What is the focus of the Indigenous Peoples site?

The Gateway is currently developing several indigenous peoples topic pages. This is being undertaken in partnership with international agencies and indigenous organizations that have agreed to become institutional guides.

These organizations manage topic pages in an autonomous fashion, and are establishing independent advisory committees to provide resources and guidance. Below is a list of the topic pages and their institutional guides:

i) Indigenous Peoples: Fondo Indígena / Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
ii)Indigenous Rights: International Labor Organization (ILO-Central America) and Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH -Costa Rica)
iii)Indigenous Health: University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Coast (URACCAN-Nicaragua)
iv)Indigenous Knowledge: Nuffic/Ciran and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST)

These topic pages have three main objectives:
i) to provide practical information, capacity building tools, and access to resources;
ii) to encourage indigenous peoples participation in macro-policy decision-making; and
iii) to promote information exchange among indigenous organizations.

The topic pages on indigenous peoples are in the process of being built with information and resources ranging from articles and training tools to directories, totaling approximately 500 files and links. These pages are envisioned to become virtual communities of practitioners, and thus we invite indigenous organizations, civil society organizations, donor agencies, and others to visit the pages, posting their views, contribute resources and participate in its further development.

For further information please contact:
Mara Vanessa Fonseca (Fondo Indígena): gateway@fondoindigena.org or Margarita Antonio (URACCAN): u.update@tmx.com.ni or Steven Geiger (Inter-American Development Bank) steveng@iadb.org