Indigenous Peoples Leadership Capacity Building Program for the Andean Countries

The Indigenous Peoples Leadership Capacity-Building Program for the Andean Countries - the result of an initiative of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (Fondo Indígena) - aims to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences among indigenous representatives in the Andean countries, to strengthen their leadership capacity and to increase the social and cultural assets of their communities.

The pilot phase of this program was completed in June 2003 and a more comprehensive program was implemented after July 2003 as part of the World Bank's Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples.

The specific objectives of the program are:

• To devise training programs on democracy, good governance, public policies, social management, project management, leadership, and other topics;
• To encourage the sharing of experience and approaches among those responsible for indigenous policies, programs and projects;
• To promote the use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs);
• To establish a network of institutions oriented to the formation of indigenous leaders.

Click below to download the Andean Program newsletters in English or Spanish:

• Andean Program Newsletter No. 3 (September 2004)(323KB PDF)
• Andean Program Newsletter No. 2 (September 2003) (227KB PDF)
• Andean Program Newsletter No. 1 (July 2003) (931KB PDF)
• Boletín Informativo No. 2 (Septiembre 2003) (Spanish version)  (258KB PDF)
• Boletín Informativo No. 1 (Julio 2003) (Spanish version) (295KB PDF)