| Brazil |
| Title |
Seeds for a sustainable future: preserving wild species in the Amazonian forest |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Associação Indígena Kawaip Kayabi [Indigenous association Kawaip Kayabi] |
| Area of project implementation |
Brazil. The lands of the indigenous Kayabi are located in the south of Amazonia (Brazil) and extend over 1,053,000 hectares, covering the municipalities of Apiacas, in the far north of Mato Grosso and Jacareacanga, in the south west Pará. |
| IP Group |
Indigènes Kayabi do Baixo Rio Teles Pires |
| Grant amount |
US$ 25,232 |
| Project description |
The project will address issues related to sustainable development and conservation of forests and the need to generate income for the Kayabi people through the collection, use and sustainable management of indigenous tree seeds in the Amazonian forest, such as Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut), Hymenaea Courbari (jatoba), Schizolobium amazonicum (Cuiabá pine), Swietenia macrophylla (mahogany), Ceiba pentandra (silk-cotton), Tabebuia (ipe), Cedrela fissilis (cedar), among others.
This project aims at enhancing the management of natural and forest resources practised by the Kayabi, by combining traditional knowledge with technical assistance, in order to ensure a sustainable economy for the Kayabi people and to create new income generation activities in line with the natural resources available. |
| Bolivia |
| Title | Promoting sustainable agriculture and its commercialization in the Municipality of Pocoata – North of Potosí |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | Programa de Desarrollo Integral Interdisciplinario [Interdisciplinary Programme for Integrated Development] |
| Area of project implementation | Bolivia, Department of Potosí/Province of Chayanta, Municipality of Pocoata, Indigenous Districts of Tomocori, Turberia, Tomoyo |
| IP Group | Indigenous Districts of Tomocari, Turberia, Tomoyo |
| Grant amount |
US$ 24,000 |
| Project description | In the municipal districts of Tomoyo, Tomocori and Turberia, more than 40 per cent of farmers who produce different crops are associated with or accredited by economic production organizations (EPOs). These are currently strengthening them to address challenges linked to the production, processing and commercialization of products obtained from indigenous biodiversity crops. The farmers are initiating actions to strengthen their EPOs and adopt a sustainable approach. Accordingly, the project will aim at :
- reducing the short- and medium-term vulnerability of farmers’ strategies in marketing their products:
- improving income generation based on individual and/or collective sustainable agriculture in the Municipal Districts of Tomoyo, Tomocori and Turberia, both at the regional and departmental level.
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| Chile |
| Title | Organizational and entrepreneurial strengthening of the Llaguipulli Mapuche community in the Araucania region |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | Llaguipulli indigenous community |
| Area of project implementation | Chile, Araucanía region, Llaguipulli indigenous community |
| IP Group | Llaguipulli indigenous community |
| Grant amount | US$ 40,000 |
| Project description | The project seeks to strengthen tourist enterprise in the community, by enhancing the value of the natural, historical and cultural Mapuche and Lafkenche heritage and supplying the national and international tourist market. Empowerment activities will cover income generation and new job opportunities for women and young people, providing job training and strengthening the community’s organizational management. This will be complemented by effective and efficient use of resources, through the promotion of:alternative energy sources,
- cultural transmission within the family and the community,
- organizational autonomy.
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| Colombia |
| Title | Strengthening indigenous justice under a gender perspective |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | National Indigenous Organization of Colombia |
| Area of project implementation | Colombia/ 6 macroregions: North, Centre-East, West, Orinoquia and Amazonia/ Cauca, Risaralda, Tolima, Caquetá, Nariño and Cordoba |
| IP Group | Nasa of El Cauca, Emberas of Risaralda, Coreguaje of Caquetá, Piajos of Tolima, Zenues of Córdoba and Awa of Nariño |
| Grant amount | US$ 40,000 |
| Project description | This project seeks to strengthen the indigenous communities’ own justice system. Through the recognition of violence against women which poses a threat to the harmony of the indigenous community, mechanisms and strategies are proposed to encourage organizations to enter into discussions and open up workspaces in order to bring justice for these women.
By means of field visits and conversations in six indigenous regions with full participation of women, knowledge will be acquired about the barriers facing women in accessing justice and the mechanisms available to them within indigenous justice systems. New proposals for dialogue will be discusses between women and the local authorities. In addition, legal and psycho-social support will be provided to women who are victims of conflict-related violence. Situations in which their human rights are infringed upon will be documented. |
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| Title | Support for women artisans: weaving economy and culture in Nasa territory – Department of El Cauca – Colombia |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | Association kwe´s uma kiwe peykajn mjinxisa, Paez Fund |
Area of project
implementation | Nasa indigenous collective properties of Jambaló, San Antonio La Aguada and Munchique in northern Cauca |
| IP Group | Nasa People (Páez People) |
| Grant amount | US$ 31,268 |
| Project description | Encourage equitable participation by women from seven organized communities in the KWEXS UMA KIWE -FONDO PAEZ Organization in order to strengthen the Nasa tradition and promote sustainable economy by improving traditional sheep breeding techniques to be used in the production of wool crafts, meat and organic fertilizers in El Cauca, Colombia.
