THE FIGHT AGAINST dispossession

Thanks to comprehensive agricultural development, these communities of the Maya Q'eqchi' and Poqomchi’ Peoples are strengthening their food sovereignty and security. They are headed for a better future.

Earth's refuge

After fleeing from the violences of the "Desert Campaign", the lof Cayún arrived in a new territory that today serves as a new refuge to promote food security.

A self-sufficient people

The Mapuche Lafkenche Indigenous People fight for the defence and recognition of their indigenous community, their culture, their worldview, and their historical-spiritual identity.

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We are a global mechanism that brings together Indigenous Women from seven sociocultural regions.

FIMI is focused on advocacy, capacity building, economic empowerment and leadership development.

STRATEGIC

Programs

Capacity Building Program

We offer tools. With the aim of promoting the leadership of Indigenous Women, we offer a collective space for training and capacity building. Within the Global School, Indigenous Women share strategies for the defence and promotion of their individual and collective rights, which will allow them to have an influence over various spaces.

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The AYNI Indigenous Women’s Fund Program

We co-invest resources. At the Ayni Fund, we promote solidarity and the reciprocal exchange of human, financial and material resources. We support economic, environmental and social development projects that promote Well-Being, that is, the comprehensive well-being of Indigenous Peoples, in harmony with nature and the cosmos.

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Political Participation and Advocacy Program

We join forces. Through this program, we promote the political participation and advocacy of Indigenous Women and their organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels. We promote an active participation in key decision-making spaces, the fulfillment of international agreements, and the strengthening of networks of Indigenous Women.

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Research and Knowledge Exchange Program

We facilitate the exchange of knowledge. Through research with an intercultural approach, we generate materials that value indigenous ancestral knowledge and worldview. These investigations become instruments for the advocacy and future development of Indigenous Peoples and Women.

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OUR Initiatives

TERRITORY, COMMUNITY
Together with other organizations, FIMI accompanies Indigenous Women and their communities to achieve food sovereignty and protect their ancestral knowledge. They embody stories of resistance and change.
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CEDAW
La adopción de la Recomendación General nº 39 de la CEDAW, para que los Estados aseguren el cumplimiento de los derechos individuales y colectivos de las Mujeres, Jóvenes y Niñas Indígenas, es un hito y un logro colectivo.
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OBSERVATORY
A data collection and monitoring tool with transformative potential. With it, we will be able to make visible and denounce the violation of individual and collective rights, and demand compliance from the States.
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Calls

Explore our open calls by clicking the button below and discover the opportunities we offer to strengthen Indigenous organizations like yours, as well as their projects.

At this time there are no current calls. Access
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initiatives.

BLOG
Información relevante sobre las prioridades de las Mujeres Indígenas en todo el mundo. Crónicas, investigaciones, artículos y otras lecturas de interés.
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NEWS
Newspaper articles on progress in the recognition of our rights, calls from allied organizations, collaborative initiatives and more.
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Voices of our partners
A space to learn about the projects of our members, inspired by the philosophy of Good Living
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Supporting

Us

We are not alone. Working collaboratively with regional networks, sister organizations and community of donors gives us more strength to fight for our individual and collective rights.