We provided legal tools, GPS systems and accompaniment for land claims…
The Chaco program trained indigenous leaders on using international law to support land claim and indigenous youth in using GPS for mapping ancestral lands (i.e., cemeteries show that the land has belonged to the communities for multiple generations). We supported indigenous communities’ complex administrative, legal and political challenges and promote their ability to engage in public policy advocacy.

We strengthened sustainable livelihoods…
CWS partners worked together to promote sustainable livelihoods by training dozens of families in sustainable agriculture – seed banks, goat and hog farming, etc., and promoting youth education and empowerment, especially for women.

Nearly 300 indigenous women and other leaders learned from each other…
Four tri-national meetings allowed nearly 100 indigenous women to meet each other, share experiences and learn best practices for generating food and income and supporting their people’s rights. More than 200 indigenous leaders came together for the first time to learn from each other, improve their organizations, and to bring their concerns to the media and public officials, sometimes in their nation’s capitals.

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