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This page and tabs are dedicated to indigenous people and ethnic minorities, one of the five rightsholder groups within Voice. We have tabs for GRANTEES working with this rightsholder group, CALLS for PROPOSALS dedicated to it and all LINKING & LEARNING efforts -which includes blogs, vlogs, and articles relating to this group.
The ABOUT page will give you a small introduction on indigenous people and ethnic minorities. This includes some general statistics, the status from the three context analyses Voice has done, combined with some external resources that you may find interesting.
Did you know for example that according to the World Bank indigenous groups only makeup 4.5% of the total world population but 10% of the poor? And that their livelihoods are hugely affected by illegal land grabs?
This is also affecting the Voice grantees working on land rights with these groups. Take for example the Ujamaa Community Resource Trust, a global Influencing grantee working on land rights (a thematic area for Voice) in East Africa had to shift some activities and budget when one of their local partners was not granted permission by local authorities to work with communities on land issues. In the Philippines -where the civil society operating environment is generally in peril due to increasing authoritarianism- we are supporting a lot of work led by indigenous people in the Mindanao and Cordillera regions, leading at times to issuing statements of solidarity.
A trend we have seen from the context analyses is that the space for indigenous people and ethnic minorities is shifting – at a more rapid pace than other groups within Voice. This is also confirmed by Peoples Under Threat a website from a previous partner Minority Rights Group International that assesses and measures the risks for indigenous people.
For example, Kenya is ranked 46 in 2019 (down three places compared to 2018) and orange with communities such as the Ogiek and Endorois at risk, using ten different indicators. To help curb this -even at a small scale- Voice is proud to support the Endorois Welfare Council to advance indigenous women’s participation as well as the Ogiek People’s Development Programme to advance the historic land rights ruling of the Africa Court for Human and People’s rights.
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About
This page and tabs are dedicated to indigenous people and ethnic minorities, one of the five rightsholder groups within Voice. We have tabs for GRANTEES working with this rightsholder group, CALLS for PROPOSALS dedicated to it and all LINKING & LEARNING efforts -which includes blogs, vlogs, and articles relating to this group.
The ABOUT page will give you a small introduction on indigenous people and ethnic minorities. This includes some general statistics, the status from the three context analyses Voice has done, combined with some external resources that you may find interesting.
Did you know for example that according to the World Bank indigenous groups only makeup 4.5% of the total world population but 10% of the poor? And that their livelihoods are hugely affected by illegal land grabs?
This is also affecting the Voice grantees working on land rights with these groups. Take for example the Ujamaa Community Resource Trust, a global Influencing grantee working on land rights (a thematic area for Voice) in East Africa had to shift some activities and budget when one of their local partners was not granted permission by local authorities to work with communities on land issues. In the Philippines -where the civil society operating environment is generally in peril due to increasing authoritarianism- we are supporting a lot of work led by indigenous people in the Mindanao and Cordillera regions, leading at times to issuing statements of solidarity.
A trend we have seen from the context analyses is that the space for indigenous people and ethnic minorities is shifting – at a more rapid pace than other groups within Voice. This is also confirmed by Peoples Under Threat a website from a previous partner Minority Rights Group International that assesses and measures the risks for indigenous people.
For example, Kenya is ranked 46 in 2019 (down three places compared to 2018) and orange with communities such as the Ogiek and Endorois at risk, using ten different indicators. To help curb this -even at a small scale- Voice is proud to support the Endorois Welfare Council to advance indigenous women’s participation as well as the Ogiek People’s Development Programme to advance the historic land rights ruling of the Africa Court for Human and People’s rights.
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Grantees
This page highlights those grants disbursed to groups and organisations working with indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in and across all Voice focus countries. Please note that this can also be done from an intersectional perspective, for example with a strong focus on indigenous women as they face double forms of discrimination due to their ethnicity and gender.
As you can see, land rights is obviously an important issue -becoming highly politicised in the context of corporate land grabbing and the right to self-determination.
