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Project Title: Building Voices: Empowerment as Defined by Hunting Gathering Societies in Transition
The sense of powerlessness was the impetus for Negrito leaders to formalize a network. This project power and the capacity to influence policy for the advancement of the interests of the most vulnerable indigenous groups in the country. The Sentrong Pagpapalakas ng Negritong Kultura at Kalikasan (SPNKK) came into existence as an umbrella network of the Negrito groups in the country. The network created a series of Negrito cultural revival festivals and development forums in various parts of the country beginning in 2010 and has served as a precursor to the establishment of the network. Today, SPNKK is expanding its reach towards effective advocacy confronting the Negrito communities in the Philippines. Issues include rights to protect and claim their ancestral land and its natural resources, forest conservation, access to appropriate education and recognition of the role of traditional healers in primary health care. Another focus is the empowerment of women and youth through building the capacity for leadership positions in the context of indigenous customary laws and practices. The project provides an avenue for these communities and organizations to come together to collectively plan and undertake activities, exchange experiences, and highlight critical issues affecting them. The project also helps its member organizations and communities to plan, implement, and direct their own initiatives to achieve their vision, mission, and goals. After a year, Batak and Manide communities will have internalized the fact that power can and should emanate from them and not from outside entities. related to land and forest-based resources.
The project also helps its member organizations and communities to plan, implement, and direct their own initiatives to achieve their vision, mission, and goals. After a year, Batak and Manide communities will have internalized the fact that power can and should emanate from them and not from outside entities.
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