The School of Mountain Vagabond Due to political events, all projects related to the promotion of traditional knowledge and the creation of conditions for the protection of sacred territories in the Altai Republic, which is in fact the only region in Russia that promotes the idea of an “ecosystem of sacred landscapes”, have been cancelled. …
Aigine Cultural Research Center (CRC) The COVID-19 pandemic, with all its restrictions, exacerbated poverty in the lives of ordinary communities in Kyrgyzstan. It has also been linked to a rise in cases of domestic and gender-based violence. The decline in living standards, decline in employment, and forced closure have led to an increase in domestic …
Engaging influential indigenous actors in the battle against gender violence Leer más »
Aigine Cultural Research Center (CRC) The primary objective of this initiative is to restore the Archa Mazar sacred site that was set on fire and burned in the Spring of 2023 by members of the Islam faith, whose perspective is that worshipping trees and springs is considered “shirk” (associating partners with Allah) – the most …
Lelewal Foundation The initiative seeks to provide holistic support to individuals who have faced adversity through displacement and have experienced trauma, abuse, or other challenging life circumstances like cattle rustling and kidnapping for ransom payment by armed groups due to war caused by the “Anglophone crisis in Cameroon. To use the indigenous people’s principle of …
Empowering lives, restoring hope for indigenous Mbororo Peoples. Leer más »
Kivulini Trust To provide emergency support to herders and families who lost their livestock during the prolonged drought (that lasted more than four years) and, thus, their main source of livelihood. It will buy and give a viable number of hardy goats to families. Since the animals will take time to breed, the initiative will …
Kopito Women Group The Maasai Indigenous communities are highly dependent on natural resources, and their main livelihood, pastoralism, is threatened due to a prolonged drought season, which has caused an inability to sustain themselves entirely through livestock keeping. In addition, because of population pressure, there has been an increased subdivision of land, leaving no or …
Emergency response to build resilience post-COVID Leer más »
Labata Fantalle Organization (LaFO) The Karrayyu Indigenous people rely on pastoralism, directly connected with rain and other natural resources. However, this traditional system is challenged by the dwindling pastureland, recurrent drought, and depletion of natural resources. As a result, this system has been curtailed and can no longer function adequately due to a lack of …
Livelihoods Solutions International (LSI) Marta, Garda, and Maale Indigenous Peoples IPs have been experiencing unprecedented hardship caused by three consecutive years of drought. Of the three groups, the Maale communities have been hit hardest by the drought. LSI proposes to deliver emergency cash to these two Maale communities to buy food to reinforce their resilience …
Ardha Jabesa Foundation The initiative aimed to document and preserve traditional medicine and traditional healing practices by documenting the use and efficacy of the healing process, concerted campaigns to highlight the positive aspects of traditional medicine, conservation of specific endangered medicinal plants, creation of a platform that allows free exchange of ideas between practitioners of …
Nacion Mayagna Apoyar a las familias indígenas Mayangna de la comunidad de Wilu afectadas por la tragedia de quema de sus viviendas y asesinadas por los colonos en la comunidad de Wilu del territorio Sauni As, municipio de Bonanza.