Our History
Our story has roots in the Vale do Javari
The story of 4rest4all begins with people who came together around a concrete need: to enable Indigenous communities in remote regions of the Amazon to communicate, seek help, and strengthen the protection of their territories.
In the Vale do Javari, distances are traveled by rivers and forest paths. An urgent message may depend on a long journey. For the communities, having access to communication means being able to seek care in an emergency, talk with family, and share decisions between villages.
In September 2023, a mission led in the field by Flora Dutra and Enoque Marubo, president of the Kapyvanaway Association, connected 20 Marubo villages through satellite internet. This experience is at the roots of the journey we continue today with 4rest4all.
The mission included the participation of Allyson Reneau, who donated the 20 Starlink antennas, and Brandon Weaver, who volunteered and documented the journey in photographs and videos. In the villages, leaders, families, and members of the Kapyvanaway Association made every step possible, from community mobilization to transporting the equipment.
The journey brought together boat trips, walks through the forest, and assemblies in the communities. João Marubo, Shoi Marubo, Sebastião Marubo, Eduardo Marubo, Rosã Ewa, and so many others were part of this collective construction. More than a thousand people gained a new possibility of communication.
From the beginning, a guidance from Enoque accompanied this work: the technology needed to be incorporated into the communities’ way of life in a way that strengthened their identity and their knowledge. The connection should serve the priorities of those who live in the territory.
This commitment gained its own identity with the 4rest4all brand, created by Enoque Marubo in the Vale do Javari. Its name translates an idea that guides our work: Forest for All. The forest is a living system, essential for the peoples who inhabit it and for the balance of the planet. Caring for its future requires recognizing the rights, knowledge, and protagonism of these peoples.
The samaúma gives shape to this identity. Its roots represent the knowledge and the deep relationship of the communities with the forest. The trunk expresses strength, unity, and the capacity to connect territories and knowledge. The canopy symbolizes protection and expansion, carrying forward what is born from a firm foundation. The flower reveals the essence of this construction: the life and purpose we want to preserve.
This image also guides us as we grow. Every new partnership must maintain the connection with the communities. Every technology must respond to a real need. Every project must respect the choices and the pace of the peoples we work with.
Today, 4rest4all brings together Indigenous leaders, professionals, donors, and partners to expand connectivity, strengthen territories, and support opportunities for education, culture, and community participation. We continue building from the relationships of trust that gave rise to this story.
From the forest, we build a future for all.
Institutional information
Who legally stands behind this work
4rest4all is a formally registered Brazilian non-profit association. Donations are received and managed by the Association in accordance with its bylaws, governance and Brazilian law. The information below allows partners, donors and public authorities to verify our legal identity.
Legal entity
4rest4all Association (Associação 4rest4all), Brazilian non-profit civil association
Registration (CNPJ)
66.464.130/0001-93 · Registered in Brazil
Registered office
Brazil, full institutional address available on request to contact@4rest4all.org
Governance
Indigenous-led board and council. Donations are received and administered by the Association, not by any individual.
About the Association
Who we are, how work, and what we stand for
History
A bridge built on long-term trust
4rest4all began as a field relationship, not as an institution. For years, its founders worked alongside Indigenous communities in the Amazon, listening, accompanying, and learning from the people who protect the forest. Over time, those relationships revealed a recurring gap: the communities already held the knowledge, the leadership and the will to defend their territories; what they often lacked was a reliable bridge to technology, partners, resources and visibility on their own terms.
The 4rest4all Association was formally constituted in Brazil as a non-profit civil association to give that bridge a stable, transparent and accountable structure. Today it operates as an Indigenous-led organization, holding the legal, financial and operational backbone that allows field work to happen with continuity, ethics and respect for community governance.
Mission
Connect, amplify, stand beside
The mission of 4rest4all is to stand beside the communities that already protect the forest, to connect them with the technology, resources and allies they choose to welcome, and to amplify their voices without taking over their protagonism. We do not arrive with answers. We arrive with the willingness to listen, to build long-term relationships, and to leave the leadership where it has always belonged: with the communities.
Our work is grounded in ethics, humility and care. We believe the forest is not a resource: it is a relationship. Every project is co-designed with the partner community, every deployment is community-led, and every story is told with the consent and governance of those it concerns.
Legal nature
A Brazilian non-profit civil association
4rest4all (Associação 4rest4all) is a Brazilian non-profit civil association, formally registered and operating under Brazilian law. It is not a foundation, a company, or a personal initiative. Donations are received and administered by the Association itself, in accordance with its bylaws, governance and applicable legislation, never by any individual.
The Association is registered in Brazil under CNPJ No. 66.464.130/0001-93. Its registered office is in Brazil; the full institutional address is available upon request to contact@4rest4all.org.
Governance
Indigenous-led board and council
Governance at 4rest4all is designed to keep decision-making close to the communities. The Association is led by a board composed of Indigenous leaders and allies with deep field experience, supported by an Indigenous Council that guides priorities, protocols and ethical standards. No deployment, communication or partnership moves forward without the consent and direction of the partner community.
This structure ensures that technology, funding and visibility serve community priorities, not the reverse. The board and council review field operations, partnerships and financial decisions, and the Association reports on its activities to partners, donors and public authorities.
Team & Indigenous Council
People who live the bridge
The 4rest4all team brings together Indigenous leaders, field coordinators, technologists and communicators who work directly with partner communities. The Indigenous Council is composed of representatives from the territories we accompany, ensuring that strategy and field priorities are set by those who live the reality of the forest.
The full composition of the board of directors is being consolidated and will be published on this page. For specific governance or partnership inquiries, write to contact@4rest4all.org.
Methodology
Community-led, trust-based field work
Our methodology is built on three principles: listen first, build long-term relationships, and leave the protagonism with the communities. We do not parachute projects into territories. Every initiative begins with a relationship, continues with co-design, and is sustained by ongoing accompaniment.
In the 4restlink connectivity program, this means deploying satellite internet and solar energy only where communities have requested it, training local operators to maintain the equipment, and ensuring that connectivity serves community-defined priorities such as healthcare, territorial protection, education and communication with the outside world.
Transparency
Accountable to communities, donors and authorities
4rest4all is accountable to three audiences: the communities we accompany, the donors and partners who trust us with resources, and the public authorities that regulate our work in Brazil. We publish our legal identity, registration data and institutional contact openly, and we report on how donations are used.
Donations are allocated to the 4restlink Indigenous connectivity program and related field operations, satellite units, solar power, field installation, community training and long-term technical assistance. No donation is routed to a personal account.
The 4rest4all Association has not yet completed its first fiscal year. As a result, the first annual financial report will be published as soon as the fiscal year closes and the accounts are formally reviewed. Until then, we remain available to answer any questions from donors and partners at contact@4rest4all.org.
Partners
Working alongside Indigenous associations
4rest4all works in partnership with Indigenous associations and communities across the Brazilian Amazon, including territories such as Yanomami, Vale do Javari, Xingu and Balaio. Our partners are the communities and their representative associations, they define the needs, host the deployments and lead the field work on the ground.
We also collaborate with technology providers, academic institutions and allied organizations that share our commitment to Indigenous leadership and territorial protection. Partnerships are established through formal agreements that respect community governance and data sovereignty.
Questions about the Association, governance or partnerships? contact@4rest4all.org · Read our policies
