Personas indígenas de Guatemala reunidas labrando la tierra en una comunidad.

Our Work

Explore our work through our projects and our main areas of action

Lines of work

We promote Good Living or Ütz k'aslemal through the use, management and conservation of natural resources based on collective rights, culture, identity and cosmovision.
  • Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
    Rights of Indigenous Peoples

    We promote recognition, respect and full compliance with the rights of Indigenous Peoples based on national and international legislation and legal instruments. Our lines of action are:

    COUNSELING AND SUPPORT

    We provide strategic and technical advice and support based on the vision of Indigenous Peoples in processes of:

    • Participation in negotiations for the ratification and implementation of international instruments that contemplate the rights of Indigenous Peoples
    • Elaboration, presentation and reform of laws and policies that promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples
    • Application of safeguards in the implementation of plans, programs and projects in Indigenous Territories

    COORDINATION AND FACILITATION

    We coordinate and facilitate intercultural processes with Indigenous Peoples based on the respect for their rights in processes of:

    • Recognition and fulfillment of collective rights in the use, management and conservation of natural resources, territories, communal lands, sacred sites and traditional knowledge
    • Consultation to obtain free, prior and informed consent
    • Recognition of the forms of organization and social, legal, environmental, political and economic systems of Indigenous Peoples
  • Desarrollo Comunitario
    Community Development

    We create integral development alternatives for Indigenous Peoples based on their identity, values and cosmovision. Our lines of action are:

    COUNSELING AND SUPPORT

    We provide strategic and technical advice and support based on the vision of the Indigenous Peoples in order to:

    • Strengthen collective management systems for the use, management and conservation of natural and cultural resources in communal lands, as well as the implementation of the Indigenous Category
    • Promote indigenous economies through companies that strengthen the identity, culture, knowledge and technology of Indigenous Peoples

    COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

    We coordinate and implement intercultural processes with Indigenous Peoples based on respect, consensus and compliance with rights in relation to:

    • Comprehensive community development programs, projects and plans; cultural use of territory on issues related to community tourism, natural resources, environment, climate change, risk management and community resilience
    • Interinstitutional and intersectoral actions that promote the proper use, management and conservation of natural resources and community development
  • Participación Plena y Efectiva
    Full and Effective Participation

    We promote community participation to create sustainable solutions for Good Living or Ütz k’aslemal. Our lines of action are:

    COUNSELING AND SUPPORT

    We provide strategic, technical and methodological advice and accompaniment based on the vision of the Indigenous Peoples for:

    • The elaboration and presentation of social, political, economic, cultural and environmental proposals
    • The promotion of local and national intercultural and multisectoral dialogues that lead to the implementation of indigenous community management models
    • Negotiation and governmental advocacy
    • Participation in national and international indigenous agendas on rights, natural resources, environment, biodiversity, climate change and protected areas
    • The creation of technical, political and financial conditions for the national and international participation of Indigenous Peoples
    • Entering into processes of consultation and participation of Indigenous Peoples
    • The formulation of comprehensive community development plans.
  • Investigación y Planificación
    Research and Planning

    We develop intercultural research and planning processes based on the vision of Indigenous Peoples. Our lines of action are:

    ADVISORY AND SUPPORT

    We provide advice and support for intercultural and multidisciplinary applied research, based on the vision of Indigenous Peoples, to:

    • Build intercultural systems for social, economic, cultural, environmental, natural resources and biodiversity monitoring and evaluation
    • Develop methodologies, instruments and indicators on Indigenous Peoples
    • Develop social, environmental, economic, cultural, political and natural resource studies and reports.
    • Generate strategic alliances for volunteer programs, internships, and academic and knowledge exchanges
    • Develop research on science and technology, knowledge, practices and indigenous knowledge

Lines of work

Ave de Guatemala posada sobre un árbol.

Biodiversity

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Mujer indígena representante de Pueblos Indígenas Mayas en la COP24 en Katowice, Polonia, 2018.

Climate Change

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Grupo de mujeres indígenas mayas en paisaje natural con ropas tradicionales.

Indigenous Women

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Comunidad en Guatemala recibiendo capacitación sobre el cacao.

Specific Mechanisms

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