ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED
The Kayapó Fund launched four call notices that resulted in the selection of eleven projects by its technical committee. The projects of the first public notice, which totaled R$ 433,947.30, aimed at institutional strengthening and increasing productive activities, including purchase of equipment and payment of human resources. These projects were completed in early 2015.
The projects of the second public notice, totaling R$ 1,765,655.66, were completed in early 2017, and added territorial monitoring actions to the key focuses of the previous notice.
The projects of the third public notice, totaling R$ 2,999,317.58, were completed in April 2020 and added environmental management actions and participation of Kayapó representatives in forums and instances aimed at defining or implementing actions related to indigenous peoples and lands.
The Kayapó Fund disbursed R$ 5,198,920.54 for the projects supported in the first three cycles.
The fourth public notice, with the same focus as the previous one, was launched in January 2020, with three projects approved in July 2020.
It should be noted that the associations supported developed strategies to face the fluctuations in the harvests and in the market value of their most representative products in terms of income generation. Coumaru was the product responsible for the largest volume of income for the communities. Other important chains were Brazil nut, pequi and copaiba, in addition to handicrafts that, in addition to providing income generation, have immeasurable cultural importance for the Kayapó.
As for the territorial and environmental management activities carried out, gains were obtained in terms of monitoring the territories, strengthening the social organization within the benefited communities and training local representatives, which was reflected in the increase in the number of monitoring actions, monitored area and individuals trained to carry out these activities, including through the use of GPS and other tools.
Institutional strengthening activities have allowed supported associations to leverage other resources and establish partnerships that reinforce the results provided by the Kayapó Fund in terms of preserving the territory and its inhabitants.
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS OF KAYAPÓ FUND IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT
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Supported Organizations
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Objective
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Local
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Support Amount (R$)
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1
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Associação Floresta Protegida
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Strengthen the economic and political autonomy of the Kayapo communities
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Tucumã (PA)
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219.978,66
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Increase the the Kayapó's capacity to protect their territories and to define new strategies of territorial protection and to strengthen the productive chains of agro-extractivism and Kayapó handicrafts
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Tucumã (PA)
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566.839,66
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Contribute to the protection and sustainable management of the territories covered by the project and their natural resources and to promote the economic and political autonomy of the Kayapó communities represented by AFP
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Tucumã (PA)
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999.874,50
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2
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Instituto Raoni
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Institutional strengthening, development of productive activities and raising awareness for proper disposal of solid waste
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Colíder (MT)
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213.968,64
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Strengthen the food and nutritional autonomy of the Kayapó people, to structure the productive chains aimed at the self-sustainability of the Kayapó communities and to support joint and integrated initiatives that promote and improve territorial protection strategies and actions
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Colíder (MT)
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599.016,00
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Strengthen socioeconomic, cultural and representative autonomy of the Kayapó and their territorial protection
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Colíder (MT)
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999.623,08
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3
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Instituto Kabu
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Structure the "Nuts House", warehouse to receive the Brazil nut production, cumaru seed, cassava flour and other products collected and /or manufactured by the indigenous communities
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Novo Progresso (PA)
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599.800,00
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Strengthen productive chains, including their economic and transport logistics, and the administration and representativeness of the Kabu Institute
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Novo Progresso (PA)
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999.820,00
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5.198.920,54
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