AYF
 United States  / California  |  Ethnic/Religion

To strengthen the self-reliance of the original nations of Abya Yala - from an indigenous perspective and through our own models - by supporting Indigenous Peoples' priorities, initiatives and processes.

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Responding to the need for Indigenous Peoples to realize our own community development initiatives, indigenous leaders from throughout the Americas gathered in 1994, in Oakland, California, to create the Abya Yala Fund (AYF). AYF is the first foundation to be founded and run by Indigenous Peoples from Central and South America and Mexico. We decided that we must represent ourselves directly to funders in order to receive financing relevant to our reality and needs. In addition, the unique Indigenous approach to development based on principles of harmony with all beings, community cohesion, and respectful care for nature provides the world with valuable tools and a vision for addressing the threat to human survival which recent Homo Sapiens have created.

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Training

Grants and technical assistance
Self-development projects

Community cohesion

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