DGM DIGEST | Issue 12 | April 2020
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COVID-19: We Are In This Together
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. These are challenging times for all and we would like our DGM friends and partners around the world to know that we are thinking about you. We are compiling culturally and linguistically relevant resources for IPLCs and sharing them on our website. These include infographics, videos, radio spots, and illustrations with information on how to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Indigenous and local communities.
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Indigenous Knowledge in the Time of Coronavirus
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The DGM Global Executing Agency Technical Director, Johnson Cerda organized a virtual conversation on "Indigenous Knowledge in the Time of Coronavirus" to discuss traditional medicine, Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property. Participants included Haroldo Salazar, Ashaninka from Peru and previous AIDESEP president, Nana Francisca, Ajq'ij (traditional healer) Maya from Guatemala, Rodrigo de la Cruz, and Dr. Vinicio Mancheno from Ecuador.
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DGM Photo Contest: "The Power of Storytelling through the Eyes of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities"
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On December 19, 2019, DGM Global launched the first ever DGM Photo Contest. The "power of storytelling through the eyes of Indigenous Peoples and local communities", is a collaboration between the World Bank and the DGM Global Executing Agency. The main goal of the contest was to encourage DGM stakeholders to capture, through visual storytelling, the everyday life and on the ground experiences of Indigenous People and local community (IPLC)-led projects in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Ghana, Peru, Mexico and Indonesia. The photo contest ended on March 8, 2020 and received a total of 301 photo submissions from across eight DGM countries.
All photos are eligible to receive one of the four following prizes: Popular Vote, Grand Prize, Everyday Life, or DGM Projects in Action. The Popular Vote ends on April 30th at 11:59 PM EST. Make sure to check out the DGM Photo Contest submissions and vote for your favorite storyteller!
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© 2019 Luis Barquin
Earth Day 2020
When we acknowledge, respect, and work with those who live in closest harmony with nature, we ensure a healthy planet for all.
On Earth Day 2020, we reached out to DGM Indigenous and Local Community representatives and asked them what they wanted to share with the world. We received quotes from DGM Brazil, DGM Mexico, DGM Mozambique, DGM Peru, DGM Ghana, DGM Burkina Faso, DGM Nepal, as well as, partners and friends from Palau, Guatemala, and Philippines. Read what they have to say, here.
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Congratulations DGM Cote d'Ivoire!
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World Bank Mission in Cote d'Ivoire. © 2018 Meerim Shakirova
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In January 2020, the World Bank approved DGM Cote d'Ivoire. We would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to the DGM Cote d'Ivoire National Steering Committee members and National Executing Agency (Care International) team. We look forward to a productive and successful collaboration.
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Storytelling by Xavante Youth: "Seeds of Life" Project
DGM Brazil
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The DGM Brazil supported subproject 'Seeds of Life' (Romrã Dahoimanaze) implemented by the Xavante Ripá Association of Productivity and Ethnodevelopment (AIRE) recently completed its project activities in the Indigenous community Ripá, Indigenous Land A'uwe Pimentel Barbosa, located in the municipality Acorizal in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Seeds of Life aimed to achieve autonomy and control of the productive chain process of native forestry and seeds, as well as the valorization of traditional knowledge associated with the Cerrado's biodiversity, to strengthen food sovereignty and provide indigenous autonomy in sustainable development.
A component of the project included training Xavante youth in cinematography to promote Indigenous storytelling. This video was created by Xavante cinematographers sharing their community's experience implementing Seeds of Life.
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Women-led Initiatives and Regional Knowledge Exchange
DGM Mexico / MDE México
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© 2019 Johnson Cerda
DGM Mexico has two types of subprojects – Social Inclusion Window (VIS) and Market oriented/Financial inclusion (VIF) subprojects. Forty-one subproject proposals were selected to receive VIF grants and 55 Social Inclusion Window (VIS) initiatives were selected to proceed onto the next phase of proposal development. Of the 41 VIF initiatives 35 have begun implementation.
In support of women-led initiatives, DGM Mexico designed subproject selection criteria to award additional points for the inclusion of both women and youth in subproject proposals. This effort resulted in 85% percent of selected VIS initiatives being women-led.
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Third Regional Americas Exchange participants gathered in Capulalpam de Mendez, Mexico.
In October 2019, DGM Mexico hosted the Third Regional Americas Exchange in Oaxaca, Mexico. Fifteen IPLC representatives from DGM Mexico, DGM Peru and DGM Brazil country projects attended as well as, IPLC networks and alliances from Colombia, and El Salvador and representatives from DGM Guatemala's interim NSC.
Participants engaged in fruitful dialogue about the full and effective participation of women, community governance and social inclusion, community and natural resource management, sustainable agroforestry systems and community tourism. During the exchange participants also had the opportunity to visit project sites.
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Indigenous Land Tenure and Community Recognition in Peru
DGM Peru / MDE Saweto Perú
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DGM Peru has made significant progress in native community recognition by reporting over 200 native communities recognized in the last two years of project implementation. Before the intervention of DGM Peru, there was an average of only 10 formally recognized communities annually.
DGM Peru also recently completed its third call for subproject proposals, approving 26 projects focused on land titling, community recognition and natural resource management.
DGM Peru has updated its website, to share project progress and information on the project's 18 indigenous partner organizations. In a collective effort to produce and disseminate culturally and linguistically relevant information on COVID-19, one of DGM Peru's implementing organizations the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP) has developed radio spots and illustrations with virus prevention information in native languages.
