Indigenous peoples
NORDECO has substantial experiences working together with indigenous organizations and communities. We undertake documentation and mapping of traditional indigenous territories and provide technical assistance to demarcation processes and conflict resolution. In association with local organizations we assist in planning and design of etno-development programs, and we provide training of indigenous leaders and support to organizational development.
An important part of our work during the past two decades has been networking and advocacy in favor of indigenous groups. Some of our recent experiences include:
The Indigenous Health System in Amazonas
Since 1994 NORDECO has assisted AIDESEP (Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest), and three regional member organizations in the Ucayali region (OAGP, OIRA and ORDECONADIT), with the development, implementation and consolidation of an indigenous health system based on the integration of western and indigenous knowledge and medical systems. The health system takes into account variations in conceptions and curing practices among different indigenous groups. The programme provides health care to more than 120 communities in the Peruvian Amazon. A book on the project has been published and the following flyer provides more information about its contents:
Dream coming true... An indigenous health programme in the Peruvian Amazon
Søren Hvalkof, compiler and editor, Published by Karen Elise Jensen Foundation and NORDECO, 2004
Sueños Amazónicos… Un Programa de Salud Indígena en la Selva Peruana.
Søren Hvalkof, compilador y editor. Fundación Karen Elise Jensen y NORDECO 2004
Land Privatization, Titling and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
For the Inter-American Development Bank we undertook a regional study with case studies from four countries Bolivia, Peru, Honduras and Mexico. The objectives of the study was to evaluate the impact of recent privatization and individual land titling programs on indigenous communities in Latin America, with particular emphasis on indigenous economies and production systems. A summary of the results of the study has recently been published and is available for download. The main study will be published by the IDB later this year.
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