Each one of us can make a difference, no matter how small we are and no matter how big the problem seems.
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to support independent conservationists who are doing their part to restore the earth's ecosystems. Our main approach to activating support is through impact campaigns powered by top-quality documentaries that tell the stories of these conservationist heroes.Our process involves creating a network of global environmental activists, to direct financial and social support to conservationists who would otherwise lack the reach to expand their work in the face of a dying planet.
The Power of One Film
Naturalist Alex Valdez and a team of young documentary filmmakers take us on an adventure to discover an unknown ecological sanctuary deep in the Colombian wilderness, where an anonymous conservationist named Jorge is restoring an ecosystem from a deforested piece of land and creating a home for a variety of endangered animals. Through this impactful story we seek to help Jorge complete the restoration of Jaibazul and inspire a whole generation to turn their power of one into the power of many.
This film is the first step in our mission to to build a network for independent conservationists around the globe to access funding and ecological experts to restore our world’s ecosystems.
With the help of more than 200 incredible supporters we have shot an incredible documentary film that needs only to go through post-production to be completed. With $60k we can finish the film and kickstart a global movement to restore our planet!
OFFICIAL COLLABORATORS
Dr. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela Conservation Ecologist with a focus on tropical regions and birds
We align with this 100%. The challenges we face as a planet were started by us, and only we can collectively be the ones to help change it. And it's a message that globally is still not resonating. So I love that they're doing this.
— Carl Meyers, Director of Communications, LA Zoo
Our Goal
The primary goal of the The Little Hummingbird Institute is to lead a restoration and conservation effort in the emerging nature reserve of Jaibazul. This was a 12-hectare property in Antioquia, Colombia that used to be a deforested cattle field until a man named Jorge inherited the land and planted close to 10,000 trees to turn it into a sprawling ecosystem. The habitat is an extremely unique confluence of the rainforest and dry forest, of which nowadays only 8% of its original landmass remains in Colombia.
Why This Mission?
We are in a race against time when it comes to preserving the ecological areas that give life to our planet. For example, there are less than 6,000 cotton-top tamarin monkeys roaming the wild and a large portion of them are in Jaibazul. We have a long-term plan to showcase the people around the globe who are individually making a change as ecological conservationists in order to inspire and activate a whole generation to use their power of one in unison to preserve the ecological beauty of this planet.
Jorge’s Impact on Jaibazul
What Can We Achieve?
We are raising the funds to complete post-production on the documentary film. Alongside its release in festivals, we plan to kickstart a crowdfunding campaign to raise the necessary funds to support Jaibazul’s expansion, a process that would take 5 full years and $3.4M. This would include the buying and restoring of 6 hectares of surrounding land, and the building of a research center to house scientists and student researchers from partner organizations and universities.
By the end of our 5-year plan, Jaibazul will have reached its maximum potential in terms of size and endangered biodiversity and will be a fully-operational world-renowned research center for the studies of biology and sustainability with international partners. Our long-term plan is to replicate this conservation model with other unknown nature reserves and conservation efforts around the globe.
THANK YOU!
Embark on this adventure with us and join the movement to shine a light on all the little hummingbirds building ecological and humanitarian initiatives to change our world for the better.