The Response to COVID-19 in Panama's Indigenous Territories With the Small Grants Program
- Type: Good practices, Case study, Guide
- Author: Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones Panamá GEF/PNUD: Beatriz Schmitt, Coordinadora nacional: Viviana Rodríguez, Asistente de programa Contenidos y edición: Pilar Fontova
- Country: Panama
This publication seeks to highlight the implementation of eight projects led by indigenous organizations throughout Panama that proposed to address the consequences of COVID-19 with an intercultural perspective and based on traditional medicine and food sovereignty.
The projects are part of the Global Support Initiative for Territories and Areas Managed by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (ICCA-GSI) funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) as part of the BMUV Corona IKI Response Package 1.
This publication shows the cross-cutting conclusions reached by Panama from the implementation of the projects and concludes lessons learned that form part of the basis of the Small Grants Program´s work with indigenous peoples to help them build the future of their territory based on their knowledge, culture and ancestry.
