Andean Alliance
Collaborating with Farmers to Strengthen Agribusinesses
Fast Facts
Location:
Peru
Sponsored by:
Jorian Wilkins
Grant Years:
2020, 2021, 2022-23, 2024
Category:
Job Skills, Job Creation
Website:
How Andean Alliance Is Making a Difference
The Andean Alliance strengthens Indigenous communities in Peru’s cloud forest by supporting farmer-led cooperatives, expanding sustainable livelihood opportunities, and building local skills through hands-on, culturally rooted development.
Work of Andean Alliance
- Strengthens Indigenous farmer cooperatives so families can collectively sell specialty coffee, secure better prices, and fully own the value they create.
- Provides hands-on training in regenerative agriculture, leadership, and financial management to build long-term skills and autonomy.
- Expands sustainable income opportunities—coffee, cacao, honey, and value-added products—that keep families rooted in their ancestral lands.
- Uses Geographic Information System mapping and field-based monitoring to track impact, ensure transparency, and connect buyers directly to the farmers behind each product.
- Works side by side with community leaders, honoring cultural knowledge and ensuring that every project is designed and driven locally, not imposed from outside.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2020: $30,000 to launch accelerator program for 25 high potential, historically marginalized entrepreneurs.
2021: $30,000 to address yellow leaf rust and poor market access for campesino farmers in isolated areas.
2022-2023: $30,000 for training, equipment and materials to address coffee disease in the Lacco Valley. An unrestricted grant of $2,883 was also awarded.
2024: $45,000 in unrestricted funds.