Climate Consciousness Summit

In partnership with

In partnership with

Abuela Daira Quiñones
Indigenous Elder | entrepreneur | Founder of Amdae (school of ancestral knowledge)

Abuela Daira Quiñones, ancestral wisdom keeper, entrepreneur, founder of Amdae (school of ancestral knowledge) also working with displaced women in the recovery of the traditions of the Afro-Colombian peoples. Born in Tumaco where she was threatened by her fight in defense of the land. From Bogota and recently from her rural project, she has shared her knowledge around agriculture, health, and music.  One of its most recent initiatives is the banana festival, "A space to share ancestral knowledge (especially those related to food, seeds, harvesting, processing) from different regions of Colombia where the banana is the thread driver. From each territorial collective experience we want to give the necessary strength to the communities to allow us to dream and return to autonomy and sovereignty.