Completed Projects
The Voices for Climate Action (VCA) program is a global initiative to empower local communities and grassroots organizations to participate in climate decision-making processes. It aims to amplify the voices of marginalized groups in the development and implementation of climate solutions, promoting a bottom-up approach to climate action.
The Next Level Grant Facility (NLGF) is a…
The CARE Project is an acronym derived from the words Capacity – also pertaining to capabilities, abilities, or skills; Accountable or liable; Respected/respectful; and Educated. It aims to connect IPLC women and youth leaders to improve their adaptive capacity to address the socio-ecological crisis due to climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
It also aims to connect…
Decades of hard effort of advocacy and policy works on Indigenous Peoples rights is coming to fruition. In particular are the recognition of Indigenous communities, their lands and territories, and their customary forests. To fully seize these opportunities and momentum, the Indigenous Peoples in Tanah Papua need to address the challenges they currently face.
Project Goal
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Samdhana aims to support Indigenous and Local women and women’s groups confront gender-based violence that is exacerbated by core issues they face, such as lack of tenure rights, no recognition of women’s rights, and lack of economic opportunities. We also aim to support women in the frontlines of the struggle to defend their community’s natural resources, and push for the recognition of…
Samdhana Institute participates in the ICONIQ Impact Climate Equity Co-Lab to address needs where poverty, climate change impact and gender equality intersect. Through the contribution of ICONIQ, we are increasing support and resources forIndigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) across Southeast Asia, to address poverty and climate change impacts, with the active involvement and…
The project wants to strategically address those issues following the three pathways of the GLA 2 programme. Specifically, the project objectives are:
WE-Defend will employ a two – pronged approach:
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The overall objective of the project is to support the recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) who live in and around forest areas to obtain sustainable livelihoods and improve sustainable forest and land sector management. It aims to contribute in overcoming the problem of deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia. In particular…
Project Objectives
General small grantsmaking:
- To provide flexible and direct funding support to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Southeast Asia, in line with Samdhana’s areas of work;
- To provide capacity building support to Grantee-Partners to enable them to better manage their grant projects and resources;
Project components