https://www.pofteam.org/home daily 1.0 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574618446093-EZMV50OKVTI18NUYM2XP/Thumbs+up.jpg Home - Researching the immigration conflict in The Valley of Longevity - Ecuador The once quiet town of Vilcabamba became overflown with tourists and foreign settlers after receiving international attention in recent years. Local communities have been struggling to cope with these drastic changes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574700338060-6CX9O3JO6O39808XAFJ6/Robles%2B1er%2BDia%2B045.jpg Home - Promoting peace working with youth - Colombia We work with local NGOs and youth groups in a post-conflict environment to create ways to gradually build new opportunities for sustainable development. These Afro-Colombian communities rely on a unique peacebuilding culture inherited from Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1613409836636-IBM1ABGGN65JWKI8CYAM/Quilombola.jpg Home - Supporting the development of the Afro-communities - Brazil Together with the Brazilian NGO Ecam, we support Indigenous and Quilombola groups in building the tools they need to define their own futures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574620327458-DQ7AB97EMGA2CSFGNVLC/Picture2.png Home - Indigenous people at the crossroads of conservation and development - Suriname Applying conflict resolution tools and techniques we are creating a more transparent and trustworthy process, in which indigenous people are able to think beyond conflict and move towards sustainable development. https://www.pofteam.org/immigration-conflict-in-ecuador daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1579192228957-ENS4QWU4UGYS5D8GKEG0/IMG_9608.JPG Immigration conflict https://www.pofteam.org/promotingpeaceincolombia daily 0.75 2021-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1579192591707-ZWXIJLJD6IKH3Q6VD4PV/IMG_4550.jpg Promoting peace https://www.pofteam.org/conservationanddevelopmentinsuriname daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://www.pofteam.org/our-vision-1 daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574696194180-JBVFAGZW4QQIPCKUSL1Q/DSC00148.JPG Our approach - Partnership-based research and development. The POF Foundation conducts research projects only when local communities work closely with our researchers in the design, planning, execution, and evaluation of projects. We build on a partnership-based research and development model where researchers and communities go through a social learning process that considers the ethics, equality, accountability, and time sensitivity of the communities. In POF, we execute research and development with the utmost respect for local communities. The point of departure of each POF research project is the community’s perspective on its own development. Each project goes through a cycle of learning together, adapting together, and empowering together. Our philosophy is that the right approach in research and development will provide an open, free, and flexible environment in which both the community and partner will thrive. Research of interest: Conflict analysis and resolution, Environmental and social impact analysis, Social data analysis, Stakeholder engagement, and Sustainability studies. Clients: United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund, Universities, Governments, and Private sector companies in natural resource management and carbon credit trade. — Elena Bastidas Gwendolyn Smith President CEO Research & Development with the utmost respect for local communities https://www.pofteam.org/new-page daily 0.75 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574698053641-IQ63H73KBS4I3MGA80DK/image-asset.jpeg Our publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/0ab9cfb9-f723-4949-ac29-76b67e6b74e4/Screenshot%2B2025-06-17%2B134458.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/4fdc5337-896f-49f8-82b0-1028e109b751/Cover+foto+conservation.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/94616de6-f862-462c-b639-1afa14f31367/Cover+pic+Frontiers.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/8ad28b9b-e420-4a57-ae63-b3ad76755a40/Picture1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1b0d1b45-8598-442a-b70a-0bee5a160d8f/Cover+pic+Suriname+Article.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/a4989936-2fce-4ffc-a535-8aaf829dff37/Cover+foto+ecuador.jpg https://www.pofteam.org/donate daily 0.75 2021-02-09 https://www.pofteam.org/mission daily 0.75 2019-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddaaffdfbf6af7c4b32af2f/1574703768224-MZ4347CYIPD55EZG17TD/DSC00013.jpg Our mission https://www.pofteam.org/communitydevelopmentinbrazil daily 0.75 2025-08-26 https://www.pofteam.org/participatorytraining daily 0.75 2025-08-27 https://www.pofteam.org/training-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/b0e76259-0a2d-4652-af34-d25143b6cd3c/02_CIRCLE_SHOT_3_0307_04_QC.jpeg