Codespa America

Codespa America Economically empowering families living in extreme poverty by providing access to knowledge, markets, and financial services.

CODESPA sees a world where every individual living in extreme poverty has an opportunity to unlock their highest potential and become self-reliant through access to dignified and sustainable work. We are on a mission to contribute to raising 10 million more people from poverty to prosperity in the most underserved regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia through our community-led, scalable appro

ach to rural market development and empowering entrepreneurs by providing them access to knowledge, markets, and financial services.

This is Abias.He grew up in Chapi, one of the most remote communities in Peru’s Amazon, where opportunities for young pe...
06/03/2026

This is Abias.
He grew up in Chapi, one of the most remote communities in Peru’s Amazon, where opportunities for young people have historically been limited.
Today, he leads the production team at NUGKUI, a community-owned enterprise transforming bananas into products sold across Peru.
He is one of eleven young Awajun entrepreneurs now helping run the enterprise their community built.

Every dollar raised through June 12 is matched up to $5,000 to help support more opportunities like his.

Support NUGKUI: https://www.codespa-america.org/turning-waste-into-opportunity


In Peru’s northern Amazon, much of each banana harvest once had no reliable market.Today, that challenge has become NUGK...
06/01/2026

In Peru’s northern Amazon, much of each banana harvest once had no reliable market.
Today, that challenge has become NUGKUI: a community-owned enterprise led by young Awajun entrepreneurs, transforming underutilized bananas into products sold across Peru.
What began in one community now supports 200+ farming families across 12 native communities.

Our Turning Waste into Opportunity campaign starts today — and every dollar raised through June 12 is matched up to $5,000.

We’re also proud to partner with The Murph Foundation, who are documenting the story of NUGKUI and the Awajun community through film.

Link: https://www.codespa-america.org/turning-waste-into-opportunity

05/31/2026

At CODESPA, we work to create sustainable opportunities that empower people and strengthen communities from within.

In places like rural Bolivia, that means turning everyday activities—like tourism—into real sources of income and growth.

Initiatives like the one Carolina leads are helping make that possible, connecting travelers with local communities in a way that creates value for everyone involved.

This is travel with purpose. This is impact that lasts. 💙

👉 Support community-led development.
🔗 www.codespa-america.org

What can one act of support create?More than most people imagine.It can open doors to income.It can strengthen communiti...
05/30/2026

What can one act of support create?

More than most people imagine.
It can open doors to income.
It can strengthen communities.
It can create opportunities that last.

That’s the kind of change CODESPA works to build every day.

This month has reminded us that lasting change often begins in quiet ways—through courage, care, and the people who choo...
05/28/2026

This month has reminded us that lasting change often begins in quiet ways—through courage, care, and the people who choose to believe in a better future.

At CODESPA, we work to turn effort into opportunity, helping individuals, families, and communities build lives with dignity and possibility.

Thank you for being part of that journey. 💙
Join The Seed and help grow more opportunities every month.
🔗 www.codespa-america.org

Knowledge, by itself, doesn’t change lives.But when it’s shared, strengthened, and put into action, everything shifts.Ac...
05/27/2026

Knowledge, by itself, doesn’t change lives.
But when it’s shared, strengthened, and put into action, everything shifts.
Across the communities we work with, people already have skills, ideas, and determination. What’s often missing is access: to training, to guidance, to real opportunities.

That’s where transformation begins.
At CODESPA, we help turn knowledge into something tangible:
income, stability, and the ability to build a future with dignity.

Because real change doesn’t come from giving more.
It comes from unlocking what’s already there.
Be part of that transformation.
www.codespa-america.org


Real impact doesn’t happen overnight.And it doesn’t happen by chance. It’s built step by step — through a system that tu...
05/26/2026

Real impact doesn’t happen overnight.
And it doesn’t happen by chance. It’s built step by step — through a system that turns support into opportunity.

Your support helps make this possible:
Mentorship → Skills
Skills → Business
Business → Income
Income → Opportunity

This is how change becomes sustainable.
This is how families move forward — not just once, but for the long term. At CODESPA, we don’t just support individuals.

We build pathways that continue creating impact far beyond the first step. And it all starts with you.
Join us in making it possible.
www.codespa-america.org

When Carolina started Walking Chuquiago, she wasn't just creating a job for herself.She was creating connections between...
05/25/2026

When Carolina started Walking Chuquiago, she wasn't just creating a job for herself.
She was creating connections between travelers and communities that had never had visibility. She was creating income for people whose livelihoods depended on being seen.

She was continuing something her mother started long ago: believing in more, and working toward it every single day.

That's what impact looks like. Not a single moment — but a chain of belief, effort, and opportunity, passed forward.
You can be part of that chain. 💙

Every story of change has a starting point.Sometimes it looks like uncertainty.Sometimes like hard work without clear di...
05/22/2026

Every story of change has a starting point.
Sometimes it looks like uncertainty.
Sometimes like hard work without clear direction.
Sometimes like potential waiting for the right opportunity.

What makes the difference is support.
The kind that helps people move from effort → to skills → to income → to growth.

Because real transformation doesn’t wait for perfect conditions.
It begins when someone is given the chance to move forward.

Be part of that beginning.
www.codespa-america.org


Opportunity doesn’t appear out of nowhere.It’s built — intentionally.When communities are part of the process, change be...
05/20/2026

Opportunity doesn’t appear out of nowhere.
It’s built — intentionally.
When communities are part of the process, change becomes more than temporary.
It creates income.
It preserves culture.
It upholds dignity.

At CODESPA, we work alongside communities to turn existing knowledge into real, lasting opportunities.
Because sustainable change starts from within.
www.codespa-america.org


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