The project seeks to facilitate the transmission of iconography from the Nasa culture to new generations, linking them to family and community production activities and laying a solid foundation for their creativity and innovation. |
| Guatemala |
| Title |
The right to life and health for Mayan K’iche’s women in Chuwila, Ixim Ulew |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Community Development Association |
| Area of project implementation |
18 communities in Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala |
| IP Group |
Maya-k'iche's |
| Grant amount |
US$ 45,000 |
| Project description |
The project is designed and presented as a collective proposal from the Community Development Association (ASDECO), taking into account the views, voices and demands of women members of the Women’s Network and the Council of Midwives in 18 communities in the Municipality of Chichicastenango. This project is oriented mainly towards the recognition, respect and protection of women’s health (from an holistic approach ) and rights, stressing dignity and respect for the ancestral health care system. |
| Mexico |
| Title |
Mixe peoples contributing to the mitigation of climate change and food sustainability through reforestation |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Asamblea Mixe para el Desarrollo Sostenible A.C. [Mixe Assembly for Sustainable Development] |
| Area of project implementation |
The project will be implemented in Mexico, in the State of Oaxaca, specifically in all three zones of the Mixe region: upper, middle and lower. The beneficiary communities will be: San Cristóbal Chichicaxtepec, San Juan Cotzocón, Santa María Alotepec, San Isidro Huayapam, Piedra Colorada, Santa Cruz Condoy, Santa Cruz Ocotal, San Miguel Quetzaltepec, Santa Margarita Huitepec and San Juan Guichicovi |
| IP Group |
Ajuuk Jääy (Mixes of Oaxaca) |
| Grant amount |
US$ 48,500 |
| Project description |
The communities in the Mixe region belonging to ASAM-DES A.C. are joining forces to regenerate by means of reforestation those areas damaged by human development, which today have an impact on climate change and global warming.
This project calls for reforestation with fruit trees on the territories of indigenous communities in the Mixe region, as a strategy to protect the soil, reclaim the forest, develop the land with food crops and mitigate climate change. This proposal emerged from the concern of indigenous people for their communities, which are being affected by climate change, in particular by large volumes of rainstorms water. This has led to a serious impact on crops and on the road system as a result of constant landslides. |
| Nicaragua |
| Title | Strengthening, Surveillance and Control Project, Mayangna Sauni As Indigenous Territory |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | Mayangna Sauni As Indigenous Territorial Government |
| Area of project implementation | Nicaragua, North Atlantic Autonomous Region, Municipality of Bonanza and Mayangna Sauni As Indigenous Territory, in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve (BBR). |
| IP Group | Mayangna Sauni As Indigenous Territorial Government, comprising 18 communities within the territory and more than 8,000 inhabitants. |
| Grant amount | US$ 42,000 |
| Project description | A 147.40 km zone within the Mayangna Sauni As Territory is under constant threat from invading settlers from the Pacific and various departments within the country (invasions, trafficking and illegal trading in indigenous land, failure to respect the legal property of indigenous peoples, extraction of forest products and improper land use). This, together with pollution and climate change, is leading to the extinction and loss of major areas of environmental connectivity and to decreases in the flow of water from natural springs and watercourses, and is jeopardizing the conservation and protection of natural resources.
The project aims at establishing short, medium and long-term strategies that will prevent invasions and guarantee the indigenous property rights on the Mayangna Sauni As Territory. It will also contribute in protecting the ecological and archaeological heritage, promoting the communitarian ecotourism and restoring the indigenous peoples’ traditions and customs. |
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| Title | Strengthening the capabilities of the Mozonte indigenous people for good local governance and recovery of cultural identity |
| Year | 2011 |
| Organization | 14 rural communities and 5 urban areas of the Mozonte indigenous people, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua. |
| Area of project implementation | Nasa de Jambaló, San Antonio La Aguada and Munchique indigenous collective properties in northern Cauca |
| IP Group | Mozonte indigenous people |
| Grant amount | US$ 35,000 |
| Project description | Low levels of respect for indigenous authorities impede good local governance, exacerbating territorial problems and deteriorating cultural identity. These situations will be addressed with training, activities to achieve approval of the Law on Indigenous Peoples, consensus-building with other authorities and entities, support for meetings of indigenous authorities and promotion of town meetings and assemblies. This will strengthen both territorial governance and community cohesion. Also important will be the mapping of territorial boundaries and the assistance in indigenous land titling (piloting in one community), involving the creation of a community registration system and permanent monitoring of the territory.
Cultural identity will be recovered and promoted with the inclusion of the “History, Identity and Culture” textbook in the educational system. In addition, commemorative activities, identity campaigns, training in indigenous arts and a radio broadcast on cultural issues will be carried out. The project will benefit 800 people directly and 1,200 indirectly. |
| Peru |
| Title |
Linking women in the Andean highlands to women in the coastal area in the Lambayeque Region as a strategy to generate synergies to strengthen competitive capabilities and sustainable development in their territories |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Inkawasi Awana Community Association |
| Area of project implementation |
Peru, Provinces of Ferreñafe and Lambayeque, Districts of Incahausi and Túcume, Lambayeque Region. |
| IP Group |
Incahuasi and Túcume Women Craftworkers Associations |
| Grant amount |
US$ 43,000 |
| Project description |
This project is intended to strengthen the competitive capabilities of women artisans in the Andean highlands in the Incahuasi District, Lambayeque Region, by promoting their cultural assets. This will contribute to territorial development through coordination strategies to link up with women artisans in the coastal area of the same region by means of weaving activities. The project will implement activities to facilitate the generation of synergies between poorer (Andean) and less poor organizations to contribute to the development of their territories by means of artisan to artisan learning tools and methodologies. |
| Belize |
| Title |
Strengthening food security, traditional land governance, and forest protection of the Q’eqchi people of southern Belize |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management |
| Area of project implementation |
Belize, Toledo District, Midway Village |
| IP Group |
Q'eqchi Maya |
| Grant amount |
US$40,000 |
| Project description |
The Q’eqchi Maya community of Midway produces 95% of its food through an ancestral practice known as ‘milpa’ farming, also known as ‘swidden’ agriculture. However, maize yield has reduced dramatically over the years, creating fragmentation of communal land management, food shortage and a decline in income for the community.
