We are looking for support to finish our aqueduct!
JOIN THE COMMUNITY!
With your support you contribute to the strengthening of self-managed economic initiatives led by the Bribri women of the community of Yorkín, in Talamanca, Costa Rica.
About the Campaign
Sá di kianá (we want), ready, sufficient, clean and safe water! 40 families from the Bribri indigenous community of Yorkin, in Talamanca, Costa Rica, are looking for
support to finish our aqueduct. The current supply has restrictions and the presence of cattle on the Panamanian side makes us fear a possible water shortage.
We need $17,000 to pay for 1 kilometer of piping, a ten thousand liter tank and a flyover structure. In 2024 we start with a base fund of $3,000 donated by Planeterra of Canada.
The project for the construction of a new aqueduct is led by the Stibrawpa Association of indigenous families, an organization that promotes community life, the Bribri culture, as well as the conservation and sustainability of forests and biodiversity.
Donations from USA are eligible for a tax deduction.
Join us in our mission to bring safe, clean and sufficient drinking water to the community!
Support our project and help us to avoid an eventual collapse of the water supply!
Your donation benefits + 300 people
+ 40 families and
+ 40 cultural and productive enterprises
led by women.
WHO WE ARE
Our village Yorkin is an idyllic and peaceful spot on the very edge of Costa Rica, alongside the border with Panama. It lies inside the Indigenous Bribri Territory of Talamanca and we are about 300 people living here. It's here that 27 years ago, we founded the Stibrawpa Association, aiming to find ways to improve our living conditions. What started with the sales of handicrafts later turned into a community based tourism project. We invite foreigners to visit our village and to learn about our traditions and our way of life. Through the means of tourism we are able to create jobs for nearly 45 people, to protect our rainforest and to strengthen our indigenous culture. We managed to raise funds to build a high school and basic health care facilities and support other projects in the community.