The Eco-Ruka Project is born out of the necessity of the rural settlers, who want to connect with people from different ethnic groups and age. These people have scarce resources and belong to a low social-economical background. Nevertheless, they have a prosperous culture, improved by a cohabitation that dates to five centuries back. As well as the millenary traditions from the Mapuche, which enriched the inhabitants’ culture of this rural area of the country. The main purposes of The Ruka Project are: To favour exchange, education, and spreading local and traditional knowledge, as well as ancient therapeutic remedies. Paying special attention to the inclusion of the elderly and people from rural areas. Organic Creations Group e.V. has signed a cooperation agreement with this Chilean association which has communal purposes, such as establishing direct and effective ties in the following activities:

- Building of Rukas following the original system in a pollution-free area, the „Tranqui“ island, where a centre of ancestral therapy is coming into existence, with the participation of both Mapuche and non-Mapuche people.

- Cleansing of the beaches from the Tranqui island and neighbouring islands, thanks to the participation of the German and European youth, who will be proposed to do these environmental activities through our association Organic Creations Group e.V.

- We will organise courses, workshops, and exchange events in the „Tranqui“ island, focusing on different therapeutic areas, with natural and alternative remedies. Our specific purpose is to invite students from german universities, who are interested in doing professional internships, Phd thesis, undergraduate, or postgraduate studies; particularly in the “Heilpraktiker” area.

In general, its objective is to promote the interaction between the people from Alqui and Germany, as a way of bringing their culture closer, providing a shared wellbeing personally and globally.