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Aliados is creating resilient community businesses in the Andes and the Amazon—and connecting them

09/04/2026

Meet Gerson, from our Amazon-based team 🌳

He’s an Indigenous leader who incorporates his local knowledge of the land into the management of regenerative businesses.

And on top of that, he loves being part of the ALIADOS team!

Hear from him on why he supports our mission and supports the farmers working across the region bring their products to market.

Muchas gracias Gerson, ¡por todo lo que haces!

06/04/2026

If you ride through the Amazon, you’ll find tree branches, heavy with colorful pods, ready to be harvested, and that means… It’s macambo season!

Unlike cacao, which is often picked directly from the tree, ripe macambo fruits are either gathered from the ground after they fall or harvested from the tree when they turn yellow.

Many of the Amazonian farmers we work with have been cultivating macambo alongside cacao, vanilla, and native trees to create diverse, nutrient-dense agroforestry systems.

These “bosques comestibles” restore degraded land while generating reliable income from native crops.

This season, ALIADOS supported partners like with farm mapping, post-harvest planning, and buyer connections, ensuring macambo moves efficiently from seed to market.

then takes these super pods to their kitchens and turns them into delicious snacks, like their macambo praline bar.

This macambo season, head to in Quito to try all of the Canopy Bridge macambo treats!

26/03/2026

CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA ‼️

Buscamos un equipo consultor, para actualizar de manera participativa el Plan de Comanejo del Área de Protección y Desarrollo Sostenible Municipal El Chaco para el período 2025–2030 y fortalecer capacidades de la mesa de gestión. La propuesta será presentada por un consultor principal.

Postula hasta el 5 de abril, envía tu propuesta técnica y económica, incluyendo el perfil del equipo consultor y los respaldos de su experiencia al correo [email protected]

📍Ubicación: El Chaco, Napo – Ecuador

⏳Duración: 120 días

📅Inicio tentativo: abril 2026

🔗Revisa los TDR completos en el código QR de la publicación

09/03/2026

The ALIADOS Fund was designed with our community partners to open new opportunities for capital where it’s needed most.

Our objectives are carefully thought-out but simple:
➡️Support early-stage community enterprises that don’t have access to the finance they need
➡️Provide blended and catalytic finance structures adapted to local business conditions, not just one-size-fits-all models.

Months later, it’s encouraging to see how well this funding structure responds to local needs.

In 2025 alone, we issued 12 working capital loans totaling more than $155K to local businesses across the Amazon, Andes, and Chocó regions.

And to date, we are thrilled that all outstanding loans have been repaid! 👏

Each investment is paired with tailored technical assistance, including capacity-building and market access, to ensure sustainable growth.

As we look ahead, we’re expanding our blended finance approach to mobilize more capital on the ground and in the territories we support.

Thank you to our partners who help bring these catalytic funding opportunities to community enterprises around Ecuador 🇪🇨

05/03/2026

We work across three globally significant bioregions: the Amazon, the Chocó, and the Tropical Andes.

Each region holds distinct cultures and ecosystems, but all share the need for regenerative livelihoods that protect biodiversity.

We asked our team which region inspires them the most and everyone had a different take.

Which ecosystem is your favorite? 🌳

25/02/2026

The best way to see our impact is through the eyes of the communities we support.

Last year, we organized a photography and video contest for youth leaders from the Amazon, Andes, and Chocó regions to see how they document their territories. 📸

As part of the initiative, we taught them about framing, the rule of thirds, and composition techniques for capturing the “best” shot.

And honestly, we couldn’t be more proud of the results!

With beautiful shots of flowers, landscapes, and community members, we love how these young communicators documented their territories, capturing the ecosystems, culture, and change from within.

¡Muchas gracias a Narcisa, Nayeli Imbaquingo, Victor Quintero y Alexander Muenala por realizar este proyecto con nosotros!

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19/02/2026

The foundation for healthy forests and resilient farms begins with healthy soil. 🌳

Last month, our technical team led a two-phase soil health workshop with farmer partners in the Amazon, bridging traditional knowledge and applied science to our local partners.