SATIIM and the community of Midway, plan to combine Western agricultural science with traditional agronomy, to strengthen community food security, communal land governance and traditional forest protection. Specifically, the project will integrate modern and organic agriculture practices into traditional ‘milpa’ cultivation. This will be accomplished in two years where the community of Midway will establish experimental and control plots for comparison of soil fertility, yield and harvest mechanization of traditional maize. They will also organize a new Mayan Farmers Sustainable Development Association for sustainability, training in new techniques, marketing and distribution strategies of farm products. |
| Bolivia |
| Title |
Promoviendo agricultura sostenible y su comercialización en el municipio de Pocoata – Norte de Potosí |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Programa de Desarrollo Integral Interindisciplinario |
| Area of project implementation |
Bolivia, dpto. Potosí/Provincia Chayanta, Municipio Pocoata, Distritos Indigenas Tomocori, Turberia, Tomoyo |
| IP Group |
Distritos Indigenas Tomocari, Turberia, Tomoyo |
| Grant amount |
US$24,000 |
| Project description |
En los Distritos Municipales de Tomoyo, Tomocori, Turberia, más del 40% de los agricultores de cultivares diversos, están asociados o legitimados en Organizaciones Económicas Productivas OEP. Actualmente se encuentran en etapa de fortalecimiento, para enfrentar los problemas de la producción, transformación, comercialización de productos obtenidos de cultivos nativos de la diversidad, estando los agricultores en una incipiente acción para fortalecer las OEPs y desarrollar acciones bajo un enfoque de sostenibilidad. Por consiguiente, a partir de la intervención del proyecto, se promoverá a reducir la vulnerabilidad a corto y mediano plazo de las estrategias campesinas de comercialización de los diversos productos y la generación de ingresos en base a una producción de agricultura sostenible de productores individuales y asociados de los Distritos Municipales de Tomoyo, Tomocori y Turberia, tanto a nivel regional como departamental. |
| Brazil |
| Title |
Semences de l’avenir durable: préservation des espèces sauvages dans la forêt amazonienne |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Associação Indígena Kawaip Kayabi |
| Area of project implementation |
Brésil. Les terres indigènes Kayabi sont situées dans le sud de l'Amazonie (Brésil), avec l'étendue de 1.053.000 hectares, couvrant les municipalités de Apiacas, dans l'extrême nord du Mato Grosso et du Jacareacanga, dans le sud-ouest Pará |
| IP Group |
Indigènes Kayabi do Baixo Rio Teles Pires |
| Grant amount |
US$25,232 |
| Project description |
Le projet abordera les questions liées au développement durable et la conservation des forêts, et aussi à la nécessité de générer des revenus pour le peuple Kayabi à partir de la collecte, l'utilisation et la gestion durable des semences d'arbres indigènes de la forêt amazonienne, comme le Bertholletia excels (noix du Brésil ), Hymenaea Courbari (jatoba), Schizolobium amazonicum (pin Cuiabá), Swietenia macrophylla (acajou), Ceiba pentandra (kapokier), Tabebuia (Ipe), Cedrela fissilis (cèdre), entre autres.
Cette proposition vise à contribuer à l'amélioration de la gestion des ressources naturelles et forestières qui est déjà effectuée par les Kayabi, combinant les connaissances traditionnelles et l'appui technique, pour assurer une économie durable pour le peuple Kayabi et ouvrir une nouvelle perspective de génération de revenus en accord avec les ressources que la nature offre. |
| Chile |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento organizacional y empresarial de la comunidad mapuche Llaguipulli región Araucania |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Comunidad indígena Llaguipulli |
| Area of project implementation |
País Chile, región de la Araucanía, comunidad indígena Llaguipulli |
| IP Group |
Comunidad indígena Llaguipulli |
| Grant amount |
US$40,000 |
| Project description |
El proyecto busca fortalecer un emprendimiento turístico en la comunidad, basado en la puesta en valor del patrimonio natural, histórico y cultural mapuche lafkenche y ofrecido al mercado turístico nacional e internacional. Se potencia la generación de ingresos, nuevos puestos de trabajo para mujeres y jóvenes, capacitando laboralmente y fortaleciendo la gestión organizacional de la comunidad. Todo esto complementado con el uso racional de los recursos, a través del uso de energías alternativas, fortaleciendo la transmisión cultural en la familia, la comunidad educativa y la autonomía de la organización.
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| Colombia |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento de la Justicia indígena con perspectiva de género |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia |
| Area of project implementation |
Colombia/ 6 macroregionales: Norte, Centro-Oriente, Occidente, Orinoquia y Amazonia/ Cauca, Risaralda, Tolima, Caquetá, Nariño y Cordoba |
| IP Group |
Nasa del Cauca, Emberas de Risaralda, Coreguaje del Caquetá, Piajos del Tolima, Zenues de Córdoba y Awa de Nariño |
| Grant amount |
US$40,000 |
| Project description |
Con este proyecto se busca fortalecer el sistema de justicia propia indígena, para que desde la cosmovisión y el reconocimiento de situaciones que desarmonizan en la vida comunitaria e indígena ligadas a violencias contra las mujeres, se propongan mecanismos y estrategias que instalen en las organizaciones la necesidad de adelantar debates y espacios de trabajo sobre el tema de la justicia para estas mujeres.
