Muyu Wasi was born in 2014, when a group of women — grandmothers, mothers, young women, girls and children from the community — began to gather around the fire. In Temazcal ceremonies, pachamanca and talking circles, we started a process of healing and spiritual awakening. Each person arrived with their own story, their search, and their own way of contributing to buen vivir- good living.

Little by little we understood that what was being born was more than gatherings: it was a community weaving a new path.

Guided by the plants, the stars, and ancestral wisdom, we began a deep learning: to listen to the earth again and remember that we are part of her. This is how Muyu Wasi Kutakachi began, a space to care for life.

Our path found a home in Cotacachi, a sacred territory protected by Taita Imbabura and Mama Kutakachi and the sacred water springs.

Between mountains, forests and living waters, we began to build a way of life in relationship with the territory. In our _chakra_ we grow food organically and sustainably, following the principles of permaculture and Andean wisdom.

But we don’t just grow food, we also grow community, autonomy and food sovereignty. Every seed planted is also a seed that cares for the future.

Over time, Muyu Wasi Kutakachi, Guardians of the Seed of Knowledge, became a space of care and support for the women of the territory, starting from the principle of caring for the earth and thus its generosity with humanity.

Here we hold women’s circles where we share ancestral knowledge and processes of healing, self-care and learning. From the community we accompany women, children, grandmothers and grandfathers who have been through situations of violence, abuse or difficult moments in their reproductive, mature and emotional lives.

We believe that no human being should go through these processes alone. Community can hold, listen, and heal.

From this collective journey, a new dream was born: the Muyu Wasi Kutakachi Birth House, Guardians of the Seed of Knowledge.

A space built with bioconstruction, sustainability and community work, where traditional midwives, doctors and healers can accompany pregnant women, nursing mothers, new life and their families.

We want to reclaim a more human, respectful birth, connected to ancestral wisdom, a place where birth becomes a sacred act again, accompanied by community and love.

This project has been cultivated over time, and we are ready to take the next step: to make the Muyu Wasi Kutakachi Birth House a reality.

This space will be a place of care for women, babies and families of the territory. But to give it continuity, we need to join hands and hearts.