Скачать или смотреть YAWA BANDS: açaí bracelets to preserve the Amazon rainforest

Deforestation and wildfires are destroying the Amazon rainforest at an alarming rate and Indigenous peoples, including the Yawanawá, a community from the State of Acre, Brazil, play a crucial role in protecting it.

We’re working with the Yawanawá on a special new range, Yawa Bands, made from açaí palm seeds. This project - Yawa #TOGETHER - is a collaboration with the Yawanawá to enable them to set up a Rainforest Workshop and Atelier to provide training and sustainable, long-term employment. The partnership will help preserve the community’s cultural heritage and artisan skills, and will also allow them to continue their stewardship of the rainforest.

Learn more in this film by Brazilian photographer and visual artist Maihara Marjorie, who spent two weeks living with the Yawanawá in the Amazon rainforest to get an intimate insight into their culture and way of life.

Support our Yawa #TOGETHER Kickstarter here http://kck.st/3lOF2E2