Grant name: Sembradoras de paz Local partner: NOTIMIA Agencia de noticias de mujeres indígenas y afrodescendientes Country: Mexico Background and objective Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world and one with the highest rates of violence against women, girls and boys. In Mexico, the national crime rate with violence rose …
Grant name: Indigenous women of Abya Yala: Ancestral knowledge in processes of reconciliation and peace. Local partner: BARTOLINA SISA Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (Brasil, Colombia, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua and Panama) Background and objective Indigenous women have made notable contributions to peace and security, and have pioneered innovative approaches to conflict prevention and justice. …
Grant name: Children Build Peace among Pastoral communities in Isiolo County Local partner: Children Peace Initiative Kenya (CPI) Country: Kenya (Isiolo County) Background and objective The Turkana and Borana tribes have been in an entrenched conflict for decades, but the conflict escalated after the 2007 Presidential election. The root cause of the conflict is competition …
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Grant name: Strengthening Indigenous Traditional Institutions by Engaging Young Leaders Local partner: CHT Headman Network Country: Thailand, Chittagong Hill Tracts Region, Bangladesh Background and objective Traditional political institutions in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have been working to maintain peace, and defend and protect lands/territories by engaging traditional leaders through a united platform. The CHT …
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Local partner: Kandyk Initiative Group Country: Russian Federation (Altai Republic) Background and objective Altai is increasingly praised for its natural resources and medicinal plants. The traditional cultural history of its indigenous population contains a significant amount of information and observations on the use of plants for nutrition and healing activities. However, much of that knowledge …
Grant name: Indigenous Youth Research on The State of Indigenous Health in Indonesia Local partner: Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Country: Indonesia Background and objective The world is experiencing upheavals caused by economic, social, political, cultural, environmental, and ecological crises, which are directly linked to a model of human and environmental exploitation that have led …
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Local partner: Slow Food Sápmi Country: Sweden (Sampi) Background and objective Global awareness in indigenous food, medicine, and well-being is both a threat and opportunity when the attitudes of indigenous peoples and commercial interests differ. Industrialized food production and the increasingly unhealthy way we now eat needs to be supplemented with the Sámi model. Work …
Grant name: Hoʻoulu ʻĀina Community Project Local partner: Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association (KPFA) Country: Hawaiʻi (Panaʻewa) Background and objective Hawaii’s remote location in the pacific highlights its need for more individuals to farm and the importance of food security. The preservation and cultivation of traditional Hawaiian food and medicinal plants are a way to address …
Grant name: Identification of global climate change indicators using cosmogeoprediction technology to compare data on sacred sites in Greater Altai and North America Local partner: Ethnoculturological and ecological research laboratory of AruSvati Center Country: Russian (Altai Republic) Background and objective Climate change is a global problem. Any, even the smallest changes, influence the occurrence, existence, …
Grant name: Revitalization of Traditional Indigenous Medicine in the indigenous peoples of Monimbó, Nancimí of the Department of Masaya and the indigenous Miskitus of the North Caribbean Local partner: APRODIN (Association of Promoters and Defender of Indigenous Rights of Nicaragua) Country: Nicaragua (Masaya Department) Background and objective Traditional medicine represents an important response option to …