Por medio de visitas de campo, conversatorios en 6 regionales indígenas con participación de las mujeres, se conocerán las barreras que las mujeres tienen para acceder a la justicia, establecer con qué mecanismos en los sistemas de justicia propia, cuentan las mujeres, y concertar propuestas para dialogar y concertar con las mismas mujeres y autoridades. De otra parte se espera brindar apoyo jurídico y psicosocial a mujeres víctimas de violencias derivadas del conflicto y documentar situaciones de vulneración a sus DDHH. |
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| Title |
Apoyo a mujeres tejiendo economía y cultura en territorio Nasa - departamento Cauca - Colombia |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Asociacion kwe´s uma kiwe peykajn mjinxisa Fondo Paez |
| Area of project implementation |
Resguardos Nasa de Jambaló, San Antonio La Aguada y Munchique en el norte del Cauca |
| IP Group |
Pueblo Nasa (Pueblo Páez) |
| Grant amount |
US$31,268 |
| Project description |
Fortalecer la participación equitativa de las mujeres de 7 comunidades organizadas en la Asociación KWEXS UMA KIWE -FONDO PAEZ en la consolidación de la tradición Nasa y la economía sostenible a través del mejoramiento de la cría tradicional de ovejas destinadas a la producción de artesanías de lana, carne y abonos orgánicos en el Cauca, Colombia.
Se busca facilitar la transmisión de iconografías propias de la cultura Nasa a las nuevas generaciones, vinculándolos con actividades productivas familiares y comunitarias, consolidando bases de su creatividad e innovación. |
| Guatemala |
| Title |
El derecho a la vida y la salud desde la mujeres mayas K’iche’s de Chuwila, Ixim Ulew |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Asociación de Desarrollo Comunitario |
| Area of project implementation |
18 comunidades de Chichicastenango, El Quiché Guatemala, CA |
| IP Group |
Maya-k'iche's |
| Grant amount |
US$45,000 |
| Project description |
El Proyecto “El derecho a la vida y la salud desde la mujeres mayas K’iche’s de Chuwila, Ixim Ulew, se formula y presenta como una propuesta colectiva que surge desde la asociación de comunidades ASDECO, tomando en cuenta el sentir, la voz y las demandas de las mujeres miembros del Red de Mujeres y el Consejo de Comadronas de 18 comunidades del municipio de Chichicastenango. Esta propuesta está orientada principalmente a reconocimiento, respeto y defensa de la salud integral de las mujeres des la perspectiva integral y de derechos enfatizando la dignificación y respeto del sistema de salud ancestral.
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| Mexico |
| Title |
Pueblos mixes contribuyendo a la mitigación del cambio climático y a la sustentabilidad alimentaria, a través de la reforestación |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Asamblea Mixe para el Desarrollo Sostenible A.C. |
| Area of project implementation |
El proyecto se desarrollará en México, en el estado de Oaxaca. Especificamente en la región mixe, en sus tres zonas: Alta, media y baja. Las comunidades beneficiarias serán: San Cristóbal Chichicaxtepec, San Juan Cotzocón, Santa María Alotepec, San Isidro Huayapam, Piedra Colorada, Santa Cruz Condoy, Santa Cruz Ocotal, San Miguel Quetzaltepec, Santa Margarita Huitepec y San Juan Guichicovi |
| IP Group |
Ajuuk Jääy (Mixes de Oaxaca) |
| Grant amount |
US$48,500 |
| Project description |
Las comunidades de la región mixe, pertenecientes a la ASAM-DES A.C., están uniendo esfuerzos para regenerar por medio de la reforestación las áreas dañadas por el hombre y que hoy impactan en el cambio climático y el calentamiento que sufre el planeta.
En el presente proyecto, se plantea la reforestación de los territorios de las comunidades indígenas de la región mixe con árboles frutales, como una estrategia de protección a los suelos, recuperación de bosques y aprovechamiento en la alimentación humana. Ésta propuesta de trabajo ha surgido por la preocupación de los compañeros indígenas de las comunidades, ya que se han visto afectados por las variaciones en las estaciones climáticas, en especial por la elevada cantidad de agua presente en el temporal de lluvias. Todo esto ha causado graves afectaciones a los cultivos y a la red de caminos por los constantes derrumbes que suceden.
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| Nicaragua |
| Title |
Proyecto de Saneamiento, Vigilancia y Control del Territorio Indígena Mayangna Sauni As |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Gobierno Territorial Indígena Mayangna Sauni As |
| Area of project implementation |
En Nicaragua, Región Autónoma Atlántico Norte en el Municipio de Bonanza y el Territorio Indígena Mayangna Sauni As. |
| IP Group |
Gobierno Territorial Imdígena Mayangna Sauni As, que conforman 18 comunidades del territorio y más de 8,000 habitantes. |
| Grant amount |
US$42,000 |
| Project description |
En las zonas más vulnerables de las invasiones de 147.40 Kilómetros Lineal del Territorio Mayangna Sauni As, en la Reserva de la Biosfera BOSAWAS (RBB) están siendo sometidos a una serie de amenazas por los invasores colonos del pacifico y diferentes Departamentos del país (las invasiones, el tráfico y comercio ilegal de tierras indígenas, el no respeto al derecho de propiedad de los pueblos originarios, la extracción de productos forestales y especies animales, el uso de suelo inadecuadamente, la contaminación y el cambio climático) generando la extinción y perdida de importantes áreas de conectividad ambiental, disminución de los caudales de las fuentes, cuerpos de agua y que ponen en riesgo su conservación y protección de los recursos naturales. |
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| Title |
Fortalecimiento de capacidades del Pueblo Indígena de Mozonte para la buena gobernanza local y rescate de la identidad cultural |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
14 comunidades rurales y 5 zonas urbanas del Pueblo Indígena de Mozonte, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, Centro América. |
| Area of project implementation |
Resguardos Nasa de Jambaló, San Antonio La Aguada y Munchique en el norte del Cauca |
| IP Group |
Pueblo Indígena de Mozonte |
| Grant amount |
US$35,000 |
| Project description |
El bajo respeto a las autoridades indígenas no permite la buena gobernanza local, agudizando problemas territoriales y deterioro de identidad cultural. Estas situaciones serán tratadas mediante capacitaciones, gestión para aprobación de Ley de Pueblos Indígenas, concertación con otras autoridades y entidades y apoyo a sesiones de autoridades Indígenas; fortaleciendo así la gobernanza territorial, acompañado del acercamiento comunitario mediante cabildos y asambleas. De igual relevancia será la demarcación territorial, y el impulso por el Saneamiento de la propiedad indígena (pilotaje en una comunidad), involucrando la creación de un sistema de registro de la propiedad comunal así como el permanente monitoreo y vigilancia del territorio.
