Health & Wellness

Kulima Kwambone, Malawi

Social Economic Enhancement & Enterprise Development (SEEED Malawi) The Kulima Kwambone project has been designed to enhance Indigenous knowledge on the utilisation of underutilised and neglected biodiversity in food systems through an integral approach to farmland conservation using sustainable agricultural practices for diversified food production and income security. Malawi is considered food insecure every year …

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Improved Food security and enhanced livelihood for Oromo people in Northern Kenya

Rupa Farmers Self-Help Group Pastoral communities in Northern Kenya have lost much of the livestock they rely upon for nourishment and livelihood because of the prolonged drought in the Eastern Africa Region. As a result, many are now turning to farming as an alternative source of livelihood. This initiative will support the Oromo indigenous community …

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Drawing on the past for an informed future.

The New Dawn Pacesetter (TNDP) “Drawing on the Past for an Informed Future” is an initiative that continues the “Strengthening of Indigenous Knowledge in Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 and Other Dangerous Diseases” project. The aim is to have a sustainable cultural transfer process through platforms where elders teach the younger generations about our ancestral …

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Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Wellness in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania

Pastoral Women Council (PWC) Building on the success of phase 1 of this project, PWC will continue sensitizing pastoralist communities of northern Tanzania to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) through forums, radio and building a well-informed and capacitated grassroots network of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to enhance their SRH wellness. This will help in mitigating high …

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HIV prevention implementation and reproductive health education for the well-being of Maasai communities

Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) To deliver sexual and reproductive health care education to Maasai pastoralist communities in 2 villages of Ngorongoro District to prevent HIV/AIDS, which is on the rise within the community. The critical approach was to raise awareness, disseminate information, and provide access to sexual health and family planning services by facilitating …

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Rehabitalization of indigenous people

CIAP- Consejo Indígena Andino del Peru – CIAP El proyecto busca revitalizar estos conocimientos a fin de asegurar su transmisión generacional y garantizar el cultivo de productos propios de los pueblos indígenas. En Quenuayoc (Perú) o el pueblo Amorúa (Colombia) la revitalización de los conocimientos ancestrales sobre el cultivo y la producción de alimentos propios …

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Advocacy, Documentation, Publicity on Food System and Recognition of Land Rights of Indigenous Women in West Kalimantan”

Yayasan Pancur Kasih – YPK (Pancur Kasih Foundation) The ultimate goal of this project is to publicize the IP food system in 2 communities (Krio and Iban Sebaruk) as part of a promotion and campaign to protect the remaining biodiversity; recognition of indigenous peoples for one community (Ransa). This project will be carried out in …

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Promotion of Indigenous native plant species for food security and income generation of indigenous women and their communities in Thailand.

Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT) The main goal is to promote the selected indigenous native plant species for enhancing food security and income for indigenous women and their families in Northern Thailand. The selected plant species are plants used by indigenous women in their daily lives as food, herbs and colour for natural dye. …

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MENLIW-AT: Production of Info-plugs and Programs on Traditional Practices of Sagada Kankanaey ethno-linguistic group on maternal and child care

Sagada Community Media Network, INC Ten episodes of 30minute programs and 15 information plugs shall be produced on the traditional practices of the Sagada Kankanaey ethno-linguistic group on the welfare of pregnant women, nursing mothers and infants from zero to weening age.These shall be aired as part of “Pinagpagan: Sagada Radio Women’s Program”. These intends …

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Chuukese Traditional Medicine and Healing Practices: Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child care, and COVID-19 Related Symptoms

Chuuk Women’s Council (CWC) To document and revitalize traditional medicine and healing practices for reproductive health, child care and COVID19 related symptoms, practices of prevention. Families will start to manage gardens of traditional medicinal plants learning about health benefits of each plant. Will built 25 family gardens.