25 years ago, we asked the indigenous women of the Amazon what they needed to create the world they wanted to pass on to their children: one of gender equity, economic sustainability, and climate resilience.

Their answers have transformed their communities, shaped our programs, and sparked change around the world.

Minga’s impact, both local and global, is thanks to our unique three-pronged approach: radio programs, empowerment training, and income-generating green projects.

Radio for
social change

Our intercultural radio program “Bienvenida Salud” (Welcome Health) has been on the air for 25 years, broadcast to over 120,000 listeners in 7 languages.

Leadership training for girls in the Amazon
Leadership training
for women & youth

We invite our most active listeners to become community promoters by attending three years of progressive training.

Building climate resilience

Minga works with families to build projects that care for their natural resources while generating income and raising a generation of youth who are passionate about the environment.

Global
Impact

The success of our work in Peru has made Minga a regional and global leader in communication for social change

Woven through all these programs is a strong emphasis on promoting and preserving indigenous cultural identity.

Impact

LEARN HOW YOUR SUPPORT IS MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

Watch the video to learn how Minga is transforming the Amazon rainforest and the lives of those who live there.
“At the leadership traning Minga Peru bring some experts in area that will help these women establish jobs and establish steady streams of income for their families… They teach the women how to build a fish pond, how to stock it, how to maintain it, and ultimately how to bring that fish to market so they can sell it and gain some profit.”
– Amy Berquist
Director of Conservation & Strategic Initiative /
Lindblad Expeditions

OUR MISSION

Minga strengthens leaders, organizations, and social networks representing the most marginalized communities of Latin America and the Caribbean to collaboratively build social justice with gender equity, environmental stewardship, and cultural identity.

OUR VISSION

Imaginamos un futuro con comunidades resilentes con redes locales e internacionales y el gobierno promoviendo juntos los derechos humanos de manera inclusiva, equitativa y protegiendo el medio ambiente.

OUR VALUES

Trabajo comunitario colaborativo: “Minga” es una palabra Quechua que significa “trabajo comunitario colaborativo”, y ése es el corazón y espíritu de nuestro modelo. Disenamos nuestros programs en respuesta a los comentaros de nuestros socios en una forma colaborativa.

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THESE 25 YEARS

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