World Bank
 

Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples

The World Bank's Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples was developed in response to a longstanding call by Indigenous Peoples' leaders for direct engagement with bilateral and multilateral agencies. It is the Bank's newest initiative and aims to directly assist Indigenous Peoples.

Grants are intended to complement Bank-financed investment projects; these must be initiated, planned and implemented by Indigenous Peoples.

One program the Global Fund is currently conducting jointly with the World Bank is the Andean Indigenous Leadership Capacity Building Program, in conjunction with the Fondo Indígena (Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina) which includes education modules in governance, development in accordance with identity, Indigenous rights, and ICT.