Se incluye también el rescate y promoción de la identidad cultural con el Libro Historia, Identidad y Cultura incluido en el sistema educativo. También se celebrarán actividades conmemorativas, campamentos identidarios, formación en artes autóctonas y emisión de un programa radial con asuntos de interés cultural. Se atenderá directamente a 800 personas, y 1200 indirectamente. |
| Peru |
| Title |
Articulación de las mujeres de la zona alto andina con mujeres de zona costa de la Región Lambayeque como una estrategia de suma de sinergias para el fortalecimiento de capacidades competitivas y el desarrollo sostenible de sus territorios” |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Asociación Comunal Inkawasi Awana |
| Area of project implementation |
Perú, Provincias de Ferreñafe y Lambayeque, Distritos de Incahausi y Túcume, Región Lambayeque. |
| IP Group |
Asociaciones de Artesanas de Incahuasi y Túcume |
| Grant amount |
US$43,000 |
| Project description |
El presente proyecto está orientado a fortalecer las capacidades competitivas de las mujeres artesanas de la zona alto andina del distrito de Incahuasi en la Región Lambayeque, promoviendo sus activos culturales para contribuir al desarrollo territorial, mediante estrategias de articulación con las mujeres artesanas de la zona costa de la misma región, a través de la actividad el tejido. Es decir, el proyecto implementará acciones que faciliten la suma de sinergias entre organizaciones más pobres (andinas) con organizaciones menos pobres para contribuir con el desarrollo de sus territorios y el aprendizaje mediante herramientas y metodologías de artesana a artesana.
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| Suriname |
| Title |
Strengthening the traditional indigenous peoples’ authorities of Suriname for the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) |
| Year |
2011 |
| Organization |
Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS = Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname) |
| Area of project implementation |
Suriname-Communities in multiple regions |
| IP Group |
All indigenous peoples of Suriname: Kalina (Carib), Lokono (Arawak), Wayana, Tirio (Trio/Tareno) and associated peoples, Akurio and Wai Wai . |
| Grant amount |
US$35,000 |
| Project description |
The strength of indigenous peoples’ communities to initiate and sustain our self-determination and self-development, is directly dependent on the capacity and strength of our traditional leadership and the ability of the community to support/direct that leadership. The project will focus on further strengthening the traditional indigenous governance system, from an indigenous peoples’ rights based perspective. Often indigenous leaders and communities are not sufficiently aware of their rights and are intimidated by others who maintain that the communities ‘have no rights’ because national legislation does not recognize these. UNDRIP awareness is crucial to effectively demand its recognition and implementation. The project foresees:
- Strengthening of the traditional indigenous governance system.
- Technical capacity strengthening of the communities from an indigenous rights’ perspective e.g. related to tourism, logging, biodiversity, climate change, research and intellectual property.
- Greater awareness and application of the UNDRIP in Suriname.
