Paths of community learning (Ecuador)
This exceptional three-year project was designed to strengthen the support provided by the PKF Foundation to the work in Paute (Ecuador) of Father Hernan Rodas (2007 PKF Laureate) and CECCA (which successfully completed in 2008 a PKF initiative for the … Read more
Conserving the ancient Thai language of Vietnam
Supporting the Vietnamese Thai speakers to maintain and strengthen their traditional language in seven province of Vietnam (implemented by the Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas- CSDM; Nominator: Jason Morris-Jung)
The Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) … Read more
Building livelihood alternatives in the Petén of Guatemala
Supporting peasant organizations involved in a network of organic mini-markets to develop a local savings and loans in the Petén of Guatemala (implemented by Asociación solidaria de acción y propuesta de Petén; Nominator Andrea Finger-Stich)
This initiative takes place in … Read more
Peace, justice and livelihoods at Colombia-Ecuador border
Supporting a Franciscan network in its work to love, defend and engage the very poor for the strengthening of their rights and improvements of their lives (Implemented by Movimiento Franciscano por la Paz; Nominator: Jael Mercedes Duarte)
This initiative is … Read more
Water and Heritage – helping a Tagbanwa community to secure their basic needs on Coron Island, Philippines
Coron Island, a magnificent karst limestone island in the Palawan region of Philippines, is the ancestral domain of the Tagbanwa People of Cabugao and Banwang Daan.
In 2001, the Tagbanwa secured a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) covering the … Read more
Sustaining nature, traditional knowledge and sound agriculture in Siberut Island, Indonesia
Siberut Island is the largest island of the Mentawai Archipelago, West Sumatra, Indonesia. As a UNESCO biosphere reserve, it features a wealth of endemic species of flora and fauna.
In the past, traditional knowledge and practices allowed the Siberut People … Read more
Promoting indigenous peoples’ action at the grassroots (Philippines)
NATRIPAL is the Federation of United Tribes of Palawan and has been working to promote action at the grassroots, e.g. supporting indigenous peoples in developing their own analyses, agendas, plans, advocacy and action including against destructive mining and monocultures. The … Read more
Organizing around the care of a watershed in Ecuador
CECCA (Centro de Educación y Capacitación Campesina) is assisting the communities of Guayán, Cachiyacu and Calvario Alto (Paute, Cuenca) through joint analyses, learning and planning. With the help of the PKF grant, the communities will be supported to strengthen their … Read more
Communities organised against usury in Madagascar: a film to understand
MADAGASCAR –Tsinjo Aina initiative supported by Carême-Suisse
The poverty of rural Madagascar is well known. What is less known is the tragedy of usury, which in Madagascar imprisons rural people in a vicious circle of growing poverty. Usury (lending money … Read more
