The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has more than 30 years of experience working with indigenous peoples. Since 2003, an average of about 22 per cent of IFAD’s annual lending has supported initiatives for indigenous peoples, mainly in Asia and Latin America. IFAD empowers communities to participate fully in determining strategies for their development and to pursue their own goals and visions by strengthening grass-roots organizations and local governance.
In the process of working closely with indigenous communities, IFAD has learned that effective and sustainable development must be tailored to their identities, values and cultures.
In this context, Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) co-financed by IFAD, the World Bank, Norway, Canada, Finland and Italy invites applications from indigenous peoples’ organizations and communities, as well as organizations that work with them, for grants to fund projects, innovative approaches and partnerships that promote the development of indigenous peoples and help them fulfill their aspirations.
Grants range from US$20,000 to US$50,000. Applicants must meet specific requirements and their proposals should respond to the needs of indigenous peoples in any of IFAD’s developing Member States. Activities likely to be considered for funding will build on indigenous culture, identity, knowledge, natural resources, intellectual property and human rights.
The objective of the IPAF is to strengthen indigenous peoples’ communities and their organizations by financing micro-projects which foster their self-driven development in the framework of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and generate lessons learned and approaches for replication and up-scaling.
The Facility will consider grants addressing the following areas:
- Increasing indigenous and tribal communities and organizations’ capacity for self-development and engagement in policy processes;
- Innovative pilot projects that contribute to indigenous peoples’ development with culture and identity and build on traditional knowledge, agricultural technologies, agro-biodiversity, natural resource management, community-based forestry, market access, off-farm activities and enterprise development, intellectual property and human rights, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment, institutional and organizational strengthening, ethno-tourism, cultural mapping, communication for development;
- Development of partnerships and alliances with other stakeholders, such as governments and international organizations, or between Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, communities and networks;
- Recommendations made by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on social and economic development areas;
- Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
- Capacity building of indigenous peoples to adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts.
Deadline for application of is August 31, 2011.
For more information and details, visit this link.
Dear Sir,
Greetings from Esho Banchte Shikhee (EBAS).
It was established in 1993 and obtained registration from the Department of social service. It is a people’s oriented non-profit and non-political NGO works with local poor, specially the deprived women and children with a view to help them to attain a better life and improved socio-economic status.
Poverty and natural disasters are the main problem of this country. Our working area is keshabpur under Jessore district, a south-west part of Bangladesh. The regular events of this district are flood and water-logging for last 25 years. Socio-economic development of this area has been hampered severely for this flood every year which is more acute in 2011recently. For this reason the helpless people fall victim to irreparable loss. The disasters become acute from July to October. In this situation affected people leave their homestead and take shelter on high-roads, barrage and different institutions.
In this regard we long for your urgent assistance to rehabilitate the homeless people. If possible please inform us the details. It would be highly appreciated and obliged if you kindly send us an instruction or guidelines which will guide us to reach your support.
Looking for your earlier response and all out co-operation in regard to this.
Thanks
Sincerely yours
Md.Asaduzzaman Khan.
Executive Director.
Esho Banchte Shikhee (EBAS)
Keshabpur-7450,Jessore,
Bangladesh.
Iam very happy to hear such opportunity that can influence indegenous people to improve their livehood through capacity building from defferences aspect. i remain looking forward about the information we as small non government organization that we posses small grant in project implementation if we can apply such a big project due to the condition mention in application regulation. our NGO registration done 2005 and we havevission of to see communities of mbozi district mbeya Tanzania managing their health, social economic andenvironmental issues in a sustainable way. And with a mission that a society is countribute towards development of rural communities through capacity building, susstainable environment management,feasible economic activities and mass education in hiv/aids pendamic. please keep consider on us.
contact project cordinator
Zainab Majubwa
Sir, I am the Secretary of Hill People’s Development Council (HPDC) which is an NGO working for the welfare of the hilly tribal people living under poverty line. It is a very grate opportunity for us and some NGOs. I, on behalf of our organization request your good office to help us in doing some projects for the upliftment of the poor tribals in future. But we don’t understand how to apply a project/projects. I request for guideline and application format.
