Support Indigenous-Led Conservation, Culture, and Healing in the Colombian Amazon
Current Initiatives You Support
🌿 Land Protection & Community Access
Supporting the purchase and protection of approximately 10,000 m² of land to strengthen Indigenous and local family wellbeing, regenerate ecosystems, and create long-term spaces for food sovereignty, cultural continuity, and community resilience.
🗣️ Kamëntsá Language Revitalization School
Supporting more than 80 Indigenous learners in preserving and revitalizing the Kamëntsá language through intergenerational education, strengthening identity, memory, and cultural continuity for future generations.
🧠 Indigenous-Led Science Program (ILP)
Helping build a new model of informal and intercultural education that creates dialogue between Indigenous knowledge systems and contemporary science—expanding ethical understanding of health, community, nature, and human relationships.
🌱 Forest Restoration & Botanical Conservation
Supporting reforestation, protection of water sources, and the cultivation and preservation of native medicinal species through our living botanical and educational initiatives.
Together, we are demonstrating that conservation is not only about protecting land—it is about protecting languages, relationships, wisdom systems, and ways of living that sustain life.
Join us in supporting Indigenous-led solutions for a more balanced future.
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Transparency & Accountability
All donations are processed through our fiscal sponsors in the UK (Drug Science) and CSN (Circle of Sacred Nature) in the US, ensuring compliance, transparency, and international tax-deductibility where applicable.
OIOC provides impact reports every 3 months, so you can see the tangible results of your support — from community initiatives and language revitalization to conservation and global partnerships.
👉 Explore more: OIOC Impact
Be Part of a Needed Change
This program is unlike any other:
A ceremony of science and spirit, where researchers and Indigenous leaders walk side by side
A path of reciprocity, with every step strengthening community, language, and forest.
A seed of transformation, showing how Indigenous and Western knowledge can walk together in balance.
Support the Living Heritage of the Kamentsa People
Your Support Sustains Ancestral Wisdom, Amazon Conservation, and Sacred Medicine
Donation Information
OIOC (Organization for Indigenous Outreach and Conservation) is a registered nonprofit organization in Colombia (NIT 901449600-1). Contributions made directly to OIOC are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
We are also proudly sponsored by our sister organization, Circle of Sacred Nature, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States (EIN available upon request). Donations made through Circle of Sacred Nature are tax-deductible for U.S. donors under IRS regulations.
We recommend consulting your tax advisor for specific guidance regarding the deductibility of your contribution.
Donation receipts are available upon request.
All donors are automatically subscribed to our monthly newsletter, which includes impact updates, annual reports, and detailed fund allocations—so you can see exactly how your support is making a difference.
OIOC’s Reciprocity Efforts
Amazon Conservation
Restoring native biodiversity and empowering 669 Kamëntsá families with resources to sustain their ancestral biocultural practices.
Kamëntsá Knowledge Revitalization
Supporting Indigenous resilience through language revitalization programs, rebuilding homes for families in need, providing essential resources for community well-being, and creating artisan support networks through sustainable sales channels.
Supporting Ethical Research Practices
Partnering with the Western Science industry to ensure benefit-sharing agreements, educational programs, and funding for Kamëntsá-led initiatives.
Why Reciprocity Matters in Plant Medicine Work
A Shared Responsibility
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Modern psychedelic research owes its foundation to the Indigenous communities who have safeguarded plant medicine traditions. True progress demands equitable partnerships that respect and uplift these communities.
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By supporting the Kamëntsá, we preserve their cultural heritage and enhance the collective understanding of holistic healing.
The Challenges We Address |
OIOC Amazon Conservation
At OIOC, we recognize that Indigenous communities — the original stewards of the Amazon — face profound and interconnected challenges:
Loss of Land and Culture
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Sacred territories and biodiversity disrupted by colonization and deforestation
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OIOC restores native lands, protects sacred plants, and revitalizes ancestral knowledge
Exploitation of Indigenous Knowledge
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Sacred plant wisdom isolated and commercialized in modern research
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OIOC safeguards cultural integrity through Indigenous-led education and ceremonial preservation
Poverty and Marginalization
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Indigenous communities are excluded from financial and social benefits of their own knowledge
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OIOC provides home rebuilding, basic needs support, artisan empowerment, and funds community resilience through healing retreats
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
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Join Us in Honoring the Guardians of the Amazon Ancestral Knowledge
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Partner with OIOC to create ethical collaborations between science and Indigenous wisdom.
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Contribute to projects that restore ecosystems and cultural heritage, ensuring a thriving future for the Kamëntsá people.
