Project objectives

To support the Calamian Tagbanwa community-led conservation of traditional food sources for improved food security and assertion of rights.

Specifically, the project aims to:

• Document traditional food sources in the ancestral domain, along with Indigenous Knowledge, Practices and Systems (IKSP) on food production management and conservation;
• Promote traditional food sources and their conservation;
• Increase the capacities of women and youth as Manig-amlig (conservation leaders)

Project components/ target outputs

• Documentation and community research on food sources and IKSP;
• Community and women-led capacity building and skills sharing;
• Production and conservation activities: backyard gardening, community centre seed banking;
• Promotion and learning exchanges: Tagbanwa food festival, community learning sessions and visits to conservation sites; and
• Strengthening women’s participation in indigenous governance.

Partners we work with

• Panlaitan San Isidro Cultural Minorities Development Association (PASICMIDA)
• Nurunutan Yang Tagbanwa Yang Lajala (NYTL)
• Katutubong Samahan ng Marabal Marily Alulad (KASAMMA)
• Panlaitan San Isidro Cultural Minorities Development Association (PASICMIDA)
• Nurunutan Yang Tagbanwa Yang Lajala (NYTL)
• Katutubong Samahan ng Marabal Marily Alulad (KASAMMA)