families and nutritional education. | |
A short educational video for the village of Estero de Plátano on the Pacific coast that explores the quality of the water in their surroundings. | |
A video describing a project carried out by Yanapuma with financing from the Inter American Foundation - sustainable caco production, vegetable gardens, reforestation, organizational abilities and self-esteem. | |
A 7-minute video exploring the dreams of children in the Tsa'chila community of Bua, made by student volunteers from Thinking Beyond Borders. | |
A 5-minute video exploring the daily routine of a child in the community of Bua, made by students from Thinking Beyond Borders | |
A video that examines the challenges faced by the Tsa'chila as they struggle to adapt to living in a globalized world. Made by TBB student volunteers. | |
A short video made by volunteers from Thinking Beyond Borders about the problems that affect the Tsa'chila water supply and rivers, caused by deforestation. | |
A video about the children of Estero de Plátano on the Pacific coast and the Viña del Mar school, made by volunteers who worked there in 2008/9 | |
A video titled in French with interviews in English and Spanish, about Yanapuma's work to promote sustainable cacao production among the Tsa'chila in Ecuador. | |
A video about Yanapuma Foundation's scholarship students from Estero de Plátano, made by Amelia Brandt in E de P, and when they were invited to Quito for a cultural visit. | |
A video in Spanish about the school in Bua de los Tsa'chila made by Friederike Hoppe. | |
A video about Yanapuma's first ecological sanitation project in Bua. Three dry toilets - one in the cultural centre Shinopi Bolón and two on farms in the area. These were built in 2007 with the aid of a group of British volunteers from the Leap. | |
A short video about the Spanish school, the work of the foundation and our volunteer options around Ecuador and in Quito. Includes volunteers talking about their experience at Camp Hope children's centre in Quito. | |