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Asia Pacific
Transmettre le flambeau : Les droits de la Terre pour les jeunes autochtones
Indigenous People’s Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) -
Cambodia
The arts of visibility and positive social change
Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center-ARPAA -
Cambodia
Protect and improve our Kui lan
Organization for the Promote of Kui Non-Governmental Organization -
Multi-CountryLinking and Learning Facilitation
Connecting Voice(s): Multi-Country Linking and Learning
The Constellation -
TanzaniaLinking and Learning Facilitation
Connecting Voice(s) in Tanzania
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) -
Philippines
Strengthening Capacities of Alliance of Bangsa SangilFederation(ABSF)
Alliance of Tri-people for the Advancement of Human Rights -
Uganda
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KenyaLinking and Learning Facilitation
Connecting Voice(s) in Kenya
Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative -
Multi-Country
Forging Intersectional Feminist Futures
International Women's RIghts Action Watch Asia-Pacific -
Kenya
The Wealth of Our Lands (Boititap Korenyo)
Chepkitale Indigenous People Development Project (CIPDP) -
Laos
Securing Cultural Intellectual Property Rights for the Oma in Laos
Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC)
This page highlights those grants disbursed to groups and organisations working with indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in and across all Voice focus countries. Please note that this can also be done from an intersectional perspective, for example with a strong focus on indigenous women as they face double forms of discrimination due to their ethnicity and gender.
As you can see, land rights is obviously an important issue -becoming highly politicised in the context of corporate land grabbing and the right to self-determination.
NigerAccess to support services for young people with multiple disabilities
Inclusion Sans Frontière (ISF) Multi - HandicapsNigerGreen Employment and Inclusion
Association des Jeunes pour l'Environnement et l'Education Civique (AJEEC)NigerWith our hands, let us be heard
Association of the Deaf of Niger (ASN) - Association des Sourds du Niger (ASN)NigerKnow your rights to get proper compensation
The Network of Organisations for Transparency and Budget Analysis-ROTABNigerActions for Inclusive Governance and Accountability – AGIR
Réseau de la Jeunesse Nigérienne sur les Changements Climatiques RJNCCMaliAssociation for building Capacities of the Handicapped People (ARCAPH)
Association for building Capacities of the Handicapped People (ARCAPH)LaosStrengthening and Equality of People
People with Disabilities Development Association XiengkhouangCambodiaLouder Voices for Social Protection through I-SAF or I-SAF for Social Protection
Advocacy and Policy Institute (API)CambodiaThe arts of visibility and positive social change
Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center-ARPAACambodiaProtect and improve our Kui lan
Organization for the Promote of Kui Non-Governmental OrganizationMulti-CountryLinking and Learning FacilitationConnecting Voice(s): Multi-Country Linking and Learning
The ConstellationTanzaniaCelebrating Inclusion: Now Us Organizer
Tanzania Support for Women's Rights Culture & Development East AfricaPhilippinesAccessing resources through cooperatives
Rural Poor Institute for Land and Human Rights Services (RIGHTS) Inc.PhilippinesEmpowering Refugee Women and Youth Towards Self-reliance and Socio-economic Integration
Community and Family Services International (CFSI)PhilippinesEmpowering Marawi Seige Women Survivors Against Gender-based Violence
Mindanao Tri-people Women Resource Center (MTWRC)PhilippinesAyuda Komunidad: A Sustained LGBTI+ Community Empowerment Project
GAYON Albay LGBT Organization, IncLaosEmpowering through GALS_508478
Bamboo and Non-Timber Forest Products Development Association (BNDA)Multi-CountryPassing the torch: Land Rights Now for Indigenous Youth
International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL)UgandaStrengthening Participation and Accountability through Community Engagement (SPACE)
Gulu Women Economic Development (GWED-G)UgandaHoima District Union of Persons with Disabilities (HUDIP)
Hoima District Union of Persons with Disabilities (HUDIP)UgandaYWDs empowerment for Political Participation
Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD)TanzaniaBahari HUB Yetu, Ukombozi wa Wanawake
