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Federación Indígena y Campesino de Imbabura
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Established more than two decades ago, FICI is one of the strongest, largest organizations of the Ecuadorian highlands indigenous movement. FICI has earned the credibility and confidence of the indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, and has developed a strong partnership with non-governmental organizations and local government to advocate for improved living conditions and greater empowerment of indigenous peoples.
Féderation des Organizations Amerindiennes de Guyane
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COICA affiliate
Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia
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The FDA was formed to represent 30,000 plaintiffs in a class-action suit against Chevron-Texaco after this company left severe environmental damage after its withdrawal from the northern Amazon in the 1980's. The FDA provides essential technical and legal expertise to support the concerns of local organizations and serves as a national and international voice for those affected by oil development in the northeastern areas of Ecuador. The FDA is committed to provide communities with the knowledge and skills to better understand and defend their rights and influence development processes that affect them.
Fundación Ambiental Amazónica de Ciencia y Tecnología "Amazanga"
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The Amazanga Institute catalogues and researches the biodiversity of the Ecuadorian rainforest and develops sustainable development practices using traditional, indigenous methods and knowledge.
Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo
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The Analysis for Development Group is a private, non-profit, and non-partisan research center that develops research designed to stimulate and enrich the debate, design, and implementation of public policies. Since its founding in 1980 in Lima, Peru, GRADE has been dedicated to the study of economic, educational, environmental, and social themes in relevant areas for the development of Peru and other Latin American countries. The institution seeks to share the results of its work among those responsible for formulating policies as well as with the general public.
Grupo de Formación e Intervención para el Desarrollo Sostenible
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GRUFIDES is working in Cajamarca, Peru to increase the capacity of local people to defend their environmental rights. They conduct research and provide training to community leaders in the skills necessary to promote a collective decision making process and effectively negotiate with the government and the private sector operating in their locality.
Grupo de Investigaciones Economicas
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ECO provides assistance and training to the leaders of communities affected by mining, strengthen grass-roots organizations, and promote agricultural development in farm communities located in mining areas in the central Peruvian highlands.
Grupo para la Promoción del Desarrollo de los Andes
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ANDES is an organization dedicated to the communities affected by the Doe Run mine in La Oroya. They offer technical support and assist in the communities' national and international lobbying initiatives.
Indigenous People's Federation of Eastern Bolivia
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COICA affiliate
Instituto de Defensa Legal
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The Legal Defense Institute is a civil society organization with an important presence in national life that seeks to provide structural support and efficiency to the success of the Peruvian democratic transition.
Instituto del Bien Comun
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IBC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing technical assistance to indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. IBC generates, accumulates, and disseminates theoretical and practical knowledge about different forms of land tenancy and the management of private and common spaces. They have developed the first "Native Communities Information System" which documents titled indigenous lands and assists communities in pursuing land titles when their access to territory is not yet secure.
Instituto Salud y Trabajo
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Formed in 1986, ISAT is an NGO that strives to contribute to the humane, sustainable development and strengthening of social organizations so that they may be effective in influencing public opinion. ISAT provides technical assistance to communities affected by mining in conflict resolution, environmental health vigilance, environmental education related to the ecological impacts of mining, and informational campaigns to raise awareness about local conflicts related to mining.
Intermediate Technology Development Group
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ITDG is a team of international technical cooperations that works with the rural and urban people looking for practical solutions to poverty through the use of appropriate technologies. ITDG envisions a world free of poverty and injustice in which technology is used in benefit of all.
Investigación Social y Asesoramiento Legal - Potosí
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ISALP works to provide technical assistance, greater food security, respect for indigenous cultures, and revival of traditional local governance structures to indigenous Bolivian communities in the highlands of Potosí.
Organisatie van Inheemsen in Suriname
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COICA affiliate
Organizacion de los Pueblos Indigenas de la Amazonia Colombiana
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COICA affiliate
Programa de Formación en Educación Intercultural Bilingüe para los Países Andinos
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PROEIB supports the consolidation of bilingual intercultural education (EIB) in the Andes, primarily through the formation of the human resources required to extend the scope of the pilot programs.
Project Counselling Service
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PCS is an international consortium of European and Canadian agencies that helps rural indigenous communities in the central Peruvian highlands organize themselves and participate in national affairs. They provide opportunities for training and exchange among women leaders and support grassroots participation in issues such as the Truth Commission's investigations of human rights abuses during the civil conflict of the 1980?s and 1990?s, which had a significant impact on this area of the country.
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