The conservation , healthcare , and other sustainable development work of FUNEDESIN and Yachana Gourmet would not be possible without the wide support of donors, individuals, and development organizations from all over the world. The following is a brief list of some of the people and organizations that have made our work possible over the years. On the behalf of the staff of Yachana Gourmet, Yachana Lodge , and FUNEDESIN as well as of the thousands of small family farmers which these three entities exist to serve, we would like to thank all of those who have supported our work since our founding in 1991.

To find out how you can help, please feel free to visit FUNEDESIN's how you can help page or write to us at info@yachanagourmet.com.

On September 16, 2003 , the United States Agency for International Development granted FUNEDESIN and Yachana Gourmet $575,000 to increase the commercialization of cacao in an effort to establish cacao as a viable alternative capable of forging a new economic reality for thousands of families in Ecuador 's Northern Border Provinces.

On September 12, 2003 , the British Embassy donated $13,000 to FUNEDESIN for the purchase of an ecological canoe for use on the Upper Napo River .

On September 4, 2003 , the Inter-American Development Bank approved a grant for $800,000 for an Agricultural Improvement Project in Ecuador 's Napo , Orellana, and Sucumbios Provinces . The thirty-month project, to begin in March 2004, will benefit 1,200 rural farm families by introducing sustainable agricultural techniques that will improve their cacao production.

In 2002, the United Nations Population Fund granted FUNEDESIN $22,000 for a one year Sexual and Reproductive Health Pilot Project (SRH Project), whereby the Mondaña Clinic will provide family planning and reproductive health information and contraceptives for 35 rural communities in the Foundation's area of influence. The SRH Project also provides SRH training seminars for the network of 50 community health promoters in these 35 communities.

Since 2000, the Ecuadorian Canadian Development Fund (FECD) has provided $650,000 to introduce sustainable agricultural techniques and improve coffee and cacao production of 1,225 families living in the Napo and Sucumbios Provinces . The Agricultural Improvement Project has a life of three years.

Since 1998, the UK charity Rainforest Concern has contributed $145,000 for the purchase of rainforest. In June 2002, Rainforest Concern donated $12,000 for 150 acres upon which FUNEDESIN intends to build the Amazon Center for Conservation, Education, and Sustainability ( ACCES Center ).

Between 1999 and 2001, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed $325,000 for the Upper Napo Child Survival Project, a child immunization and nutrition campaign operated out of the Mondaña Medical Clinic. In 2001, FUNEDESIN launched the Ecuadorian Amazon Children's Health Initiative (EACH Initiative) to continue the work it began with help from USAID and MAP International.

Since 2000, FUNEDESIN has been working with Rotary International and various Rotary Clubs in the United States and Ecuador . In 2001, the Illinois Rotary Club contributed $3,000 dollars for the purchase of two-way radios. In 2000, FUNEDESIN received a Children's Opportunity Grant for $20,000 from Rotary International and an $8,000 donation from the Blue Grass Rotary Club in Lexington , Kentucky for the construction of the Tena Ophthalmology Center in the capital of the Napo Province

FUNEDESIN is currently working with The Rotary Foundation and Los Chillos Milenio Rotary Club from Quito on a medical infrastructure project that will expand the Mondaña Medical Clinic's two-way radio communication network to 10 additional communities located in a remote part of the Napo Province . The project is valued at $10,000.

Between 1996 and 1998, the Santa Fe Company donated $70,000 for the construction of seven schools in the Sucumbíos Province .

In 1998, the Episcopal Church donated $15,000 for canoes, outboard motors, and other equipment for the Mondaña Medical Clinic.

In 1998, the Dutch Embassy contributed $8,000 for equipment for a food-processing center located on the banks of the Napo River .

In 1998, the German Embassy donated $8,000 for a solar tunnel fruit drier for the food-processing center located on the banks of the Napo River.

In 1998, the Presbyterian Church donated $5,000 for a honey production experiment

In 1997, the Church of Latter Day Saints Charity donated $90,000 for medical equipment for the Mondaña Medical Clinic.

In 1997, the British Embassy donated $16,000 for two-way radios that connect rural communities with the Mondaña Medical Clinic.

In 1997, the U.S. Embassy donated $8,000 towards equipment for a food-processing center located on the banks of the Napo River .

In 1995, the Ecuadorian Social Emergency Fund contributed $80,000 for the construction of eight schools in the Pastaza and Morona-Santiago Provinces .

Between 1992 and 1995, United Nations Children's Fund granted FUNEDESIN $280,000 for the creation of the first Network of Educational Centers (NEC) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The NEC Project provided teacher training, didactic materials, and logistical support to 27 impoverished communities, improved the infrastructure of five schools, and established the first high school in the Upper Napo River Region.

In 1995, CARE donated $25,000 to FUNEDESIN and Amanecer Campesino for the construction of the Mondaña Medical Clinic. Amanecer Campesino is a FUNEDESIN inspired organization representing 35 villages located along the Upper Napo River .

In addition to the many institutions that have helped FUNEDESIN, hundreds of individuals have made donations to the Foundation in excess of $190,000.

Once again, to find out how you can help, please feel free to visit FUNEDESIN's how you can help page or write to us at info@yachanagourmet.com.