Help the Roaboya Village near Pucallpa, Peru

During my time in the jungle, I met a woman named Meri from the Shipibo Roaboya Village near Pucallpa, Peru. She helped me when I was in a very vulnerable and helpless state and was in dire need of help. Eventhough there was a strong language barrier, we managed to communicate pretty well.

We told eachother about our children, families and where we come from. While both having travelled from very different parts of the world with very different backgrounds and upbringings, we found a common thread – the need to help others in any way we are able to.

She told me about her village and her community, how tight and intermixed the people were, how it was a very loving comminuty and how everyone always helped eachother and shared when they could. She also explained to me how the communtiy relied heavily on tourism income and how badly it was effected by the outbreak and continuation of the Covid19 Pandemic.

The village and communities income nearly dried up as tourism was abruptly brought to a halt. With no visitors or tourists, there was no income, with no income, there is no food, medicine or clothing.

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Throughout the past year, since I had left the jungle, we have kept up a regular communication via electronic means. During many of our conversations, she would speak of how she wanted to help her village, specifically the children & elderly with food, medicine & clothing.

I told her I would think about it and try to come up with a way to help. During my adventures with Ayahuasca, taking me to various places in both North and South America, I had created a collection of items that I would take with me to retreats and sell. Soon, this blossomed into what is now Ayahuasca Gear. While considering Meri’s wanting to help, I too wanted to help, so I decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from Ayahuasca Gear to her village. The goal is to provide money to facilitate her providing food, medicine & clothing to the elderly & children of her village.

Ayahuasca has changed my life in more ways than I could have imagined. The Shipibo people are carriers of the torch that illuminates the path for so many back to themselves. Without the indigenous people, we wouldn’t have Ayahuasca. The traditions are practiced throughout the community, they are passed through the generations and it has continued for generations.

While there are many ways to help many different people from all around the world, please consider helping these people.