The world’s indigenous peoples are keepers and practitioners of unique cultures and traditions that are distinct from the dominant societies in which they live. Throughout history, indigenous peoples have sought to protect and defend their territories and way of life, yet time and again their rights have been violated. In this How We Care series, FFEC present the models of three CSOs in protecting indigenous rights through the care of children and families in indigenous communities: Association for Community Development (ACD) in Bangladesh, Taller de Vida (TdV) in Colombia and Te Whānau o Waipareira in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes this initiative as it seeks to encourage and preserve the child’s right to ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background, which contributes to the preservation of family identity (Art. 8(2)).

Source : https://changemakersforchildren.community/hwc-indigenous-communities