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| Bolivia |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento de las organizaciones indígenas: para la mitigación en el cambio climático a través de la gestión y el uso del agua |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios Aymara |
| IP Group |
Aymara and Uru Murato |
| Grant amount |
US$18,500 |
| Project description |
This project, based on the social, cultural, economic and political cosmovision on water of the Aymara and Uru Murato people living in the La Paz and Oruru districts, aims at strengthening the capacity of indigenous peoples in water management, biodiversity conservation and climate change response strategies. The project will focus on valuing indigenous peoples’ knowledge on water and strengthen their participation in decision-making processes and policy formulation. |
| |
| Title |
Mejora de los medios de vida de las mujeres aymaras de la Provincia Los Andes mediante la cría de gallinas nativas |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Centro de Capacitación y Promoción para la Mujer Andina Bartolina Sisa (CEPROMA B.S.) |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Aymara |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| More information |
The project will benefit indigenous women of 6 different Aymara communities of the Los Andes province to establish, produce and market chicken farms. They will use the meat and eggs for consumption, thus helping with the family diet. The project will provide income with the selling of eggs in the local market and in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. The women will be organizing their own initiative whilst being trained in the breeding and management of the native chicken breed. |
| |
| Title |
Difusión de los acuerdos y convenios internacionales realizados a favor de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Red Nacional de Trabajadoras de la Información y Comunicación (RED ADA) |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Indigenous communities of Omasuyos, Ingavi, Los Andes, Pacajes, Caranavi, Manco Cápac, Murillo, Aroma, Camacho, Carabuco, Nor Yungas, Loayza, Muñecas, Inquisivi, Larecaja, Tomás Barrón districts |
| Grant amount |
US$15,000 |
| Project description |
By using the radio as its medium, the National Information and Communications Network (RED-ADA) will implement a communication strategy to disseminate information among indigenous populations, Bolivians of African descent and mostly women through 50 indigenous radio stations in the country. The main message of the programmes will assist in creating awareness in the relevance of the international laws, norms and regulations that the Bolivian government has signed and agreed to and especially those that benefit and target indigenous women. Most of the target population are unaware of these achievements and of their rights. The design and implementation of the project will be carried out by Aymara women experts in the field of communications while the broadcasting teams will be made up of Aymaras men and women. |
| Chile |
| Title |
Construcción de terrazas andinas para evitar erosión, y plantación de tunas producto de altamente sustentable y de multipropósitos |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Centro Cultural Indígena de Santiago |
| IP Group |
Mapuche and Aymara emigrants |
| Grant amount |
US$24,000 |
| Project description |
Based on the recovery of Mapuche and Aymara ancestral knowledge, this project aims at improving the livelihoods of indigenous migrant communities having moved to semi-urban areas of Cerro Blanco. Community members will build a system of terracing for agricultural production. Ethnotoursim and guided visits for students will support project sustainability. |
| |
| Title |
Diagnostico agrosociocultural de las comunidades indígenas de la comuna de Río Negro y studio de prefactibilidad de declaración de área de desarrollo indígena |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organisation |
Comunidad indigena Newen Trawun |
| IP Group |
Mapuche |
| Grant amount |
US$15,000 |
| Project description |
This project, implemented by the Mapuche-Huillinche community Newen Trawun (X° region of Chile), addresses the lack of statistical information and analysis on the economic, social and productive situation of the 19 Huillinche communities in the area. The project aims at empowering communities in decision-making processes that affect their daily lives, by the elaboration of a statistical instrument that will reflect the economic, social and productive situation of the Rio Negro indigenous communities. These statistical surveys will take into account both quantitative and qualitative indicators and will be used to coordinate actions and define priorities within their communities. |
| Colombia |
| Title |
Usos culturales del territorio Misak como estrategia de permanencia cultural y ambiental del pueblo Misak (guambiano) |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Cabildo Indígena de Guambìa |
| IP Group |
Misak |
| Grant amount |
US$30,000 |
| Project description |
This project focuses on the cultural mapping of the Misak people’s territories. Traditional knowledge, practices and rituals relating to territories and use of natural resources will be documented to recover and transfer the Misak cultural identity to younger generations. Knowledge and media tools will be produced and exposure visits for youth will be organized to transfer knowledge on traditional uses and practices. |
| |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento del control social para la apropiación territorial del pueblo Nasa de Sa’th Tama Kiwe |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Asociación de cabildos indígenas Ukawe’sx Nasa Cxhab |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Nasa |
| Grant amount |
US$12,400 |
| Project description |
The Association of Indigenous Cabildos which legally represents the NASA nations.
It will be targeting the young indigenous population of the Pioya and Pueblo Nuevo communities (Resguardos). The main objective of the project is to strengthen cultural identity by tracing the social and territorial mapping of the communities/territories using GIS methodology, so that the youth will be able to identity with their land and traditions and so that they can design and implement the use their resources and protect their social, cultural, economic and religious livelihoods. |
| Ecuador |
| Title |
Rescate y concientización sobre los sitios sagrados ancestrales de las nacionalidades y pueblos indígenas del Ecuador |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador, CONAIE |
| IP Group |
Awa, Chachi, Epera, Tsachila, Kichwa, Siona, Secoya, Cofán, Huaorani, Shuar, Achuar, Andoa, Shiwiar, Zaparas and Manta Wancawilcas |
| Grant amount |
US$29,500 |
| Project description |
The aim of this project is to raise awareness, within the communities of 20 provinces, on the recovery and conservation of indigenous peoples’ sacred sites, which constitute an integral part of their identity and culture. This work will be supported by the compilation, production and distribution of didactic material. |
| |
| Title |
Fondo semilla para iniciativas locales productivas y capacitación para seis organizaciones de mujeres kichwas de la región del Alto Napo en la amazonía ecuatoriana |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Fundación Sacha Causai (FSC) |
| IP Group |
Kichwa |
| Grant amount |
US$29,500 |
| Project description |
This project targets six women’s organizations in the region of Napo Stop in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Activities include supporting local productive initiatives through microcredit and training for women’s organizations. Training will focus on transmitting traditional knowledge regarding agricultural activities, participatory mapping to facilitate control over Kichwa territory, and the rights of indigenous people. |
