WICHANA'S
BOARD
MEMBERS.
Dr. Kaya Kanti Alta
Dr. Kaya Kanti Alta is an indigenous Kichwa woman, born and raised in the Santa Bárbara Kichwa Community and currently living in Downtown Cotacachi. Kaya is collaborating in Health and Social Activities focused on Climate Change of Kinray Hub (formerly K’allam’p), managing the office and projects that are carried out in Ecuador.
Kaya was awarded a full scholarship with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (as part of a program for indigenous students and for academic recognition), with which she was able to study medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. Kaya is a General Practitioner and has a Masters degree in Public Health. She is currently finishing up her residency at VozAndes Hospital in Quito to obtain a specialty degree in Family Medicine.
WHAT
INSPIRES
THEM.
In my personal life, a great achievement has been leading the K'allam'p projects in Ecuador and developing activities in training midwives and other medical professionals and leading medical brigades in collaboration with Wichana. I also consider it an accomplishment that I have the ease of communication with patients who speak exclusively Kichwa, which allows me to provide quality care with Kichwa-speaking patients. And, I am proud to share with Wichana Foundation and the group of women leaders of various projects and learn from their knowledge and skills.
I am redefining my priorities because there is so much to do. I love working with Wichana because of the limited bureaucracy and the familiarity of the work team. Also because, being a new organization, we can grow together.
Wichana inspires me to continue fighting to defend and empower the work of indigenous peoples, women and health. These are the pillars of my development as a professional and as a member of Kinray Hub/Kallamp, which is why by meeting Wichana I have been able to work in a complementary way on the proposed projects. Wichana's impact on indigenous communities is profound.
EXPLORE
OUR
INITIATIVES.
The Wichana Foundation has two channels for our work. The first is our support of our Partner organizations. Our support can include fundraising and administration of donations, technical advice, training and support, and project collaboration. The second channel is our direct initiatives that we directly organize and administer. Find out detailed information below.
