Local partners

Accion Solidaria para el Desarrollo Cooperacion
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COOPERACCION works to promote a balance between the exploitation of natural resources and the local and national needs surrounding sustainable development. This NGO provides human rights training to communities and works to strengthen local capacities in areas such as environmentally-appropriate technologies and political participation.

Amerindian Peoples Association
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The Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana or the APA is a non-governmental organization formed by Amerindians for Amerindians. It is primarily an advocacy organization which focuses on the rights of the Amerindians Peoples of Guyana. The objectives of the APA are to promote the social, economic, political, and cultural development of the Amerindian communities in solidarity with each other and to promote and defend their rights.

Apoyo para el Campesino-Indigena del Oriente Boliviano
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APCOB is an NGO based in the lowlands of Bolivia that specializes in community-based natural resource management and technical assistance, especially in forest management, to grassroots indigenous groups in the region. They bring indigenous leaders from different parts of eastern Bolivia together to share experiences and better protect and defend their rights.

Asociación Chuyma de Apoyo Rural
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Chuyma Aru is an NGO composed of Aymara professionals from three indigenous communities in Puno, Southern Peru. Since 1990 they have assisted nearby Aymara communities in the design and implementation of an alternative development strategy based on reviving Andean agricultural technology and the knowledge of Aymara culture.

Asociación Civil LABOR
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Founded in 1981 by a group of professionals, LABOR is an NGO that promotes the sustainable development of the Moquegua region in southern Peru in collaboration with the private and public sectors. LABOR recently helped restore a polluted environment caused by copper mining and refining operations. They are also committed to preventing possible future environmental damage caused by unregulated mining activities through an integral advocacy strategy with other NGOs and local communities.

Asociación de Defensa y Educación Ambiental
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ADEA was formed by local people in Cajamarca, Peru who have experience working on the social and environmental problems in this region.

Asociación Guarango Cine y Video
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Guarango is a non-profit organization dedicated to the production and distribution of independent films and videos. Guarango has operated on a system of self-support and reciprocal help, joining forces with similar professionals and organizations to make documentaries for global broadcasters and provide audio-visual services for the local market. Guarango also supports Peruvian art, modern dance, and young filmmakers. They have won several prizes in international film festivals for a video they produced with Oxfam's support about a community affected by a mercury spill near a mine.

Asociación Interetnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana
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AIDESEP is the national organization representing the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. Made up of grass-roots community groups and their representative organizations, AIDESEP works to bring forth the demands of Peru's Amazonian indigenous peoples to the government, and to achieve structural changes in the constitutional, legislative, and political context governing development in the region. AIDESEP is the Peruvian representative in COICA, the Coordinating Body of the Amazonian Basin's Indigenous Peoples.

Asociación para el Desarrollo Andino Sostenible Qullana
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Adeas Qullana is an NGO that works in the rural areas surrounding Cusco, supporting the strengthening of local governments and grassroots participation in development processes.

Asociación para el Desarrollo Económico y Social del Agro: Acción Agraria
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Acción Agraria is an NGO comprised of a distinguished group of professionals devoted to the ideal of public service. Acción Agraria is dedicated to improving the socioeconomic level of rural communities in Peru by providing marketing advice for agricultural products, increasing the efficiency of agricultural production, and conserving natural resources.

Asociación para la Promoción del Desarrollo
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PRODES supports rural indigenous communities in the Peruvian highlands in developing alternative economic activities that best support their traditional livelihoods, such as technical assistance in agricultural and livestock raising practices. They are committed to pursuing economic development with cultural integrity, and place a high value on the affirmation of indigenous cultures within their approach to rural development.

Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos
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APRODEH is a non-profit civil society association committed to the full realization of human rights in Peru. Their work to denounce violations in defense of victims, as well as its role in the area of discussing and promoting alternatives to violence, has allowed APRODEH to gain recognition among diverse sectors of the population and the national and international public opinion.

Asociación Servicio Integral de Cooperacion Rural
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Founded in 1997, SICRA is a small organization that works in the Province of Angaraes in the Central Peruvian highlands. SICRA contributes to the improvement of the living conditions of indigenous communities by developing sustainable, productive projects and strengthening efforts to preserve Andean cultural identity and local natural resources.

Associacion para la Defense Ambiental de Cajamarca
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ECOVIDA works with communities in the city of Cajamarca and outlying rural areas of Peru to better understand and respond to the environmental threats posed by natural resource extraction projects in the area. They work to mobilize local people through radio programming, print media, published research, and community training workshops.

CARE
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CARE serves individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources, and experience, we promote innovative solutions and advocate for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by strengthening capacity for self-help, providing economic opportunity, delivering relief in emergencies, influencing policy decisions at all levels, and addressing discrimination in all its forms. CARE Peru is an arm of CARE International.

CARE Peru | Emergencies
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CARE's mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by strengthening capacity for self-help, providing economic opportunity, delivering relief in emergencies, influencing policy decisions at all levels, and addressing discrimination in all its forms. CARE Peru is an arm of CARE International.

Center of Indigenous Cultures of Peru
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CHIRAPAQ is a civil association formed by indigenous civilians who work to construct a plural and equitable society in Peru where the rights, dreams, and aspirations of indigenous people are respected. This work is of special importance to indigenous women, who are keepers and preservers of cultural inheritance. CHIRAPAQ is part of the national and international indigenous movements, participating in various networks for the vindication of their people in social, economic, and cultural development.

Central Indígena de Comunidades Originarias de Lomerio
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CICOL is composed of 28 Chiquitano communities of Lomerío, within the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Dedicated to improving the living conditions of its member communities, their projects center around the demarcation and titling of communally-held lands, and the collective management of these lands and resources as a way to defend the fundamental rights of Lomerio's indigenous peoples.

Central Indígena Paikoneka de San Javier
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Centro Andino de Desarrollo Agropecuario
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During the past decade, CADA has worked in the departments of La Paz and Oruro, assisting Aymara indigenous communities in local agricultural development initiatives and the revival of traditional cultures. CADA conducts training programs to support the development of greater political and productive capacities, and contributes to the generation of new proposals of appropriate rural development strategies in the Bolivian highlands.