| |
| Title |
NUKANCHIK KAUSAY, Nuestra Vida |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
CHINCHAYSUYU JATUN AYLLU LLAKTAKUNAPAK TANTARIY – Federación de los pueblos Kichwas de la Sierra norte del Ecuador, Chijalta ,FICI |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Kichwa |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
The project aims at empowering the Kichwa peoples of the Northern Sierra of Ecuador in the area of natural resources and territorial management, in particular by accessing and managing water resources and assisting community leaders and the community in general in the identification of issues and drafting of proposals for funding. |
| Guatemala |
| Title |
Capacitación en medicina natural a lideresas de comunidades rurales del municipio de Sololá |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Asociación Salud Sin Límites (SSL) |
| IP Group |
Maya Cakchiquel |
| Grant amount |
US$29,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims to support the implementation of national government policy to meet the need of indigenous peoples to recover their traditional medicine practices. Activities include selection, sowing and harvesting medicinal plants, managing post-harvest, and training on the uses and applications of traditional medicines. These activities are expected to improve community health conditions in the municipality of Sololá. |
| |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento de la participación de la juventud maya de las regiones lingüísticas K’iche’ y Q’eqchi’, de los departamentos de El Quiché, Totonicapán y Alta Verapaz, en proceso de formación y capacitación para incidir en los espacios a nivel local, regional y nacional |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Movimiento de Jóvenes Mayas (Mojomayas) de la Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala (Conavigua) |
| IP Group |
Maya |
| Grant amount |
US$30,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims at empowering Maya young people through education on their rights. Training will focus on the Mayan worldview, globalization, human rights, international treaties and national legislation. The empowerment of young people will enable them to make their voices heard in local, regional and national organizations. |
| |
| Title |
Plantación de Sistemas agroforestales, con los representantes comunitarios de las asociaciones microregionales en el municipio de Ixcán del departamento de El Quiché |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Asociación Coordinadora Intermicroregional de Ixcán (ASCIMI) |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Maya |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
ASCIMI works for a community-based sustainable development that could improve the living conditions of the 172 communities members. The proposal will see the implementation of community-based forestry systems covering 344 hectares in the 7 micro-regions of Ixcán Municipality for their 7 associations and communities. The foreseen activities include: 1) reforestation and cultivation of fruit trees; 2) capacity building on forestry management. Emphasis is placed on environmental care and protection, so much needed in a context of uncontrolled exploitation of extremely rich biodiversity. |
| |
| Title |
Fiscalización y monitoreo de los tribunales agrarios y levantamiento catastral. Un paso en la construcción de la institucionalidad agraria |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Coordinación nacional permanente sobre derechos relativos a la tierra de los pueblos indígenas, CNP-TIERRA |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Maya |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
CNP-Tierra is an indigenous coordination that gathers gremial organizations at national level, stemmed from the Peace Agreement, with a strong commitment and mandate on the definition of an agrarian reform, so needed in the country where access to land by indigenous and peasants communities is a key issue to overcome rural poverty. Their work program include: 1) the definition and constitution of Agrarian Courts according to art. 91 of the Agrarian Cadastral Law (Ley de RIC); 2) strengthening CNP-Tierra capacities in the definition, formulation, negotiations of proposals for the application of the mentioned law; 3) strengthening coordination and articulation with organization at communal and municipal level; 4) training (through a “diplomado”, high level training course) in collecting data and monitoring the advancement of legal procedures in the communities. |
| Guyana |
| Title |
Building capacity of Wapichan people to secure traditional lands and sustainably manage their resources |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
South Central People Development Association (SCPDA) |
| IP Group |
Wapichan |
| Grant amount |
US$24,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of Wapichan community leaders in the districts of South Rupununi and South Central Rupununi to achieve land tenure security and long-term sustainable use of natural resources on community lands. Workshops and training sessions will focus on key areas of national legislation, indigenous peoples’ rights, and access to natural resources and the environment. |
| |
| Title |
Indigenous Rights Capacity Building for Indigenous Communities in Guyana |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Indigenous people of South Cummingsburg, Georgetown |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
The project aims to empower the indigenous peoples’ of the South Cummingsburg region of Georgetown. The main objective of the project is to increase indigenous peoples understanding of their rights in national and international contexts; and to train indigenous persons in the use of international legislation to advocate for the protection of their rights at community level through policy and legislative changes and implementation. |
| Honduras |
| Title |
Derechos territoriales y culturales y soberanía alimentaria |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras, COPINH |
| IP Group |
Lenca |
| Grant amount |
US$25,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims to strengthen Lenca communities in defence of their territory and culture in the departments of Intibucá, Lempira and La Paz, with a specific focus on gender. Meetings and workshops will be organized to raise awareness on the rights of indigenous peoples and the main pillars of their culture. |
| |
| Title |
Integrando a las mujeres lencas a los procesos de desarrollo empresarial mediante el fomento de cajas rurales, agronegocios y microempresas rurales |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Fundación para el desarrollo empresarial rural - FUNDER |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Consejo nacional de mujeres indígenas LENCAS |
| Grant amount |
US$15,000 |
| Project description |
The objective of this project is to create and strengthen the entrepreneurial capacities of 3,528 indigenous women, in 8 different municipalities of the District of La Paz. The proposal contributes to the activities implemented by CONMILH through the creation and the strengthening of local banking and credit agencies, as well as of agribusiness enterprises and other non-agricultural entrepreneurial initiatives, which may contribute to increase the income of beneficiary women and to improve the living conditions of the families, by setting up a competitive although sustainable and fair context. |
| Mexico |
| Title |
