Strengthening communication and solidarity among the Matsigenka communities so that they can guide the conservation and development policy and practice in Manu National Park (Peru) according to their own cultural values
The Matsigenka Nation was organised in December 2023 among seven native communities of the Matsigenka people, four of which are inside the Manu National Park, one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world, and the other three are … Read more
Advancing the advocacy, agency and wellbeing of ethnic and linguistic minorities in Zimbabwe
The Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) of Zimbabwe has designed an initiative to advance the advocacy and agency of citizens in what it calls ‘Closed and Threatening Spaces”, i.e., underprivileged spaces where the lives of people could be much … Read more
Three Moroccan High Atlas communities are assisted to engage in action-research and act for their desired future, including by advocating for their own policy priorities
This initiative concerns three communities in the High Atlas region of Morocco: two Amazigh communities (Tinmkar and Zat valley) that practice agro-pastoralism along with cash cropping and other livelihood activities, and one oasis-based community in the Draa valley, around Zagora. … Read more
Four communities in Central African Republic strengthen their solidarity and social cohesion by consolidating their links with the territory of life they share and seek to defend more effectively against external threats
This initiative aims to strengthen social cohesion and solidarity between four communities in the north-east of the Dzanga-Sangha National Park in the Central African Republic. The villages of Beya, Belémboké, Panzi and Sced are located in the Sangha-M’baéré prefecture and … Read more
The Guardias Indigenas of the Shipibo-Konibo communities and COSHICOX govern and protect the watersheds of their territories in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon
Historically, the territory’s watersheds have served as geographic backbone of the political organisation of the people Shipibo, in the Peruvian Amazon. The current emphasis on their protection stems from the understanding that watersheds are essential to both the health of … Read more
Small support to continue inter-community exchanges with the emblematic territory of life of Kawawana (Casamance, Senegal)
The territory of life of Kawawana has built an international reputation throughout West Africa and beyond. The area, which today covers more than 20,000 hectares, has been well governed, managed and conserved for nearly 15 years by 8 Diola villages … Read more
Building a Life Plan to strengthen the community environmental governance of the ancestral marine and coastal municipality of Puerto Cabuyal (Ecuador)
This initiative promotes the self-strengthening of the coastal and marine territory of life of a small municipality – the Comuna de Puerto Cabuyal (CPC) – in the parish of Canoa, canton San Vicente, province of Manabí, Ecuador. This is an … Read more
The Guardias Indígenas of COSHICOX protect their territories of life against ‘colonial invasions’ of Mennonites in the Peruvian Amazon
For several years, the system of Guardias Indígenas of the Shipibo-Conibo communities (COSHICOX) in the Peruvian Amazon has been monitoring, carrying out surveillance and resisting the growing threats to the local communities. The communities have been invaded by commercial fishermen, … Read more
Engaging participatory action research to strengthen a network of mutual solidarity towards mediation and peace in Gulu, Uganda
In Uganda, violations of women’s rights are frequent, particularly in the post-conflict context of the north of the country, where cases of physical and psychological violence are rooted in negative cultural practices and sexist stereotypes. Some of the most affected … Read more
Strengthening four communities in the Petén region of northern Guatemala, and facilitating their mutual solidarity in governing their territories of life
The Asociación Solidaria de Acción y Propuesta de Petén (ASAPP) is a civil association formed in 2006 by members of different municipalities in the department of Petén with the aim of confronting the expansion of oil palm agribusiness, drug trafficking … Read more
