Water Rights in Ecuador - Mercedes Naula's story
3,740 views · Published 19 April 2018 · 1:49 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: WE Movement · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
Throughout the mountainous highlands of Ecuador, Kichwa communities—indigenous to Ecuador—struggled to access water, even when it was available. Forced to “take” what was previously theirs, communities didn’t know it was their right. This is part of the legacy from the hacienda system, where land was divided and laws were written in Spanish, so Kichwa speakers would not understand, or even know about existing laws. As Mercedes Naula shares, she and her family abided by what they knew—that the hacienda owner had complete control over land and resources. This how she came to realize her rights. About WE: WE is an organization that brings people together and gives them the tools to change the world. A unique family of organizations, WE is made up of WE Charity, empowering change with resources that create sustainable impact, and ME to WE, a social enterprise that creates socially conscious products and experiences that allow people to do good through their everyday choices. The celebration of that change happens at WE Day – inspiring stadium-sized life changing events that take place around the world. A movement of 3.4 million young people supporting 2,500+ local and global causes, we’ve provided more than 1 million people with clean water and built 1,000 schools and schoolrooms overseas, giving more than 200,000 children access to education. WE was founded more than 20 years ago by humanitarians, activists and social entrepreneurs, brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger. Join the WE movement today at https://www.we.org Follow on Social: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wemovement/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/wemovement Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WEmovement/ Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/WEMOVEMENT Shop with Impact - https://shop.metowe.com Learn how young people can help end child labor in 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/opinions/craig-kielburger-young-people-end-child-labor/index.html