Your faithfully
Mangcha Haokip
Secretary, HPDC.
Arba Minch Forum for Environment/AMFfE/
If we take care of the earth, the earth will take care of us.
Organizational Profile
Name of Organization: – Arba Minch Forum for Environment/AMFfE/
Head of organization: – Tariku Guyo, Project Coordinator
Legal Status:
Officially re-registered in November 2005
Registration number – 96/98
Registering body – SNNPRS region justice bureau
Scope and Main area of work:-
Arba Minch Forum for Environment/AMFfE/ is anon-government and non- profit making environmental communication and advocacy group established in 1997 E.C to serve as a platform for advocacy and communication among concerned peoples, government and non state actors to create a common understanding with decision makers to wards sustainable environmentally friendly. It deals with environmental issue with a special focus on Six major thematic areas:-
Energy
Climate Change
Cultural Bio diversity
Forests
Protected Areas
Conservation and Rehabilitation
Green Award program
Water Resource Conservation
Eradication of Invasive Species
AMFfE has employed various kind of tools, which, among others, include capacity building; awareness raising through public engagements; skill training; network building; research and publication; eradication of invasive species; mobilizing the public through establishing local environmental information resource center and strengthening school nature club and youth group; policy level debates and discussion; and incentive and acknowledgment issues.
Rationale;
Given that activity actions to conserve and sustainable utilize the nature environmental should be taken at ground level and there will be many people in our locality concerned about the environment and willing to do same thing.
Vision;
AMFfE envisages sustainable growing Ethiopia through working for environmentally literate, conscious and accountable citizens.
Mission;
• Networking people and organizations working on environmental issues
• Promoting activity which is environmentally sound
• Conducting a research for advocacy on different environmental issues
• Facilitating access to project that focus on improving or protecting the environment.
Overall objective:
To bring sustainable development by effectively campaigning and advocating for environmental issue and impact in Ethiopia.
Specific objective:
• To enhance and diversify access to environmental Information
• To encourage civic mobilization for the environment
• To take the lead in environmental matters.
• To integrate local efforts on climate change.
Governance
Arba Minch Forum for Environment/AMFfE/ is governed by a Board of Management, which consists of eight persons who come from different walk of life and institutions.
Major area of work
Green Award program:-
The Green award program is an incentive and acknowledgement scheme imitated and introduced by AMFfE:-
To acknowledgment, celebrate and encourage good practices of Individuals’, CSOs and the private sector in terms of their contribution to wards sustainable developmental protection and management activities.
Promoting local good practices awarding the good performance
Promote Cultural-biodiversity activates
Envisage serving as a tool for environmental advocacy by encouraging environmental awareness and practical actions citizens
Initiative and outstanding achievements of individual as well as institution in protecting and enhancing the environment.
Public Meeting:-
One of the flagship activities of AMFfE has been organizing civil dialogue and debate forum on various issue of environmental concern. To this end, there have been public meetings on a quarterly basis and some big policy level debates and discussion on timely topics.
Climate Change:-
AMFfE as the Member/secretariat of the ECSNCC has engaged itself in different activities such as awareness raising, capacity building, and experience sharing and communication researches.
Resarch and Publication:-
AMFfE commission research on selected topics, Besides, AMFfE has been publicizing and distributing Zinkkee, a magazine on environmental and development so as to disseminate information on various environmental issues. On top of that, AMFfE has published and distributing various environmental publications.
Networking:-
AMFfE has imitated and jointed a number of national and international networks that have been instrumental in sharing information and knowledge, capacity building as well as strengthening leverage or lobbying and advocacy.
Contact Address:
PO BOX 02/Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Subject: Funding Request for School Project
Al-Karim Social Welfare Organization (R) Nomal, Gilgit, Pakistan is non-profitable, non-sectarian, non-political organization having an ambition to strengthen the community through various development projects by fostering self- reliance, self-sufficiency and self-sustained opportunities and available resources. Al-Karim was established on 1992 and registered on 17th March, 1992 having registration no. Estt. 1(55)/4/92 with Government of Pakistan under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agency Registration and Control Ordinance 1961 (XLVI of 1961), Its main focus on community development.
