Processed food corporations are aggressively expanding into developing nations throughout the Centro-America/ CARICOM region, contributing to nutritional deficiency & increasing rates of morbid obesity & chronic illnesses such as diabetes, uterine fibrosis, gout, etc. among marginalized Indigenous Communities. 

 

ECOSCAN CBI is designed to disseminate dietetic nutrition knowledge & culinary skills that encourage behavioral shifts that  perpetuate health and wellness

 

ECOSCAN CBI capacity-building efforts are rooted in food production, environmental sustainability, nutrition, and holistic living.

The rapid escalation of climate change and the subsequent decline & disappearance of fragile ecological systems have placed the Centro- America/CARICOM region’s Biological Diversity under critical threat. As a result, Indigenous Traditional Communities (ITCs) throughout the region are faced with increasing challenges to their socio-economic development and full satisfaction of inherent human rights.

 

ICC CBI curriculum and instruction are rooted in indigenous traditions and concepts that emphasize the natural synergy between Biomimetic Design, Biocultural Preservation and Bioorganic Revolution (cycling). The ICC CBI is designed to realize non-toxic integrative bionomic infrastructure developments that cultivate an abundance of Bioorganic outputs while intrinsically perpetuating environmental resource conservation.

Marginalized and At-Risk women and girls throughout the Centro-America/CARICOM region share common anxieties concerning daily insecurities they face to preserve their mental, physical, spiritual integrity & human dignity.

 

WEB CBI aims to provide sustainable opportunities that inspire & increase, self-esteem and quality of life of indigenous & marginalized women and girls.  The WEB CBI is expected to decrease knowledge & skill gaps & enable indigenous marginalized women & girls to collectively influence local decision-making.