About Us
Environmental protection, community action, and sustainable development from the local level.
The Ecological Grandmother
The Abuela Ecologica Foundation was born inspired by the legacy of Bertalia González Villalobos (1935–2020), a community leader in reforestation and water protection.
With seeds in her hands and conviction in her heart, she traveled through communities planting trees as an act of intergenerational responsibility.
In 2018, together with her daughter Laura Alfaro González and her granddaughter María Murillo Alfaro, that legacy became a foundation.
Our institutional direction
We clearly define what we do today and the future we want to build.
Our mission
Environmental action with a human focus
To ensure the responsible use of natural resources, restore the environment, and promote sustainable lifestyles alongside communities.
Our vision
A fair and sustainable future
To be a leading foundation in community environmental action, promoting sustainable territories and healthy ecosystems.
Our values
Environmental awareness
We take responsibility for the impact of our actions.
Environmental respect
We recognize the limits of the planet and all forms of life.
Environmental justice
Social and environmental equity are inseparable.
Our principles
They guide every decision, project, and partnership we promote.
Intergenerational responsibility
Community collaboration
True sustainability
Environmental education
Transforming the way we live
It means rethinking how we produce, consume, and coexist. Sustainability is not an add-on: it is a new way of understanding our relationship with nature.
Caring for the Earth is caring for those who have not yet been born.
A conviction that guides every action of the Abuela Ecologica Foundation.