Alan Adams, Author at The Esperanza Project

Alan Adams

Alan Adams is a former Peace Corps Volunteer currently collaborating as a volunteer consultant for Mushuk Yuyay, a community development organization in the Ecuatorian Andes.

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Heathy Children, Healthy Future in Ecuador

Indigenous Kañaris place the child at the center of the Andean world — and their commitment to a return to food sovereignty

Indigenous Kañaris place the child at the center of the Andean world

By Alan Adams Posted in Agriculture, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples, Kañari on December 9, 2019 Continue reading

Lino's Dream

Creating a Kañari future based on tradition in the Ecuadorian Andes

Lino Pichasaca and I walked the rough footpaths, the chakiñanes in Kichwa, around the Hacienda Guantug in the province of Cañar, Ecuador. It was 1967, and the Ecuadorian agrarian reform was getting started. Leaders like Lino saw great possibilities and huge obstacles.

By Alan Adams Posted in Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples, Kañari on October 28, 2019 Continue reading

Heroes in Ponchos and Sombreros

Behind the Indigenous uprising in Ecuador

“Superheroes don’t wear capes. They wear ponchos and sombreros.” The Andean phrase is being invoked once again in Ecuador.

By Alan Adams Posted in Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples, Kañari on October 14, 2019 Continue reading

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