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Increasing Tagbanwa Women and Youth Capacity in Traditional Foods Conservation

Project site/ area of implementation

  • Marabal island (part of Marabal-Alulad Chinindonan-Luac ancestral domain)
  • Lajala island (Lajala ancestral domain) Panlaitan-San Isidro ancestral domain.

Project period

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Project objectives

To support the Calamian Tagbanwa community-led conservation of traditional food sources for improved food security and assertion of rights.

Specifically, the project aims to:

  • Document traditional food sources in the ancestral domain, along with Indigenous Knowledge, Practices and Systems (IKSP) on food production management and conservation;
  • Promote traditional food sources and their conservation;
  • Increase the capacities of women and youth as Manig-amlig (conservation leaders)

Project components/ target outputs

  • Documentation and community research on food sources and IKSP;
  • Community and women-led capacity building and skills sharing;
  • Production and conservation activities: backyard gardening, community centre seed banking;
  • Promotion and learning exchanges: Tagbanwa food festival, community learning sessions and visits to conservation sites; and
  • Strengthening women’s participation in indigenous governance.

Implementation Partners

  • Panlaitan San Isidro Cultural Minorities Development Association (PASICMIDA)
  • Nurunutan Yang Tagbanwa Yang Lajala (NYTL)
  • Katutubong Samahan ng Marabal Marily Alulad (KASAMMA)
  • Panlaitan San Isidro Cultural Minorities Development Association (PASICMIDA)
  • Nurunutan Yang Tagbanwa Yang Lajala (NYTL)
  • Katutubong Samahan ng Marabal Marily Alulad (KASAMMA)

 

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