Tribute: Elizabeth Ibrahim and Zephyrin Kalimba ran the good race
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group There is a poignancy about reflecting on life, and knowing…
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Africa Algeria Amazigh Asia and Oceania Covid-19 Health Indigenous peoples Kenya Middle East Minorities Muslims Pakistan Religious minorities Sri Lanka Tamil |
Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equality (DIVE)
Duration: 23 September 2021 – 28 February 2022 Country: Algeria, Kenya, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Communities: Indigenous Tamazight speakers in Algeria, Muslim…
Africa Bagabo Bakingwe Bakonzo Banyabindi Basongora Cameroon Indigenous peoples Kenya Mbororo Pastoralist Pastoralists Uganda |
Early warning mechanisms key to calming ethnic tensions
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group The Rwenzori region in Uganda is volatile, simmering tensions between…
Land Body Ecologies – The impacts of environmental change on mental health (LBE)
Duration: 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2023 Country: Finland (Arctic North), India, Kenya, Uganda, and United Kingdom Communities: Ogiek (Kenya),…
Enhancing quality and universal access to indigenous peoples’ reproductive healthcare (EQUIP)
We sincerely regret that this programme was forced to close in the second year of a planned four-year project, due…
Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group How do you, as an indigenous-led organisation, get authorities to…
Boot camp re-energises Kenya’s indigenous activists
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Elias Kimaiyo has seen it all. On the frontline fighting…
Africa Batwa Cameroon Climate change Democratic Republic of Congo Indigenous peoples Kenya Land rights Rwanda Tanzania Uganda |
Indigenous paralegals and the fight for climate justice
By Eunice Nsikak Olembo, Africa Legal Officer at Minority Rights Group For indigenous communities, climate justice is not simply about…
‘Network for Peace’ project improves lives of minority communities
By Geofrey Sabiiti, Africa Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Coordinator, MRG Africa ‘Network for Peace‘ is a three-year project addressing…
EVENT: Leave no one behind: An intentional call for a new social contract for indigenous peoples
9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The number of indigenous people in Africa is estimated…
