Roots & Routes IC

On World Water Day, the people of Ecuador's Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities in the Chocó Biogeographic Region continue fighting against contamination from mining and oil palm plantations.

In our documentary, Together For Water, youth from La Chiquita and Guadualito, women river guardians, and elders narrate without filters about their battle against their invisibilization and for Rights of Nature and human right to clean water that restores health, culture, and dignity to their families.

We are all water people, and from Roots & Routes we honor their resistance by amplifying their united cry: We want our water! 💧✊ To take direct action to the cause, donate: https://www.rootsroutes.org/donate

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En el Día Mundial del Agua, los habitantes de las comunidades afrodescendientes e indígenas de la Región Biogeográfica del Chocó en Ecuador siguen luchando contra la contaminación de la minería y las plantaciones de palma aceitera.

En nuestro documental, Queremos Nuestra Agua, jóvenes de La Chiquita y Guadualito, mujeres guardianas de ríos y ancianos narran sin filtros su batalla contra la invisibilización, por los Derechos de la Naturaleza y el derecho humano al agua limpia que devuelve salud, cultura y dignidad a sus familias.

Todos somos gente de agua, y desde Raices y Rutas honramos su resistencia amplificando un grito unido: ¡Queremos nuestra agua! 💧✊

Tropical forests in Ecuador’s Chocó are being replaced by oil palm monocultures.

Our film, Together for Water💦, created by an intercultural collective, shows that these extractive biofuel economies threaten forests, rivers, livelihoods, and territorial rights. Roots & Routes stands with frontline Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in Esmeraldas to defend life, land, and the living world 🌿.

🌎 Another future in the Chocó is possible — rooted in community and care.

Roots & Routes IC is excited to invite youth to apply for our remote internship program, the Youth Visionary Collective. We still have a few open spots for our 10-week ❄️ winter season (February 2–April 10) and would love to welcome students from around the world to become new interns. Students can also inquire about upcoming seasons!

✨ 6 hours/week
🌍 Fully remote
🗣️ English required | Spanish a plus (and required for some roles)

Roots & Routes IC strengthens ancestral roots of wisdom, builds solidarity between people of diverse cultures, and interweaves shared routes towards environmental justice. Our keystone project at the moment is our film Together for Water. By the way, please let me know if you are interested in showing the film to your classes.

Youth can learn more and apply by clicking on this Indeed link or by following the links/QR code on the attached poster.
Please share this opportunity with your student networks!! Thanks! Juli Hazlewood