Help us build a dedicated school building.

We have a teacher, desks, and eager students.

Now we need walls to call our own.

A school is growing in the forest
Deep in the Amazon, Huni Kuin children and adults gather for lessons in reading, writing, and mathematics – building skills to protect their land and navigate the modern world while keeping their ancestral wisdom alive.
Since summer 2024, a brazilian teacher has been working with the community. Students of all ages come together with notebooks, desks and a blackboard.
But right now, school happens in one of our village houses.
When the house is needed for other purposes, lessons stop. There’s no permanent space for books, materials or expansion. A dedicated school building changes everything.

What makes Ponte Viva special
Living cultural exchange – european visitors teach english. Students share forest wisdom. Everyone learns from each other. Modern education meets ancestral wisdom. Students navigate both worlds with confidence. Children and adults learn side by side, from six-year-olds to grandmothers writing for the first time.

Your Impact
€25: school supplies  
€50: one week teacher salary  
€100: building materials  
€250: furniture and equipment  
€500: major construction milestone  
€1,000+: transformational support

Every euro goes directly to the school.

Building a model for others
This school shows what’s possible when education honors tradition and embraces change – a model other indigenous communities can learn from.
The students are ready. Let’s give them a school building they can call their own.

When you donate, you’ll receive:
– construction progress updates with photos
– a thank you from the Huni Kuin community

Donate now

Pae shakamaki – thank you from our hearts
Haux haux

During Bringing Indigenous Wisdom into the Classroom
We bring the world of the Huni Kuin directly to german schools – offering children and young people a hands-on encounter with indigenous culture, craftsmanship, music, and a different way of relating to nature.

What students can experience
Traditional skills:

Learn the practice of archery, taught by trained instructors.

Music and the connection to the natural world:
Explore how music connects us to nature and the world around us, through both indigenous and other musical traditions.

Mindful craftsmanship:

Discover the patience, focus, and respect embedded in indigenous handiwork.

Connection to nature:
Explore together what nature means to us – playfully, thoughtfully, and from perspectives beyond Western culture.

Flexible Formats
We adapt to your school’s needs:
– Single lessons: a focused introduction
– Full-day programs: deeper immersion
– Project weeks: transformative experiences

Each visit plants seeds – showing young people that other ways of knowing and being in the world exist, and inviting them to discover their own connection to nature and community.

Interested?
For further information, please write us an email.

How to build a bow

Play  the hummingbird

Three Weeks Living with the Huni Kuin
Each April, we welcome a small group to Terra Viva in the brazilian Amazon to live alongside our Huni Kuin family for three weeks.
This is an invitation to step out of your everyday life and into a different rhythm – one shaped by the forest, by community, and by ancient ways of living.

What you’ll experience
Daily life together:
Share meals, work in gardens, learn traditional crafts, and harvest from the jungle. Experience what it means to live in rhythm with nature.

Walking the forest:
Explore the rainforest with Huni Kuin guides who know every plant and path. Learn to read the forest and experience traditional hunting practices.

Sacred knowledge:
Discover medicinal plants, participate in rituals and celebrations, and learn songs that carry ancestral wisdom.

True Community:
Experience belonging in a place where everyone has a role and care flows naturally between people.

Mutual Exchange:
The Huni Kuin are curious about your world, your work, and your way of life. Knowledge and understanding flow in both directions.

Practical Information:
When: beginning of April  
Duration: three weeks  
Where: Terra Viva, Acre, Brazil  
Group size: small groups for meaningful connection

This is immersive living in the forest, not luxury travel. We ask for physical readiness and an open heart.
Spaces are limited.

Interested?
Contact us for more information and how to apply.

Haux haux

Since 2020, we’ve welcomed Huni Kuin family members to Europe each year. For many, it’s their first time leaving the rainforest.

What happens
New worlds:
They experience cities, cultures, music, and ways of life they’ve never encountered. The journey opens horizons.

Sharing wisdom:
Through workshops on traditional crafts, music, and earth connection practices, they offer europeans a taste of their world.

Mutual Discovery:
In Europe, the Huni Kuin often experience unexpected recognition and respect. They meet europeans facing their own daily struggles and disconnection. They discover that not all white people are privileged or distant – that beneath cultural differences, we’re all humans – able to meet person to person. And we discover the same.

Help Make These Visits Possible
Bringing Huni Kuin family members to Europe requires significant resources – flights, accommodation, documentation, and support during their stay.
Your donation helps cover travel costs, accommodation, and workshop organization. Every contribution makes it possible for another family member to experience this life-changing exchange.

Donate to support Huni Kuin visits to Europe

Building a Living Model
Terra Viva was founded in 2021 in the heart of the Amazon. It’s home to four Huni Kuin families living in seven small houses – with space to welcome visitors into their community.
This village is more than a place to live. It’s a living experiment in what’s possible when indigenous wisdom meets practical infrastructure, when tradition and progress support each other.

What we’re building
Basic Infrastructure:
– A functioning water system bringing clean water to the village
– Solar panels providing sustainable electricity
– Ponte Viva, a world school for children and adults

Growing Community
Each year, new structures are added as the village evolves. We also invest in neighboring villages and families, spreading resources and strengthening the wider community.

Why Terra Viva Matters
Terra Viva is where our vision becomes tangible. It’s a place to test on a small scale what we hope to realize more widely – showing that indigenous communities can preserve their culture while accessing modern tools, that sustainable living and comfort can coexist, that community can be both rooted and evolving.
What we learn here informs everything we do.

Support the Vision
Building and maintaining Terra Viva requires ongoing investment – in infrastructure, education and in supporting families as they bridge two worlds.

Support Terra Viva

Translating the Language of Nature
The traditional handicraft of the Huni Kuin is an ancient art – a way of translating the language of nature into material form.
Huni Kuin women weave clothing, create intricate baskets, make jewelry, and paint faces and bodies with sacred patterns and symbols. Each piece carries meaning, tells stories, and connects the wearer to ancestral wisdom.

Bringing Huni Kuin crafts to Europe
We bring handmade Huni Kuin jewelry and crafts to Europe, making them available in museum shops, fashion boutiques, and craft stores.

Each piece you purchase:
– directly supports Huni Kuin families,
– preserves traditional craft knowledge,
– brings indigenous artistry into your life

Interested in Collaboration?
We welcome partnerships with shops, galleries, museums, and retailers who want to offer authentic indigenous crafts to their customers.

Contact us to discuss cooperation opportunities.