Flooding in Paoyhan

April 1, 2026

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The Sanken Yaka Living Pharmacy in the Shipibo Native Community of Paoyhan is a community-run organization that aims to revitalize healing plants and traditional knowledge through a medicinal forest reserve on our community’s territory in the Amazon of Peru

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Our Vision

Through preserving medicinal plant species and creating an intercultural learning center we aim to reconnect our community members with traditional knowledge, improve community health, and generate a sustainable economy that will boost community well-being

Help us build our learning center by supporting us through financial donations and register for our mailing list

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We welcome groups and individuals to visit our ten hectare medicinal forest reserve to learn about traditional plant remedies and Shipibo healing practices

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Help us protect and preserve these plant medicines for future generations