Dear Friend,

Through your generosity, Cultural Survival supports Indigenous communities' advocacy and development projects. Will you help us continue this work and meet the needs of our partners?

Our Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) awards grants that go directly to Indigenous communities, collectives, organizations, and governments to support their self-designed development projects based on their Indigenous values. In 2024, KOEF's eighth year of operations, we supported 83 Indigenous projects and collectives for a total amount of $614,222. The funds were sent directly to Indigenous communities, collectives, and grassroots organizations in 25 countries. 

Your support to Indigenous-led projects and leadership is vital for ensuring a more just and sustainable future. We believe that Indigenous Peoples are the ones who best know their problems and solutions, which is why we support projects designed and managed by Indigenous members of the same community that the project will serve, identifying and using their own values. Learn about a few of our 2024 grant partners below and their amazing work! 

In a previous project funded by KOEF, the community of San Francisco Suc Tuc/Hopelchen, Campeche worked to promote autonomy as a form of community organization. With this first project, the Community Council was recognized as an autonomous authority and a first version of the community statutes were produced. This year as a 2024 grant partner, the goal is to exercise autonomy by strengthening the Council, revising the statutes, demanding the right to receive direct funding, and promoting the participation of multiple generations, specifically children, women, and youth.
 

Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.