🌱 Phase 1: We conducted a field-based assessments of soil fauna and structure, using methods farmers can replicate without labs.
🔬 Phase 2: We prepared a laboratory analysis to better understand the nutrients, biology, and long-term soil health from the surrounding area.

By equipping farmers with practical tools to monitor and restore their soils, we’re reducing dependency on external inputs and strengthen regenerative systems from the ground up, one pound of dirt at a time 🤝

12/02/2026

This month, we’re beginning a new chapter for regenerative enterprise in Ecuador 🤩🇪🇨👏

We’re officially launching the Centro ALIADOS in the Chocó-Andes, expanding our incubation and funding model beyond the Amazon and into one of the most biodiverse and threatened regions on the planet.

As part of the Andes-Chocó Network, we’re scaling our model to co-create a locally adapted incubation platform to guide 8-12 bioeconomy enterprises that support regenerative agriculture with smallholder and Indigenous farmers.

We’re kicking off this project the same way we did with the Amazon Center: mapping the territory to identify inspiring bioeconomy enterprises interested in joining our program.

The Centro ALIADOS is our long-term commitment to scaling community-led conservation through enterprise, blended investment, and trust across the Chocó region.

We’re so excited to see this new Center come to life 🤩🌳

12/02/2026

Únete a Aliados como Gerente de Incubación 🤝✨
¿Eres un/a profesional con visión estratégica apasionado por la bioeconomía y los modelos de negocio regenerativos? En Aliados, estamos buscando a un/a líder excepcional para consolidar nuestra plataforma de incubación y asistencia técnica en los paisajes más biodiversos. 🌿

𝗘𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼 🚀
Buscamos a alguien que no solo diseñe la hoja de ruta estratégica, sino que también se involucre en el campo para fortalecer el impacto de más de 20 emprendimientos comunitarios en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Además, serás pieza clave en la expansión del modelo hacia las regiones de los Andes y el Chocó.

¿𝗤𝘂é 𝗵𝗮𝗿á𝘀? 📋
Liderazgo Estratégico: Guiar la planificación anual, presupuestos y objetivos del Centro en colaboración con la Dirección Ejecutiva. 📈

Incubación y Mentoría: Coordinar la asistencia técnica en modelos de negocio, sistemas productivos y acceso a mercados. 💡

Desarrollo de Ecosistema: Construir alianzas con inversores, sector público y academia para escalar la bioeconomía en la región. 🤝

Sinergia Financiera: Trabajar con el Fondo Aliados para preparar a los emprendimientos para inversiones catalíticas. 💰

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲:
📍 Ubicación: Quito y/o Archidona, Ecuador.
📅 Plazo de postulación: Hasta el 20 de febrero de 2026.
🔗 Revisa los TDRs completos aquí: https://bit.ly/4cgWmxu

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06/02/2026

¿Qué mejor forma de celebrar el amor que apoyando lo nuestro? 🍫🌿 Nuestros amigos de Canopy Bridge han preparado estas cajitas especiales donde el verdadero protagonista es el origen y el esfuerzo de los productores amazónicos con los que trabajamos.

Al elegir este regalo, no solo compartes algo delicioso, sino que apoyas directamente a los bionegocios que regeneran nuestra Amazonía. Aprovecha el 20% de descuento hasta el 13 de febrero. ¡Regala con propósito! 🇪🇨✨

21/01/2026

Last year, invited us to present our work at their regional restoration workshop, where we were chosen as one of the most successful and community-driven examples in . 🤩

They appreciated our holistic approach to restoration.

We build that kind of social cohesion by drawing on youth leaders and local voices to create long-term planning that considers local livelihoods as the key to sustaining conservation and restoration projects.

We saw this structure come to life through our work in El Chaco, in the Andes, where the community came together to plant trees, monitor progress, and design their future from the ground up 🌳.

During this workshop, we planted
🌳 4,608 forest trees
🫐 6,902 fruit trees
🌴 643 palm trees
🌿 799 shrubs
💐 1,573 other plant species across 22.02 hectares

And now, the El Chacho municipality is incorporating this experience into its municipal management plan for the entire territory!

It will cover more than 40,000 hectares, alongside other conservation priorities! 🤝

Thank you to our partners at for recognizing the depth of our work and helping us take it even further 🇪🇨

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