Aqua Farm Organization Arts and Culture for DevelopmentTanzaniaLinking and Learning FacilitationConnecting Voice(s) in Tanzania
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF)PhilippinesSibol: Economic Empowerment for Young & Women Agriculturists
CENTER FOR AGRARIAN REFORM, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORMATION, INC.PhilippinesDisability in Digital Economy
Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the visually Impaired, Inc. (ATRIEV)PhilippinesEQUIP -YP Economic Equality Initiatives for Productivity of Marginalised Young People
Bidlisiw Foundation, Inc.PhilippinesIDEALS – Project GROW
Initiative for Dialogue and Empower Through Alternative Legal ServicesPhilippinesEconomic Empowerment through Employment
Labuin Association of Persons with Disabilities, Inc.PhilippinesStrengthening Senior and Youth Farmers Organization to Access Resources
Task Force Mapalad, Inc (TFM)PhilippinesStrenthen Capacity of Bagnsamoro Young Women on Policy Makingin the BARMM
Kaagapay Overseas Filipino Workers Resource and Service CenterPhilippinesStrengthening Capacities of Alliance of Bangsa SangilFederation(ABSF)
Alliance of Tri-people for the Advancement of Human RightsPhilippinesWDARE – Mangahas Project
Women with Disabilities taking Action Our Reproductive and Human RightsNigerInnovative Actions for Youth Empowerment and Citizen Participation
ONG Actions de développement et de protection de l’Enfant pour une citoyenneté Responsable (AER)IndonesiaImproving access to employment and the protection of women workers with disabilities
Perkumpulan SEHATI SukoharjoCambodiaMaliPromotion of the sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls
Association Femmes Leadership et Développement Durable (AFLED)MaliBuilding the capacity of young female domestic workers
Groupe de Recherche Action Droit de l’Enfant Mali - GRADEMCambodiaPromote disability-inclusive in social protection
Representative Self-Help Disabilities Organization Batheay (RSDOB)MaliCitizen mobilisation for the participation and involvement of women, young women and people with disabilities
Consortium CAD - Wassa Coalition des Alternatives Africaines pour la Dette et le Développement (CAD-Mali)MaliMalian Federation of Associations of Disabled People
Fédération Malienne des Association de Personnes HandicapéesIndonesiaPasoedan – ANDIL SAHATE
Centre for Women's Resources Development Pasoendan (PPSW Pasoendan)NigeriaKnow Your Right to Fight Police Brutality
Foundation for Societal Empowerment and Rejuvenation (FOSER)UgandaKenyaLinking and Learning FacilitationConnecting Voice(s) in Kenya
Drylands Learning and Capacity Building InitiativePhilippinesMaliSpace for the participation of young people with disabilities
Centre de Réhabilitation Psychomotrice / Psychomotor Rehabilitation CenterMulti-CountryDEAFLoud
Lao Disabled Women’s Development Centre host for Psycho-Education & Applied Research Center for the Deaf (PARD Vietnam)Multi-CountryForging Intersectional Feminist Futures
International Women's RIghts Action Watch Asia-PacificMulti-CountryInspire
BABSEACLE Foundation host for International Drug Policy Consortium and Indonesian Act for JusticeNigerNew Initiatives for Youth Civic Participation
Actions de développement et de protection de l'Enfant pour une citoyenneté Responsable (AER)Multi-CountryProtected and United for Democracy
Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l'Homme (AEDH) as host for Tournons La PageNigerSupporting the population affected by the pipeline
Réseau des Organisations pour la Transparence et Analyse Budgétaire (ROTAB)CambodiaMaking Cambodia’s National Social Security Law Transparent and Inclusive
Cambodian Food Service Workers’Federation (CFSWF)NigerGender and Equity of domestic workers
Association pour la Défense et la Protection de l’Enfant et de la Femme (ADEPE-F/ESPOIR)/ Association for the Defence and Protection of Children and Women (ADEPE-F/ESPOIR)NigeriaQuality living by People Living with HIV & AIDS in Plateau State
Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS Nigeria (NEPWHAN)KenyaThe Wealth of Our Lands (Boititap Korenyo)
Chepkitale Indigenous People Development Project (CIPDP)TanzaniaResources Ownership and Leadership Participation for Women and Girls
Sustainable Environment and Economic Development Organization (SEEDO)TanzaniaInclusion is Our Business
The Youth Wing of Tanzania Federation for The Disabled Peoples OrganizationTanzaniaEmpowerment, Influence & Mobilisation of Women in Political Leadership
