International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources
Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources is the leading source for news, information, articles, videos, and more on indigenous peoples from around the world. Our mission is to fight for the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples. We accomplish this mission by:
SawitWatch
About
Sawit Watch was established in 1998, investigating the large Indonesian forest and land fires in 1997/1998. It has 143 individual members and works in 17 provinces.
Vision
Sawit Watch envisages social changes for smallholder farmers, labourers and indigenous peoples towards ecological justices.
World Alliance Of Mobile Indigenous Peoples
About Us
The World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP) is a global alliance of nomadic peoples and communities practicing various forms of mobility as a livelihood strategy while conserving biological diversity and using natural resources in a sustainable way. WAMIP is currently hosted atMARAG, an NGO based in India http://www.marag.org/. MARAG is offering the secretariat support to the Alliance since 2011.
Land Rights Research and Resources Institute
The Land Rights Research & Resources Institute was founded in 1994 and registered as a non-governmental not-for profit company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance, Chapter 212 of the laws of Tanzania.
The Institute was established out of the need to generate and sustain a public debate and participation, particularly where it matters in villages on issues of land tenure.
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is a regional organization founded in 1988 by indigenous peoples' movements. AIPP is committed to the cause of promoting and defending indigenous peoples' rights and human rights and articulating issues of relevance to indigenous peoples. At present, AIPP has 47 members from 14 countries in Asia with 14 National Formations, 15 Sub-national Formations and 18 Local Formations. Of this number, 6 are Indigenous Women's Organizations and 4 are Indigenous Youth Organizations.
Our Vision
Open Development Mekong
Open Development Mekong (OD Mekong) and related country websites are independent collectors and providers of objective data on development trends in the Mekong region. Regarding social, economic and environmental development, Open Development Mekong supports:
Oxfam Australia
Our vision, values & goals
We believe that poverty is unjustifiable and preventable, that the present state of inequality and injustice must be challenged, and that with the right help, poor people can change their lives for the better.
Our vision
Oxfam’s vision is a just world without poverty. We envisage a world in which people can influence decisions that affect their lives, enjoy their rights, and assume their responsibilities—a world in which everyone is valued and treated equally.
Rwanda Legal Aid Forum
Vision
A Rwanda where the indigent and vulnerable groups have equitable access to justice.
Mission
To promote and support the provision of accessible and quality legal aid services.
Core Values
In order to achieve its Vision and Mission, the Forum is guided by the following core values :
Respect people in their diversities
Accountability and transparency
Independence
Innovation
The best interests of our member organizations.
Tebtebba
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples’ organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples respected, protected and fulfilled worldwide. It also advocates and works on the elaboration and operationalization of indigenous peoples’ sustainable, self-determined development. Tebtebba actively engaged in the processes which led to the adoption of international human rights law and other international instruments, policies and agreements.