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Several things happened in Kenya in the last few months in relation to the national policy. What does all this mean for the Ogiek, Sengwer and other forest communities in Kenya? Are they organizing effectively to maximize these opportunities to their adva
ntage? Are they speaking with one voice? The project will involve 5 community sensitization workshops and a forest dwellers hunter-gatherer representatives meeting to develop a common advocacy strategy on the above issues with the objective of strengthenin
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Poor women from deprived communities are not in a position to access loan from banks or other financial institutions or financial service providers due to lack of physical collateral. The poor, indigenous women and girls are exploited from various forms of
discrimination. Therefore there is a comprehensive need to build the capacity of deprived poor women to increase their access to financial capital with low interest rate. The local government bodies have not fully owned and realised the importance of wome
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The project is implemented by a state level network of organisations and community based groups working for the rights and welfare of adivasi communities. The project aims at obtaining title deeds for forest dependent tribal families according to the Fores
t Rights Act of 2006 and the Direction of the High Court. The demands Tamil Nadu Government for implementation of the 5th Schedule according to the Indian Constitution and also the Panchayat Raj Extension Act for Scheduled Areas as per the Direction of the
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The project prootes indigenous and forest dependent communities’ resource rights, customary rights and control over the governance of their customary land including management of land received under Forest Rights Act 2006. It undertakes community based a
nd managed nursery raising and plantation of native plant species including medicinal plants and bamboo in fallow forest land and mobilizes tribal women participation for conservation of natural habitat of forest based herbal/medicinal items. Additionally,
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The project aims at capacitating and supporting the indigenous community to secure their rights and entitlements on forest land. The emphasis will be on collective rights over commons and Habitat rights of particularly vulnerable tribal groups who increasi
ngly facing threat of displacement due to expansion of industrial projects.The project also intend to address the adverse impact of climate change which forest dwellers and marginal tribal agriculturalist are facing. ASM is launching a campaign on forest r