Tanga Paralegal Aid Scheme for Women and Children,LaosSecuring Cultural Intellectual Property Rights for the Oma in Laos
Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC)NigeriaEmpowering Incarcerated Women/Girls towards Self-reliance & Rehabilitation
Association of Female Inmates and Returned Citizens (AFIRC)NigeriaHygiene & Menstrual Management (HYMEN) –Awareness and Training
Prime Diamond Initiative for Community Health (PDICH)IndonesiaEnhancing civil society participation in the deliberation of the Bill of Penal Code
Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR)NigeriaDigital Freedom Advocacy
CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND DEVELOPMENT, AKA CENTRE FOR LIBERTY (CFL)PhilippinesUniversity-Wide SOGIESC Equality Policy
University of the Philippines Babaylan (UP Babaylan)LaosCapacity strengthening for the blind
Aid for Children with Disability Association (ACDA) host for Disability Service Centre (DSC)PhilippinesEmpowering People with Disabilities through independent living peer counselling
Labuin Association of Persons with Disabilities (LAPDI) host for Life Haven Center for Independent Living Inc.IndonesiaStrengthening the Role of Women in Customary Institutional Structures
Archipelago Indigenous Peoples Alliance (AMAN Sumbawa)IndonesiaIndigenous Youth and Women Empowerment for Livelihood Improvement and Cultural Resilience
Yayasan Ruang Kolektif (Common Room Networks Foundation)PhilippinesAdvancing the rights and voices of women in political spaces
Unhan Kababayen-an Tinabanan Organization and Kababaihang Samahan ng MaporacPhilippinesAgeing Farmers Reclaiming their Promised Lands in Leyte
Ormoc-Kananga Leyte Farmers Federation (ORKALEFF)This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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PhilippinesBuilding Voices: Empowerment as Defined by Hunting Gathering Societies in Transition
Sentrong Pagpapalakas ng Negritong Kultura at Kalikasan, Inc. (SPNKK)PhilippinesEmpowering the Youth and Elderly Towards Security of Occupancy
Advocates for Human Rights in Aurora Province, Inc. (AHRAP)TanzaniaVijana Taifa La Leo (The youth of our Nation)
Intergrated Development Initiatives in Ngorongoro (IDINGO)TanzaniaMaslahi yetu Kwanza (Our Interest first) Phase 1
Integrating Capacity and Community Advancement Organization (ICCAO)Motorcycle operators: unusual allies for LGBT inclusion
Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination (INEND)MaliPersonal development for disabled women
Association pour le Renforcement des Capacités des Personnes Handicapées (ARCAPH)TanzaniaUnlocking local Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Tanzania Albinism Society Morogoro (TAS)This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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TanzaniaRooting Youth Participation in Politics
Juhuiya Vikundi-Hisa Mvomero na Turiani (JIVIHIMTU)This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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LaosSWAC: Scale up the capacity of women living with HIV/AIDS and awareness campaign for risk communities
Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APLHIV)LaosEmpowering KADO ethnic women
Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS host of informal group TakienglaoLaosStrengthening the Equality of People with Disabilities and Community Development (SEPCoD)
Lao Disabled People's Association (LDPA), Xiengkhouang ProvinceMaliObservatory for the Rights of People with Albinism in Mali
Association Malienne pour la Protection des Albinos (AMPA)CambodiaVoices of Indigenous Peoples with disabilities
Cambodia of Indigenous People Culture Care's Organisation (CICO)Multi-CountryPROJECT PROTECTION
Agir Ensemble pour les Droits Humains (AEDH) as host for Tournons La PageNigerTogether for Tax Justice, Accountability & Democracy in Niger
Tournons la Page Niger (TLP Niger)PhilippinesInfluencing the ENIPAS law
Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)PhilippinesOnline employment system for PWDs
Phillipine Council of Organisation on Disability and Empowerment Inc. (PHILCODE)PhilippinesEnhancing COPAP Leadership Towards Organisational Sustainability
Confederation of Older Persons’ Association of the Philippines Inc (COPAP)Multi-CountryPromoting Inclusive Regionalism in ASEAN
Southeast Asia Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Caucus (ASC), Inc.Multi-CountryCreative Capacity strengthening to empower rural farmers with disabilities
