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Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues relating to the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
OverviewThe Trust Fund for the Second Decade was established to promote, support and implement the objectives of the Decade. The Fund will give priority to projects concerning the main areas of the Second Decade: culture, education, health, human Rights, the environment and social and economic development. The Advisory Group for the Trust Fund for the Second Decade consists of members of the Permanent Forum’s Bureau. Indigenous organizations or organizations working for indigenous peoples can apply for small grants from the Trust Fund. Guidelines to applicants for the Fund are available below. It is expected that the Fund will mainly be used for small grants projects with a budget for up to 10,000 US$ covering one year’s expenses.
Call for ProposalsApplications for Trust Fund grants are now being accepted and the closing deadline is 1 November 2007. There will be no exceptions made for proposals submitted after the deadline. The proposals will be assessed in April 2008 and applicants will receive notice thereafter. When submitting a project proposal please be aware that it is important to include a contact address and preferably a valid e-mail address, so that the Secretariat can get in touch with the organization to verify information according to the grant guidelines. All applicants must submit an Information Sheet in addition to a project proposal. Be sure to read the funding guidelines before submitting your proposal.
The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Or submit the project proposal and information sheet electronically to: indigenousfund[at]un.org >>> Information Sheet (to be filled by applicants) >>> Instructions on filling the Information Sheet Note to applicants: The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues reserves the right to publish information on successful applications, such as the project name, implementing organization and grant amount, after grant agreements have been signed by the implementing organization and the Director of DSPD/DESA. 2007 Application CycleOutcome of the 2007 application cycle The following organizations were awarded:
Africa • Cheng Development Youth Group, Kenya
Asia • Indigenous Peoples Development Services (IPDS), Bangladesh
Central and South America and the Caribbean • Centros culturales Mapuche (C.C.M.), Chile Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus • Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (an interregional NGO),
The Secretariat congratulates the awarded organizations and wishes them luck with their upcoming activities.
2006 Application CycleDuring the Advisory Group meeting in May 2006, regarding the Trust Fund for the Second Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, 136 project proposals were reviewed. Based on the Advisory Group’s recommendations 20 projects were selected to receive grants. Most of the projects were awarded around 10,000 $ per project. Only two of the 20 projects were multi-year projects. Around 200,000 $ in total was allocated to projects benefiting indigenous peoples. In selecting the projects, the Advisory Group carefully considered projects from the UN Permanent Forum’s seven diverse socio-cultural regions. Furthermore the Advisory Group considered whether the project could access other funding sources and whether the project was a capacity building opportunity for indigenous organizations. In order to provide as much support to indigenous peoples, the Advisory Group felt it was important to give priority to Indigenous Peoples Organizations as part of the empowerment process. A total of 5 grants were awarded to African Indigenous Peoples Organizations, 7 grants to the Asian region, 5 grants were awarded to Central and South America and the Caribbean. Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus received 2 grants, and 1 was awarded to an organization in the Pacific region. The Advisory Group gave priority to projects supporting the livelihood of indigenous women and youth and 6 projects were beneficial to these groups. Some projects were beneficial for specific communities, while others supported indigenous peoples in general. Even though some projects were specific to a regional area, the experiences from the project could be a model for indigenous people world wide. The selection of projects for funding was considered to be a success, based on their diversity of working areas and regions.
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