Nomal is not directly connected with Karakorum Highway, thus village Nomal is termed as an undeveloped area. The standard of people of the area is comparatively lower than other villages. The organization realizing this issue seriously and to improve the living standard of the people and quality education established an English Medium School at Sadruddinabad, Nomal, District Gilgit, Norther Area, Pakistan. At present Organization is running school in private building. In 2008 it was proposed and foundation stone was laid of a new proto type school building. Land acquiring and about 40% construction work is completed. Due to Lake of funds further project work could not be continued.
Thanking in anticipation.
With best regards,
Deedar Ali
President
Al-Karim Social Welfare Organization (R) Nomal
P.O. Nomal, Mohallah Sadruddin Abad,
Tehsil & District Gilgit-15100
a) Evolution of the organization:
Samagra Grameena Ashram was started in 1987 in Pernal, Udupi District of Karnataka and since then has been working with “Koragas” one of the two primitive tribal groups (PTGs) of Karnataka. Koragas are a suppressed tribal group. They were treated as untouchables even by the other communities treated as untouchables & were even discriminated from the Government schemes reaching out to them. Koragas are spread across 4 districts in Karnataka – Udupi, Dakshina Kannada (DK), Shimoga and Uttara Kannada, and a border district of Kerala state called Kasargod. Though the community is spread across 5 districts, SGA is currently working with the community in 4 districts only, i.e. Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kasargod and Kodagu.
Vision: To enable Koragas to live a life with dignity, self reliance and equity.
Mission: To bring about self awareness, self motivation, self organization and effective participation of the community in developing themselves as a ‘Rights Based Development Model’ through collectivization of the community and developing mutual co-operation.
Objectives:
Koragas establish and control the base of their livelihood.
Organize themselves for education, health and self employment.
Overcome all forms of indignity and socio-cultural oppression,
Reiterate gender equity – All members of the family and the community as a whole (women, children, youth, adolescent boys and girls, old aged and people with disabilities) are treated equally.
Are able to influence the policies to protect their rights with just and democratic governance.
“Primitive Tribal Groups” (PTG) Alliance is established at State and National level to work on the Rights Based Approach in favour of PTGs.
Establish the strong progressive tribal identity through the socio-cultural base of the community.
Reiterate the cultural expression of the community as a tool to be away from ajal, untouchability and the influences of saffronisation, LPG, patriarchy and to establish a koraga identity and dignity in the community as well as in the society.
Encouraging women’s assertive participation in the land Right movement, facilitating them to occupy leadership position in the Community Based Organization (CBOs) at its different levels,
Dialoguing with the individual families of the community in the areas where the local CBOs are not formed, to formalize them into local CBOs and strategize them to become a part of the Federation.
Forming a network of the NGOs involved in the development of Koraga community and encouraging the youth of the Koraga community to take a lead role in the Movement.
Brief socio-economic and political update of the area: SGA is working with the Indigenous Tribal groups living in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts of Karnataka State and Kasargodu district of Kerala State. Our working area spreads across 200 kilometers from the South to the North in the western coastal belt and spread from the West to the East through the Western Ghats by about 300 kilometers. The area consists of thick forest, Malenad Hills and the fertile plain lands. The major crops of the area are paddy, cereals, vegetables, flori-culture, coconut and areca nut plantations in the coastal areas & rubber and coffee plantations in Malnad area.
Socio-political conditions: The area is very sensitive and the communal riots are common, especially in Mangalore taluk. The minorities are living under critical conditions because Sangha Parivar is very active in the region.
Socio-economic conditions: Since the area is well connected by road, rail & sea, the transportation & communication systems are well laid favoring the banking & business activities as the primary & secondary sources of economy. Multi-national companies like Planco & Suzlon have already established their base through the thermal power projects. MRPL is extending its activities through the petro-chemical projects. ONGC has a plan of investing Rs.30000 crores in the region. Agricultural activities are considered as the tertiary activities. All these new trends have affected the socially marginalized & excluded sections of the society, especially Dalits, Tribal, Muslims, manual labourers, fisher folk, artisans etc.
