Huottuja Foundation

Founded in 2021, Huottuja Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Puerto Carreño, Colombia working on human rights, heritage, environment & climate +3 more.

The Huottuja Foundation is an international, non-governmental non-profit founded by leaders of Piaroa villages. It works to protect and promote the culture, language, territory, traditional knowledge, intellectual property and sovereignty of the Huottuja (Piaroa) people across the Orinoco and Northern Amazon watersheds of Venezuela and Colombia. Its activities include sustainable development initiatives, ecosystem and forest conservation, certification of the origin of cultural products, fair-trade and direct-trade relationships, and legal documentation for commercial and research activities. The foundation describes itself as a non-state bridge between Indigenous communities and international sponsors and says it serves as a contact point for researchers and the public. It operates from Puerto Carreño, Colombia, and states that it represents over 20,000 people in around 198 communities.