The Equilibrium Fund

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The Equilibrium Fund
PO Box 2371
Crested Butte, CO 81224

Finding Balance Between People, Food and Forests

The Equilibrium Fund is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity founded in 2001.

Our mission is to alleviate poverty, malnutrition and deforestation by teaching rural and indigenous women about the nutrition, uses and processing of Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum)

Maya Nut is a nutritious, delicious, versatile and easy to harvest rainforest tree which can provide free food and income for families in Central America and Mexico

We work in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico.

We teach women, communities, NGO's, governments, landowners and other stakeholders about the uses, recipes and processing of the Maya Nut.

These trainings have immediate impact on community conservation of Maya Nut forests and motivate communities to reforest with Maya Nut trees.

Since 2001 The Equilibrium Fund, our partners and our promoters have trained more than 10,000 women from more than 700 rural communities about Maya Nut for food and income.

The communities we have trained have planted more than 800,000 Maya Nut trees for future food security, income and ecosystem services

Starting in 2008 we are implementing a Maya Nut School Lunch Program called HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY FORESTS in Guatemala and Nicaragua. This program will improve the nutritional status of school-age children, educate people to protect Maya Nut forests, and provide a local market for Maya Nut products.

Our vision is that one day soon, children throughout Central America will eat Maya Nut at school for lunch every day, thereby improving their health and nutrition and providing a dignified source of income for their families from the rainforest.

The only company in the US with which we collaborate is Guayaki Traditional Rainforest Products.

We do not collaborate with Teeccino or TJ Enterprises, these companies unfortunately do not purchase Maya Nut from women's cooperatives, instead choosing to purchase non-fair trade products from intermediaries.

Our Mission:

The Equilibrium Fund mission is to improve
rainforest conservation, food security, women's income, status and self-esteem through production, consumption
and sales of Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum).

OUR STAFF:

Erika Vohman, Executive Director
Anaite Lopez, Director, Guatemala Program
Marlene Arias, Director, Honduras Program, Mosquitia and Northern region
Alejandra Osorto, Director, Honduras Program Southern region
Dr. Cecilia Sanchez Garduno, Director, Mexico Program
Roberina Lozano, Advisor, El Salvador Program
Nidia Lara, Director, El Salvador Program
Xiomara Bello, Representative, Nicaragua Program
Marilyn Mercado, Coordinator, Nicaragua Pacific Region
Raquel Reyes, Coordinator BOSAWAS Region

Erika Vohman, Executive Director

Gladis Rodriguez, President, Alimentos Nutri-Naturales S.A. Guatemala

Anaite Lopez, Director, Guatemala Program

Marlene Arias, Program Director, Miskito Region of Honduras

That's Marlene in the blue scarf.

Our Partners:

Municipalities of Chinandega, Cinco Pinos and San Pedro del Norte, Nicaragua
Restaurante Ola Verde, Nicaragua
United Nations Development Programme, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala
Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nicaragua
LIDER, Nicaragua
University of Central America, Nicaragua
Asociacion de Productoras "Flor de Ojoche", Nicaragua
Asociacion de Productoras PROJOCHE Cinco Pinos y San Pedro Nicaragua
Empresa Comunitaria Alimentos Nutri-Naturales, Flores, Peten, Guatemala
Municipality of Flores, Peten, Guatemala
Rainforest Alliance, Guatemala
Ministry of Education, Guatemala
Ministry of Agriculture, Guatemala
BANRURAL, Guatemala
FONAGRO, Guatemala
CODEMUR, Guatemala
Alimentos Nutri-Naturales, S.A. Guatemela
Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB), Guatemala
Ministry of the Economy, Guatemala (MINECO)
National Park Service (CONAP)
Embassy of the Republic of Germany
Embassy of the Republic of Luxemburgh
Rotary Club, Flores, Peten
Arrocera los Corrales, Guatemala
Programa Reverdecer, Guatemala
Fundacion Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala
Ministry of Natural Resources, El Salvador
Fundacion AGAPE, El Salvador
CALMA, El Salvador
Parque Nacional Plan de Amayo, El Salvador
CATIE, El Salvador
Fundacion Gaia, El Salvador
FIAES, El Salvador
World Neighbors, Honduras
Heifer Project International, Honduras
Proyecto Reserva Biosfera Rio Platano, Honduras
Lancetilla Botanic Garden, Honduras
Traditional Medicinals Teas
Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products
Agenda Forestal, Honduras
Programa PESA, FAO, Honduras and Nicaragua


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