Capacity Development

Capacity development is a core activity of Samdhana, cross-cutting in the four programs and built into the approaches we take in project implementation. We build on the existing capabilities of individuals and organizations, and support the creation of an enabling environment. The program works to improve knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits/behaviour by using both traditional and modern knowledge systems and practices.

Project

Capacity, Accountable, Responsibility, Educated (CARE) Project (2023-2024)

The CARE Project is an acronym derived from the words Capacity – also pertaining to capabilities, abilities, or skills; Accountable or liable; Respected/respectful; and Educated. It aims to connect IPLC women and youth leaders to improve their adaptive capacity to address the socio-ecological crisis due to climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.

It also aims to connect…

Increasing Indigenous and Local Women’s Resilience in Southeast Asia (2022-2024)

Samdhana aims to support Indigenous and Local women and women’s groups confront gender-based violence that is exacerbated by core issues they face, such as lack of tenure rights, no recognition of women’s rights, and lack of economic opportunities. We also aim to support women in the frontlines of the struggle to defend their community’s natural resources, and push for the recognition of…

Addressing the intersection of Gender Equality, Poverty and Climate Change

Samdhana Institute participates in the ICONIQ Impact Climate Equity Co-Lab to address needs where poverty, climate change impact and gender equality intersect. Through the contribution of ICONIQ, we are increasing support and resources forIndigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) across Southeast Asia, to address poverty and climate change impacts, with the active involvement and…

Nurturing the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Women Environmental Defenders (WE-Defend) (2022-2023)

WE-Defend will employ a two – pronged approach:

First – support and advance traditional tools and support for security (including legal defense, psychosocial support, and dialogues with the security sector)

Second – socialize environmental defense into a broader movement with a view towards depoliticizing the work of WEDs in the frontlines.

Objectives:…

Advancing Fair and Green Trade in Value Chains, Shifting Power to People

Project objectives

For this five-year project, Samdhana aims to achieve the following outcomes:

To increase IPLC tenure rights security in Southeast Asia (SEA) – by supporting tenure security processes, improving management and governance; conducting research and documentation on Southeast Asia IPLC tenure and the impacts of trade and investment policies for policy recommendations…