Indigenous Peoples Organizations

The ‡Khomani San community seeks to be “an empowered and vibrant community that values and is grounded in its culture and tradition, deriving optimal benefit from the various resources and assets owned by and available to it...

Kenya Voluntary Development Association (KVDA) is an indigenous, non-political and membership organization which is non-sectarian and non-profit making started in 1962 as a work camp organization registered under the...

MPIDO envisions a just and equitable society that recognize and upholds human rights and the fundamental freedom of indigenous peoples’. As indigenous people in Africa undergo political, economic and social challenges, MPIDO...

NIA’s main mandate and core business is facilitating community empowerment through capacity strengthening, influencing and brokering useful linkages. NIA has an impressive track record and experience in implementing community...

OPDP’s work is centred on promoting the recognition and identity of Indigenous peoples’ culture, the participation and inclusion of the communities in all sectors of development, championing for land rights, ensuring...

With support of various donors, PWHE has over the years established programmes in Health, Education, Governance, and Women Economic Empowerment for livelihoods diversification. Some of the activities under health and...

Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya is the Kenyan country chapter of the PELUM Association and has a membership of 57 Member Organizations. PELUM Kenya network promotes agroecological principles and...

SAFIHRO is an indigenous and Human Rights, Community and Skills development, Paralegal Services and Judicial Council organisation. SAFIHRO has been founded by a descendant of the Griqua people, Barend Christoffel van Wyk for...

Samburu Women Trust are an indigenous women-led organisation that champions the rights of women and girls among indigenous communities through strengthening and supporting their capacity and agency to influence policies...

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is a non-aligned, non-political, not-for-profit Pan-African organisation headquartered in Nairobi, with a hosting agreement with the government of Kenya. The AAS’s vision is to see...

IPACC is a network of 135 indigenous peoples’ organisations in 21 African countries. This makes it the largest indigenous peoples’ network in the world. IPACC was legally founded in 1997 when a draft constitution was adopted...