NESsT’s investments in the Andean Region focus on social enterprises that incorporate innovative business models, technologies and sound environmental practices to bring jobs and greater income earning opportunities to the people who are most in need.
AFIMAD (The Indigenous Forestry Association of Madre de Dios) is an association formed by Amazon nut collectors as an alternative solution to the unsustainable practice of indiscriminate tree felling, which had been a source of income for local Indigenous communities in the past.
provides small coffee farmers with solar-powered technology to roast their beans, and purchases and distributes the roasted coffee, resulting in 70% more revenue for the farmers.
produces high-quality empanadas that are sold in coffee shops and convenience stores throughout the country
Trains and employs survivors of domestic violence and women who are incarcerated to produce a line of trendy ethical fashion products.
Kemito Ene is an Indigenous-led cooperative of producers of the Asháninka nationality, from the Ene River basin, dedicated to the sustainable production and marketing of certified organic and fair-trade cacao beans, cacao-derived products, chocolate, and roasted and ground coffee beans.
Runs a Llama Trek Service, Intercultural Education Programs, and a Llama Park to support high-Andean communities with accessing sustainable income.
produces a line of low-cost 3D-print prosthesis products made accessible to children and adults.
Buys fiber from alpaqueros at fair market prices and offers training and employment in processing, knitting and manufacturing of high-end alpaca textile products to rural women.
Sources directly from small fishing communities and sells to restaurants and retail shops, ensuring improved livelihoods for fishing households in Peru.
