In 2024, BII Fund II provided real estate-backed financing to support the Ayni Institute in purchasing a building to host their training and expand future programming.
Ayni Institute is a training and research institute for movements and organizations in social change that are seeking to bring about a more reciprocal world. They are dedicated to developing frameworks, material, and content that can help social change organizations and leaders develop strategy and become resilient leaders. They also work to protect and expand the knowledge of indigenous wisdom, reciprocity, and memory, particularly from Latin America, through trainings and other cultural preservation projects. The word Ayni means “reciprocity” in Aymara, an indigenous language from the Andean region of South America.
“BII provided us with a loan that has helped us take advantage of an incredibly rare opportunity for a new property. For various years now, we have dreamt of owning this unicorn of a home where retreats and trainings could be done, and where social movement leaders and community members could rest and rejuvenate. It is hard to find a property that is able to both, but we have been lucky enough to acquire it, and it would not have been possible without BII’s support. The timing has been incredible and we are extremely grateful!”