Estrategía de prevención de VIH/SIDA e infecciones de transmisión sexual con mujeres indígenas de siete municipios nahuas con bajo índice de desarrollo humano de la región de Zongolica |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Fundación Nacional de Mujeres por la Salud Comunitaria, AC |
| IP Group |
Náhuatl |
| Grant amount |
US$22,700 |
| Project description |
The project seeks to empower indigenous women on their sexual and reproductive health. Training sessions will help indigenous women in 14 communities within seven municipalities in the Zongolica area to learn about their rights as indigenous people and as women. |
| |
| Title |
Consolidación de Tour-Operadora de RITA SC "Constitución, Promoción, Difusión y Comercialización". Una alternativa para la venta o comercialización de entradas a los Parques Naturales de los 24 ejidos integrantes de RITA SC |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Red Indígena de Turismo Alternativo Sociedad Civil, RITA S.C. |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
Tourism is the third largest source of income for Mexico. The project will consolidate the establishment of a network of indigenous tour operators that comprises 24 ejidos, known as RITA SC. The vision of the Tour Operator is that ecotourism should start serving the purpose of the living Indian and not the dead Indian, and that it should be done in harmony with the preservation of the natural resources and their ancestral culture. Activities proposed are snorkelling, walking tours, canoeing, bicycling and archaeological visits among others. |
| Panama |
| Title |
Un asunto de derechos humanos: Adhesión de la República de Panamá al Convenio sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Tribales en Países Independientes (Convenio 169) de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Fundación Conservacíon, Naturaleza y Vida (CONAVI) |
| IP Group |
Kunas, Emberá, Wounaan, Ngobes, Bugles and Naso-Teribes |
| Grant amount |
US$15,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims to lobby the national government of Panama for the ratification of Convention 169 regarding the rights of indigenous people. Activities aim at capacity-building for communities by providing information on the convention and increasing their participation in organizations and civil society. CONAVI and community members will together prepare a proposal for the adoption of Convention 169 that will be submitted to the National Congress in Panama. |
| |
| Title |
Recuperación del conocimiento tradicional de las mujeres Kunas de Panama |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena (FPCI) |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Kuna |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
The proposal has been designed by the Kuna IPO Fundacion para la Promocion del Conocimiento Indigena (FPCI) on demand and in collaboration with 6 indigenous communities in the Comarca Kuna Yala (Panama) and the indigenous women network Red de Mujeres Indigenas sobre Biodiversidad. The project addresses: 1) the risk of extinction of traditional knowledge both related to agricultural biodiversity and typical handicraft techniques; 2) the loss of native seeds and cultivations that is weakening indigenous families food security. Strong emphasis is placed on women empowerment. The project is aimed at recovering indigenous knowledge through the strengthening of women’s key roles in maintaining and transmitting it to new generations. |
| Peru |
| Title |
Proyecto de desarrollo de capacidades organizacionales de las comunidades alto andinas, para mejorar la gestión social e incidir en el desarrollo local y regional |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Consejo de Pueblos Criadores de Camélidos del Norte de Ayacucho (COPUCNA) |
| IP Group |
Alpaca farmer families |
| Grant amount |
US$18,500 |
| Project description |
The main goal of this project is to strengthen community organizations in the Paras and Vinchos districts in the provinces of Cangallo and Huamanga. The project is intended to encourage local development and regional promotion of alpaca farmers’ organizations by strengthening social and collective farm administration. Specifically, the project will empower alpaca operators and increase their capacity to influence political decision-making. Training and meetings will focus on the role of community organizations, protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and developing common strategies to influence policymaking. |
| |
| Title |
Por donde caminaban nuestros ancestros: Recuperación, preservación y difusión de la tradición oral del pueblo Yánesha (fase final) |
| Year |
2008 |
| Organization |
Instituto del Bien Común |
| IP Group |
Yanesha |
| Grant amount |
US$30,000 |
| Project description |
This project aims to rediscover cultural traditions and to transfer them to future generations. The project will focus on three components: (a) collecting information to develop a historic-cultural map of the ancestral territory of the Yanesha community in two key areas: the Pacific Ocean coast and the low river basin of Rio Pozuzo; (b) preserving cultural heritage through the development of a virtual and audiovisual archive of materials collected over the past four decades; (c) validation and diffusion among the Yanesha and the general public of this cultural heritage and the process involved. |
| |
| Title |
Fortalecimiento de los Derechos Indígenas de la Mujer Awajun: Revalorando sus derechos de Identidad cultural a través de la recuperación y producción de sus artesanías |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
Federacion Regional Indigena Awajun del Alto Mayo, FERIAAM |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Awajun |
| Grant amount |
US$22,400 |
| Project description |
The proposal aims at developing and implementing a capacity-building program on indigenous people’s rights within the framework of the ILO Convention n.169 while assisting in the empowerment of the women in 14 awajun communities. The project will be focused on 4 main components: 1) awareness-building campaign and capacity-building on indigenous peoples rights and establishment of a communities network for the promotion and training on cultural rights; 2) awareness-raising campaign and capacity-building on women handicrafts production (pottery and weaving); 3) implementation of a communal laboratory (taller) for handicrafts production as a micro-enterprise managed by women; 4) capacity-building program on intellectual property rights and commercialization. |
| |
| Title |
Recuperación del conocimiento tradicional sobre biodiversidad alimentaría y medicinal en comunidades quechuas y ashanikas del Peru |
| Year |
2007 |
| Organization |
CHIRAPAQ, Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú |
| Indigenous peoples group |
Quechua and Ashanika |
| Grant amount |
US$20,000 |
| Project description |
In the context of an advanced national legal framework on the protection of indigenous intellectual property rights related to traditional knowledge on biological resources (Ley 27811, Perù), this proposal aims at giving Quechua and Ashaninka communities and organizations (FECMA and CECONSEC), the necessary skills and capacities to make use of the existing law to recover and protect their traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights. The foreseen project activities are: 1) capacity-building workshops on: traditional knowledge recovering and registering, national and international laws on intellectual property rights; 2) to recover traditional knowledge on biological resources (plants for food consumption and medical use), through interviews to communities elders; 3) to realize a photographic register and video documentation; 4) to publish a book on the experience realized; 5) to carry out the necessary legal procedures with the designated national institution (INDECOPI) to obtain legal protection of their intellectual property rights |
