Nacionalidad Achuar de Ecuador (NAE), or Nación Achuar, is the non-profit mother organization of Ikiam foundation and unites 18 Achuar associations and 89 different Achuar groups, tribes and villages, spread out across the big Achuar territory in the Ecuadorian jungle. Although the Achuar Nationality isn’t officially recognized as an independent nation, it has its own democratic structure with competent leaders, and fights every day to gain true political and territorial autonomy.

The mission of this Local Charity is simple: to show the world the value of the Achuar people, who see themselves as the only remaining genuine ambassadors and defensors of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador.

The organization aims at promoting and passing on the precious Achuar traditions, know-how and language, and works to consolidate the Achuar community in order to protect its heritage. It also assists the Achuar people with matters such as health, education or economic survival. Above all, Nación Achuar wants to inspire a strong sense of responsibility for sustainable development and to spread the love for the forest that is deeply anchored in the Achuar culture and history. Today, the Achuar community is opening up to the world to teach a special communion with Nature, which humanity seems to have forgotten.