Local Partner: Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations- PINGOs Forum
Background and objective: The project seeks to support the revitalizing and documenting the best practices of Indigenous Peoples knowledge on climate change on adaptation and mitigation actions through fact findings, documentation, advocacy and capacity building to both Indigenous Peoples, policy and decision makers at local and national levels. The project intends to build on previous initiative to enhance the revitalization and documentation of traditional knowledge and the sharing of the best practices on community resilience and learnings including enhancing capacities of indigenous peoples to engage in policy advocacy.
Local partner information: Pastoralist Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO’s Forum) is a membership Organization of more than 52 CSOs members working Country-wide advocates and promotes the rights of indigenous peoples (Mainly pastoralists and hunters-gatherer communities, the marginalized and minority groups in the country) and amplifies their voices in Tanzania. PINGO’s Forum works to ensure the rights of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers are reflected in governance principles, policies, laws and strategies, supports the socio-economic and political rights of women and youth , facilitate the pastoralists and Hunter-gatherers to engage in climate change policy processes and community initiatives for resilience and support in information documentation and sharing and for informing policy advocacy.