Socio-Cultural situation of Koragas: In the above background, we have to think of the situation of Koraga community. Even after the intervention of SGA with its strong CBO approach (working through Koraga Federation) of fighting for the rights of the Koraga community, population of the community is declining.
The silent and subtle kind of an ongoing violence against Koraga community seen in the area is “untouchability”. ‘Ajal’ system, a set of 10 cruel practices imposed by other communities on Koragas has its long lasting effect on the community. Other indigenous groups inhabited in this area are Marati Naiks and Malekudiyas. Amongst all these groups, Koragas are the most vulnerable tribes subjected to untouchability practice in the caste politics played in the area. They are untouchables even for the Daliths in these districts.
All the evil things normally referred by our society as “Shani” (Saturn), “Grahachara” (fate) and the diseases suffered by people belonging to the so called upper castes in the caste hierarchy are symbolically transferred in the name of ‘AJAL’ to Koraga community. Any person from the community accepting Ajal is even vulnerable to denial of right to life. The Ajal and untouchability practices have a strong negative impact on the socio-economic & political development of the community which is also contributing to a decline in its population. The strategic conditioning of the community to accept Ajal as a part and parcel of their lifestyle is the violation of the human rights (including the rights guaranteed by our Constitution) of the community.
The relationship within the family is also governed by the customary law of the community and institutions like marriage, family, culture & spiritual beliefs. Even within the community, identity is an issue because of Ajal practice. Other communities in the village fix the boundaries for certain Koraga families to accept Ajal from their area. As Ajal is practiced since medieval period, the belief favouring this practice is deeply rooted in the community. Our current efforts to de-root Ajal practice can even break the community into smaller components. When a controversy is seen between the individual members of a family on Ajal, the so called land lords in the village intervene and try to settle the controversy in their favour. And the outcomes of all these are – reduced human resource, lack of positive self image, no vision for the future, no resource building dream, no ambition to possess / develop assets to benefit oneself as well as the family.
As a result of the Land Movement, some of the Koraga families have obtained agricultural plots. The ownership of such plots in many cases is in the hands of women. But, there are three major issues associated with this – disguised form of displacement, inferior quality of land & attitude of the men in the community. Many a times, the plots situated far away from their dwelling places are allotted to them which forces such families to leave the are area they lived in so far. The community fought for a Rehabilitation Policy to tackle this issue. But, the attitude of men within the community towards women possessing land is a clear indicator of strong patriarchy existing in the community.
The condition of women and children in the community is critical as the responsibility of managing day-to-day affairs largely falls on women. most of the times, Men are under influence of alcohol. Even though the community originally possessed matrilineal system, of late are influenced by the patriarchal system followed by other communities. Alcoholism has been victimizing women & children, especially girl children. The justice system in the community is weakened and has been favoring men.
Key Issues:
• Low concentration of Koraga population in all 5 districts
• The declining population of the community. (from 19,000 in 2001 census to 17,000 in 2009)
• Habitation / Traditional livelihood of rural Koragas is under threat of extinction due to deforestation and marketing problems.
• The right to life with a dignity is violated in the form of untouchability and Ajal practices.
• Sub-humane, unsanitary living and working condition faced by urban Koragas
• Low human resource capacity among Koragas.
• Nomadic character of Koragas -disadvantages to development perspectives.
• Child rights in the community are denied due to primitiveness and negative social environment along with the untouchability and Ajal practices.
• Patriarchy along with personal law of the community has the negative implication on women.
• To summarize, community’s poverty is said to be its LOW HUMAN RESOURCE which can be expressed in terms of its – health conditions, socialization, economic condition, education, political participation, mortality, the quality of life etc.
However, our interventions since 1987 have brought in a slow but steady improvement in the living conditions of the community.
• Women’s participation in the Movement is strong.
• Most of the lead roles in the CBO at its different levels are occupied by women. The president of Koraga Federation is a woman.
• Ajal practice is reduced almost by 60%.
• Untouchability practice is not loudly heard.
• Land encroachment approach is effectively used in the Land Movement & the Land Ownership is in the hands of women.
• Stigma and discrimination towards Koraga children is reduced in schools.
