On a Recent trip to Brazil Co Founders and Directors Andrew Cameron and Jeremy Liddle spent quality time visiting the harvesters and Acai Berry processing facilities in the city of Belem which is the Acai Berry Capital of the World! Here Brazilians consume 400 tones of this incredible fruit a day!!
A very important part of this trip was visiting the ACAIMU School, which is independently supported through the Amazon Friendly initiative. RioLife donated $20,000 to the school which will keep it up and running for an entire year.
The school currently has 98 students that would otherwise have no access to quality schooling, they are brought to the school by boat every day, given lunch and classes 4 days a week. They even have their own cool school t shirts to wear:)
It brings great pride to the RioLife team and it's supporters to be able to make such a difference where it counts most, the education of youth. With education these children are empowered with the ability to make a difference in their homeland, the Amazon Rainforest, which is disappearing at an alarming rate.
The Acai Berry is now giving more than just great health and energy to people, it is creating positive change.
To finally meet these incredible kids and their teachers was a real milestone for the Directors and it's commitment to giving back to the communities of the Amazon. We have seen the plans to build a second school which is much needed. We hope with further sales of Acai Berry we will be able to fund development which has been at a halt for the last two years.
What is the Amazon Friendly initiative?
Amazon Friendly was set up in 2004 as a vehicle to help give back to the Amazon and its communities. It is a commitment to doing things the right way, being responsible to the environment and its people, conducting business that is sustainably conscious and fair to all parties involved. A part of this is supporting education of the most important people, youth. Amazon Friendly contributes to the ACAIMU School built specifically for the children on the island where Acai is harvested and otherwise would not receive quality education.
For more info www.amazon-friendly.org
What is the Amazon Friendly initiative?
Amazon Friendly was set up in 2004 as a vehicle to help give back to the Amazon and its communities. It is a commitment to doing things the right way, being responsible to the environment and its people, conducting business that is sustainably conscious and fair to all parties involved. A part of this is supporting education of the most important people, youth. Amazon Friendly contributes to the ACAIMU School built specifically for the children on the island where Acai is harvested and otherwise would not receive quality education.
For more info www.amazon-friendly.org
A big thank you goes out to all our Loyal customers and supporters over the years to help make this happen. We look forward to creating more positive change in the future.
