Civil society organizations

The Organización Indígena Kankuama (OIK) defends the rights of the Kankuamo People and safeguards our ancestral territory in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Rooted in our Law of Origin, we protect the elements that sustain life. We address desertification as both land degradation and a disruption of ecological and spiritual balance, working to restore soils, water systems, and biodiversity, and to strengthen our communities' resilience across our territory.