Okahá Kaháb - promoting cure, health, harmony and oportunities for Cinta Vermelha Jundiba village
Rescue and strengthen the knowledge and practices of traditional indigenous medicine, mainly those in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, in the Aldeia Cinta Vermelha Jundiba community, through the use of medicinal plants native to the region, generating better opportunities to young people in the community whom still live in the indigenous land and strengthen their territorial rights.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Associação Indígena Pankaru Pataxó
Country:
Brazil
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 29,237.29
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 4,637.96
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 59,551.82
Project Number:
BRA/SGP/OP5/FSP/STAR/13/08
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
Capacity building workshops involving the communities on themes such as sustainable knowledge about medicinal plants, importance of health treatments trough plant knowledge. Workshops based on strengthening the community´s spirituality and medicinal practices along with public policy outlook.
Gender Focus
Half of the individuals involved are women but there is no direct empowerment of women.
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Indicators
Empowerment
Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project
38
Livehood
Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project
38
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Jessica Pedreira
Phone:
55-61-3327-8085
Fax:
55-61-3327-8085
Email:
Terena Peres de Castro
Email:
Address
SHCGN CLR Quadra 709 Bloco E Loja 38
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515
Country Website
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