Cambodian Development Mission for DisabilityKenyaCreating awareness on recognising the Mukogodo’s Yiaku people as a tribe
Yiaku Laikipiak TrustKenyaEmpowering marginalised women and girls in Oloshaiki ward of Suswa, Narok East
African Indigenous Agency For Development (AIAD)KenyaStrengthened Space For Endorois Women in Political Participation
Endorois Welfare Council (EWC)KenyaProud@KACH: Creating Safe Spaces for LGBT University & College Students in Kakamega
Sullivan Reed SocietyNigeriaIncreasing Access to Health Services and Information for Deaf Women
Deaf Women Aloud Initiative (DWAI)NigerActing for the rights of disabled people
Fédération Nigérienne des Personnes Handicapées (FNPH)NigerSchooling BORORO young girls
Association pour la promotion de l’élevage en zone pastorale (ASPEL)TanzaniaStrengthening Leadership Skills of Young Women with Disabilities
Furaha ya wanawake wajasiriamali kwa viziwi TanzaniaMulti-CountryBrighten Vietnamese Sign Language
Netherlands Leprosy Relief Mekong (Host for HandSpeak)LaosEmpowering ethnic youth to become agents of change in protecting land rights
Land Information Working GroupLaosInfluencing the perceptions on Sexual Health and Gender Norms through Entertainment Education
Rural Development AgencyUgandaLinking and Learning FacilitationConnecting Voice(s) Linking and Learning Bridge Action
Legal Aid Service Providers Network UgandaPhilippinesBringing VOICE to the Missing and Dead
Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS), Inc.This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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PhilippinesEmpowering Women Survivors (EWS) of Marawi Crisis Against Gender-based Violence
Mindanao Tri-people Women Resource CenterPhilippinesUnivLink:Inclusion of LGBT Students of Eastern Samar State University Campuses
San Julian PRIDE Advocacy Group, Inc.IndonesiaThe Urgency in Amending Law No. 16 of 2017 on Mass Organisation (UU Ormas)
IMPARSIAL (The Indonesian Human Rights Monitor)This Grantee has requested to remain confidential
Confidential
CambodiaPromoting youth independence through employment
Essential Personnel Cambodia Non-Governmental OrganisationCambodiaDon’t leave us behind
Khmer NGO for Education host for Women with Disabilities Leadership and Advocacy NetworkUgandaInclusive implementation of the national policy and service standards for SRHR
Uganda National Action on Physical DisabilityPhilippinesEmpowering Women Migrants Through Cooperatives
DAWN Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DAWN MPC)IndonesiaCombating Sexual Cyber Violence
Support Group and Resource Center and Sexuality Studies (SGRC)UgandaImproved self-reliance of women and out of school girls
Genogen Women in Development Organisation (GWIDO)Multi-CountryFACT: Feminist Approaches to Counter-Trafficking
International Womens Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific)MaliHuman rights defenders are your defenders!
Coalition Malienne des défenseurs des droits humains (COMADDH)MaliAdvocacy and Sensitisation centered on the Indice of Inequality Gender improvement
CGIC clinique de gestionUgandaInfluencing change for women voices and rights
Gulu Women Economic Development and GlobalizationUgandaLango Girls with Disabilities’ Right to Education
Facilitation for Integrated Community Rural DevelopmentPhilippinesPromotion of the economic rights of persons with disabilities
Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines Foundation, Ic.KenyaThis Grantee has requested to remain confidential
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LaosStrengthen, promote & advocate for Disability Rights in Laos
Lao Disabled Women Development CenterLaosStrengthening Inclusive & Equitable Community-led Health Care for Lao Ethnic Minorities
Population Education Development AssociationLaosLaosKey Population Capacity and Advocacy Initiative -KPs-CAI
Community Health and Inclusion Association (CHIAs)Multi-CountryEmpowering Stateless Communities in East Africa – (ESC-EA)
International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI)LaosStrengthening of Environment and Natural Resources Conservation through Gender Equality and Community Economic Development (SENGCED)
Association for Preservation of Natural Resources, Environment and Community Development (APECD)PhilippinesInclusive Data Management System for Persons with Disabilities
Center for Disaster Preparedness FoundationPhilippines