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ASIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PACT FOUNDATION WITH BAI INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S NETWORK IN THE PHILIPPINES AS LOCAL PARTNER
Title of Project: Enabling Indigenous Peoples, particularly Women, of Asia to engage in Sustainable Development Processes with Rights-Based Approach
Asia Indigenous People Pact Foundation (AIPP) is a regional organization initiated in 1988 and officially established in 1992 by indigenous peoples’ movements in Asia. It 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 48-member organizations from 14 countries in Asia of which 18 are indigenous peoples’ national formations (federations/alliances/ networks) and 30 local and sub-national organizations. Sixteen of AIPP’s member organizations are ethnic-based organizations of indigenous peoples, six are indigenous women’s organizations and four are indigenous youth organizations and one organization of indigenous persons with disabilities. AIPP strongly applies the principle of Nothing About Us without Us. AIPP strengthens the solidarity, cooperation, and capacities of indigenous peoples in Asia to promote and protect their rights, cultures and identities, and their sustainable resource management systems for their development and self-determination. The Enabling Indigenous Peoples to Engage in Sustainable Development Processes project enables indigenous peoples, particularly indigenous women from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and the Philippines, to assert their rights in sustainable development processes with their effective participation in related national and international mechanisms. Indigenous Peoples increase their understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fully engage with processes as well as to emphasize their roles and potential contributions to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Many countries in Asia voted in favor of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2007 and re-affirmed their commitment in 2014 during the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP). The commitment was to adhere to the universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity, well-being, and rights of the world’s indigenous peoples. However, many indigenous peoples are not recognized as distinct groups with rights as affirmed in the UNDRIP. Legal recognition and protection for indigenous peoples’ rights have not been adopted into the realization of the minimum standards for their wellbeing and rights. On the contrary, indigenous peoples encounter repression and militarization, resulting in further violations of their human rights and systematic suppression to defend their lands and resources as part of their own rights.
Key initiatives in this project include learning and exchange workshops at national and regional
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