Our Mission

Luis Salazar from the Cabécar Culture of Costa Rica

About Weaving Worlds:

Weaving Worlds is a culmination of 20+ years of active and passive study on building community systems and a new education model that places Earth conservation, through indigenous empowerment, at its forefront. Weaving Worlds’ functions are to aid in the preservation of indigenous cultural wisdom and facilitate financial sovereignty through direct financial and infrastructure support of entrepreneurial endeavors and community projects.

Important Notes: Weaving Worlds is not a faith based organization. We are not a church nor affiliate with any church or religious organization. We are here to support the agency and sovereignty of the communities/cultures with whom we work. Additionally, Weaving Worlds work is not limited to the support of indigenous communities, though that is a strong focus. We work with many under-served communities/organizations to help build stronger foundations.

Funds/support are raised in a variety of ways, through “Purchase with Purpose” at WeWo Press, affiliate marketing, direct donations,, crowd sourcing, volunteering, and many other potentials that are yet to be explored. 100% of donated funds go directly to the vetted communities/projects.

A note about donations: Though there are many programs currently in existence, Weaving Worlds differs in its larger vision. Working directly with indigenous and underserved communities throughout the world, our goal is to foster relationships with the communities of donation recipients as a foundation for developing a global interconnected network of learning communities.  The purpose of these communities is to create a usable curriculum of applied indigenous teachings by providing a platform for indigenous leaders to impart the most important wisdom of caring for the Earth.

Weaving Worlds believes that financial empowerment is key to cultural preservation and cultural preservation is key to Earth regeneration. Financial empowerment allows for the communities to make decisions from a supported place and not as a reaction to being in survival mode. Though capitalism can be a destructive force, it can also be used to the advantage of those typically subjugated to its ceaseless appetite for resources.

The larger and more distant goals of Weaving Worlds are to facilitate the regeneration of indigenous communities and weave a global network of inclusive communities, that are supported with a sustainable base income for all community members.  This clearly leans toward a socialistic structure, however capitalism for now and the foreseeable future, still drives the world. This is why, Weaving Worlds, seeks to create a hybrid system of capitalism and socialism. The communities benefit from a fair approach of shared resources and base income, yet interfaces with the world through conscious capitalism.  All, of course, led by the communities themselves.

An overview of the process:

Large Projects from Community Partners:

These are long term large visions for the communities that culminate in land purchases for repatriation of indigenous lands to build food and financial sovereignty, education centers, and communities of scale. Land purchases are then allocated to a trust, held collectively by Weaving Worlds and the community with strict bylaws to maintain the project and ethical use of the land in perpetuity. These projects are independently led by vetted groups within the communities whom have the same or similar visions to Weaving Worlds.  Weaving Worlds acts as collaborator for support to facilitate funding and help in establishing infrastructure, operations, and accountability.

Important Note: Education is a key component in Weaving Worlds’ vision. Beyond the traditional and generally ethnocentric understanding of higher education, when we, Weaving Worlds, refer to education, we are referring to creating a global awareness of indigenous teachings that will aid in mindfulness and Earth regeneration. The education centers are hubs for information exchange, that incorporates modern tools, e.g., science and technology, which have useful applications in community development, especially when woven with ancestral knowledge.  Please see our project funding page, Get Involved, to learn more about how you can help.

Smaller Projects from within existing communities:

These are projects with smaller more urgent needs that can be funded quickly.

Funds are currently raised through donations, crowd sourcing, and “Purchase with Purpose” through WeWo Press. 100% of all donations go directly to the vetted project/community. 10% of gross sales (not profits) through WeWo Press are donated to the seasonal campaign, in time we hope to raise that percentage.

Weaving Worlds Online Community:

Weaving Worlds is working to create an online curriculum to be accessed by the global community with concrete and applicable knowledge and skills. Each contributor is paid according to fair established guidelines, and a percentage of the profits are to be allocated to the larger vision outlined above.

Weaving Worlds on the ground:

This is to offer aid to the most vulnerable in the communities through helping to fund other organizations that directly support individuals in urgent need of necessities; food, clothing, shelter.  These items are distributed via our community partners.  Direct donations of resources are accepted as well as financial donations allocated for this purpose.  Please see our funding page, Get Involved, to learn more about how you can help. 

Every project funded is visible online and through social media with project updates, photos, and budget progress with complete transparency of funds for accountability to our donors and community.