Friends of MPSK

The mission of Friends of Mosoq Pakari Sumaq Kawsay (F-MPSK) is to support and amplify the work of the Mosoq Pakari Sumaq Kawsay (New Dawn for Good Living) center located in Cusco, Peru. This Indigenous woman run center empowers Indigenous communities, particularly through the promotion of women’s leadership, community wellbeing, and the revitalization and transfer of ancestral knowledge. But they cannot do it alone! Through a partnership with Friends of MPSK, the center hopes to be able to offer community workshops that empower Indigenous women, promote Indigenous environmental stewardship, and help Andean communities connect with Indigenous communities in North America to share knowledge to help foster cultural resilience through climate change

The mission of F-MPSK is threefold:

1. Raise awareness about MPSK’s efforts to empower women and cultivate community wellbeing through education and programming.
2. Raise funds through grant writing and donations to support MPSK and other Indigenous organizations focused on empowering women and promoting community wellbeing.
3. Facilitate relationships between Indigenous organizations across the global north and south to further the collective impact on community wellbeing.

The Goals of F-MPSK are threefold: 

1. Empower Indigenous women through knowledge-sharing and leadership in community development by supporting MPSK’s initiatives that position Indigenous women as key knowledge keepers and community organizers.
2. Promote Indigenous environmental stewardship and cultural preservation, particularly in the areas of governance, gender equity, and wellbeing by supporting MPSK’s workshops on environmental knowledge and ancestral practices to strengthen communities’ sustainable practices and cultural resilience.
3. Strengthen connections between Indigenous organizations across the global north and south to facilitate cross-cultural dialogue, collaboration, and resource-sharing to further community empowerment and wellbeing.

The objective of F-MPSK is to help fund quarterly workshops at the MPSK center to raise awareness about Indigenous environmental knowledge, wellbeing practices, and gender equity.