Latino America

Strengthen Territorial Governance and Revalue Ancestral Knowledge with Equality and Equity in Ch’orti’ Indigenous Communities

Grant name: Strengthen Territorial Governance and Revalue Ancestral Knowledge with Equality and Equity in Ch’orti’ Indigenous Communities Local partner: COMUNDICH- Coordinator of Associations and Communities for the Development of the Maya Ch´orti´ Peoples Country: Guatemala (Municipalities of: Camotán, Jocotán, La Unión, Departament of Chiquimula y Zacapa)  Background and objective Efforts to legitimize the rights of …

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Strengthening our ancestral practices, through the management of our community assets

Grant name: Strengthening our ancestral practices, through the management of our community assets Local partner: Llaguepulli Indigenous Community Country: Chile Background and objective  At Lake Budi, Lafkenche, Chile, there is a need to expand small family agriculture as part of a new paradigm of work aimed at the creation of a working nucleus, which can …

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Indigenous women of Abya Yala: Carriers of ancestral knowledge in processes of reconciliation and peace/Mujeres Indígenas de Abya Yala: Portadoras de conocimiento ancestral en procesos de reconciliación y paz

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. …

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Contributing to the improvement of indigenous child and maternal health through the recovery of knowledge and ancestral practices

Grant name: Contributing to the improvement of indigenous child and maternal health through the recovery of knowledge and ancestral practices Local partner: FEPROMUQ, Provincial Federation of Quechua Women from Vilcas Huamán Country: Peru (Vilcashuamán Province, Ayacucho Department) Background and objective  Traditional knowledge and practices have fallen into disuse due to the threat of commercialized processed …

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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

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: Association of Promoters and Defender of Indigenous Rights of Nicaragua (APRODIN) Country: Nicaragua (Masaya Department) Background and objective Traditional medicine represents an important response option to …

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International seminar on language revitalization in Latin America

PROEIB – Bilingual Intercultural Education Program, Andes Background and objective  In Latin America, Spanish and Portuguese have displaced indigenous languages as part of different colonization processes. The claims of indigenous peoples’ rights over their languages has made progress in legislation. At least 17 countries in the region have approved legislation recognizing indigenous languages and bilingual …

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