• Health workers in PHCs have started visiting Koraga clusters. Community members are also slowly shifting from black magic treatment to professional medication practiced in the hospitals. Now 100% deliveries are in hospital.
• 100% of children in the community are enrolled in schools. But, retention of all these children in schools is a challenge. Though dropout in general is reduced, girl child dropout is still a challenge to be addressed.
• At least a few members in the CBO (those who represent the Federation) have developed courage to voice in front of the Government officials against the ill treatment they received.
• The women and children are slowly recovering from severe anemic condition. Now it is reduced to 50%.
we are preparing the project proposal on Koragas land and rehabilitation.
Dear Sir/Madam
PREBBIES is an NGO working to meet the development needs of rural communities by promoting the consumption of a local nutritional food supplement among People Living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHA) and malnourished children. The organization is located at Damfa in the Ga East district of the Greater Accra region of Ghana, West Africa.
The focus of our work is to ensure that these categories of people in our communities have access to affordable nutritional food product to reduce malnutrition among Ghanaian children and also boost the immune system of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). For this reason the organization has designed a project aimed at preparing and distributing “Prebbies Immune Booster” a local nutritional food supplement made from local food items. Currently the project has been implemented on a pilot base in some selected health institutions with internal funding and as per reports from those health institutions, producing wonderful results. The food supplement is reaching out to five hundred (500) PLWHA and Three hundred and sixty (360) malnourished children. Each person receives 1kilogramm of the food per month.
PREBBIES operates in a national framework within which it promotes plans and implements development interventions in poor and deprived communities of Ghana. It collaborates with different development actors especially, people living with HIV/AIDS, grassroots associations, public churches and private institutions. Ghana AIDS Commission, Ga East Municipal Assembly and other Community-Based Organizations. The major areas of our work are aimed at poverty reduction specifically focusing on women rights promotion, reduction of malnutrition among children with special interest in agriculture and food security and HIV/AIDS. This project is focused on promoting and improving the health of PLWHA and children.
This is in support of the government efforts of achieving the millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In September 2000, at the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders agreed to a set time bound and measurable goals for combating poverty, hunger, illiteracy and other world issues known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Goal number 4 is to reduce child mortality and goal number 6 is combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other Diseases. This project is therefore contributing to the success of these two MGDs in Ghana, but on a minimal scale. It is by this reason, that we propose to be considered for funding from your organization to ensure the implementation of the project on a wider scale
The Zougam(Hilland) Institute for Community Resources Development (ZICORD.MANIPUR) was organized and commissioned in the year 1994 during the spurt of ethnic Crisis between the Nagas and The Kukis in the region, Registered under Not for Profit making Societies Registration Act (I) of 1989-90 and FCRAct with MHAs- and u/s 12AA of income Tax Act. GOI The main objective of the Institute are; to help Indigenous Hill Community to be able to help themselves with their own abundant resources through Awareness, Capacity building and strengthening of Collective efforts/ activities on land based and life-skills development. ZICORD was also the partner NGO of IFAD-NERCORM project in Senapati District during 2001-2007. We desired to be a new partner of IFAD/IPAF on both issue and need based projects to increases knowledge and capabilities of indigenous tribal people who are Socio-economically oppressed by the systems of political autocracy in the region.
Yours sincerely,
Peter
Dear Madam/Sir,
Greetings from Esho Banchte Shikhee(EBAS), keshabpur, Jessore, Bangladesh. EBAS was founded with the aim of prevention of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. Jessore is one of 64 districts of Bangladesh that is located geographically beside India sharing same border. Benapole is the largest land port of Bangladesh through which thousands of people,motor vehicles are entering Bangladesh from India.In addition there are two largest brothels (about 100 years old) are present in Jessore. So, people at Jessore districts are at a big risk of transmission of HIV. Accordingly, we have designed a project addressing this problem in Jessore for the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
We, therefore, hope that you would be kind enough to support us for the prevention of HIV/AIDS in this part of Bangladesh. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Best regards.
Md. Asaduzzaman Khan.
Ex.Director
Esho Banchte Shikhee(EBAS)
Keshabpur, Jessore-7450.
Bangladesh.