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Income Generation & Natural Resource Management
DGM Burkina Faso
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© 2020 DGM Burkina Faso / Subproject: supporting the empowerment of women of the Sono-N’ye women’s group through soumbala production in the Tenado community
DGM Burkina Faso has made considerable progress in micro and subproject implementation, environmental education and capacity building. The project's revised end date is June 30, 2021.
The project's main achievements include:
- Support to environmental education projects (1,600 students and teachers)
- 130,219 sub and micro project total beneficiaries
- KoboToolBox training for project monitoring and evaluation
- Successful conclusion of 14 subprojects
- 75% project disbursement
To promote gender equity, DGM Burkina Faso supports women-led initiatives and income generation through the provision of project grants. Of the total number of project beneficiaries (130,219), 60% are women.
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Indigenous Land Tenure and Policy in the DRC
DGM Democratic Republic of Congo
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© 2019 DGM DRC
DGM DRC has provided monitoring, reporting and implementation training to 189 Indigenous Peoples in Mweka, Bikoro, Yahuma and Lupatapat territories and carried out a workshop to validate Indigenous Peoples' strategic plan for land tenure. To support the formal recognition of Indigenous land and governance, DGM DRC:
- Conducted two socioeconomic studies on Indigenous and community heritage sites
- Organized 12 governance bodies in Kiri, Mambasa and Mweka
- Initiated the process for obtaining legal recognition of two Indigenous territories (Kiri and Mambasa)
In the Inongo, Kiri and Oshwe territories a mission to monitor environmental and social safeguards was carried out. The mission culminated in an environmental and social screening tool, 11 training modules, stakeholder training on GRM and on the World Bank's Environmental and Social Safeguards policy, and an approved list of subproject ideas.
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Successful First Call for Subproject Proposals
DGM Mozambique
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DGM Mozambique has made progress on subproject selection, training, GRM, and monitoring and evaluation. During the first call for proposals, 287 community proposals were received and 30 were selected to progress onto the next stage. The initiatives proposed include beekeeping, coffee, native wood, horticulture, livestock, cashew agroforestry, community ecotourism, and cereal processing.
Some of the project's most recent achievements include:
- Operationalization of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)
- Completion of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
- Selection of 30 subproject proposals
- Election of the NSC presidency for 2019-2021 term
- Training of 29 community trainers from Cabo Delgado and Zambezia
- Capacity building provided on carpentry and beekeeping (honey production and beehive improvement)
- Training on safeguards and GRM
Some upcoming activities include the award and implementation of 30 subprojects and a training on governance and business management to community trainers.
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Over 500,000 seedlings planted in community nurseries
DGM Ghana
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© 2019 DGM Ghana
DGM Ghana has made substantive progress in capacity building for local communities, support to sustainable and adaptive community initiatives and project governance, monitoring and evaluation.
DGM Ghana's most recent achievements include:
- Community nurseries raised 530,982 seedlings to support various community initiatives
- 150 hectares of community forest, watershed protection, woodlot and cashew plantations across three project regions
- Use of environmentally friendly technology for beekeeping to harvest three to four times more honey every season as compared to traditional bee harvesting
- Construction of solar-powered mechanized boreholes in 37 local communities across Bono, Bono East and Western North regions of Ghana
- Funding to 156 individuals, 9 community-based organizations, and 42 local communities for climate-smart initiatives
- 52% of local community beneficiaries are women
“We are very grateful to the DGM project because not only has Solidaridad West Africa educated us on climate change, but they have also provided us with potable water right at the centre of the village. This will certainly reduce the time it takes for our wives and children to search for water for domestic use”, says Alex Addae, a resident of Benchima — a community in the Western North region.
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49 IPLC-led subprojects in Indonesia
DGM Indonesia
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DGM Indonesia launched its second call for proposals and received 247 subproject proposals. Twenty-eight were selected for funding, bringing the total number of DGM Indonesia subprojects to 49 (see map) across 176 project sites.
To ensure Indigenous women have equal access to DGM Indonesia subproject funding, the project design requires 30% of women in decision-making. Of the 3,631 participants in livelihood projects, 57% are women. To further support the participation of women, the NEA is developing a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion framework that will be required for all subprojects. Upcoming activities include the closure of subprojects from the first call for proposals and the launch of a third call for subproject proposals.
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Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Annual Report 2019
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DGM Global Annual Report 2019
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DGM Global launched it's 2019 Annual Report in the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion at UNFCCC COP 25 in Madrid, Spain.
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Other Opportunities
Call for Expression of Interest: Inclusive Conservation Initiative
The Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI), a new pilot initiative of the Global Environment Facility (GEF-7) launched a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) directed at Indigenous Peoples and Local Community (IPLC) organizations!
ICI's goal is to enhance Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' efforts to steward high-biodiversity lands, waters, and natural resources to delivery global environmental benefits (GEB).
The deadline for submitting EOIs is May 31, 2020.
For information on the Inclusive Conservation Initiative and how to apply for grants, click here.
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DGM National Executing Agencies
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About the DGM: The Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM) is a global initiative that supports the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the international effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable forest management and forest carbon stocks (REDD+). Established in 2010 as a special window under the Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) and implemented by the World Bank, the DGM places US$80 million directly in the hands of the people who simultaneously depend on and protect forests. Consisting of 11 active country projects and a global learning and knowledge exchange project, the DGM supports, shares, and elevates—to the national and global policy arena—sustainable forest-use practices led by indigenous peoples and local communities.
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