Webinar in our series of online events aimed at discovering the positive heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Congo Basin
Wednesday 11 October 2023,
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Central and West Africa – UTC+1) / 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Africa – UTC+3)
Well Grounded is pleased to invite you to the fourth event in our series aimed at discovering the positive heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Congo Basin.
The Indigenous communities of the Congo Basin are increasingly distinguished by three types of identities: traditionalists, mixing traditions and modernity, and modernists. However, the common point between them all remains the forest, a unique space for the development of their spirituality and traditional knowledge. Recent steps have resulted in the granting or acquisition of forest areas where the Indigenous communities re-integrate life in the forest but, beyond that, develop initiatives for their community development. These different forms of occupation and management of these spaces are facing several major challenges. In this webinar we will discuss challenges and lessons learned in community forestry initiatives and the capitalisation of traditional Indigenous knowledge.
Speakers:
Emile Elenga (Cameroon): Indigenous Baka, President of the Baka association of Lomié (ASBAK), Eastern region of Cameroon
Timothée Emini (Cameroon): Indigenous youth leader of the forests, from the Baka community. IP community advocate, Programme coordinator with Well Grounded, and PhD student in Public Law at the University of Yaoundé 2 in Cameroon
Thierry Birindwa (DRC), Director of the “Programme Intégré pour le Développement du peuple Pygmée” (PIDP) and head of the “Association nationale d’appui et de promotion des aires du patrimoine autochtone et communautaire” (ANAPAC) branch in South Kivu
Me Justin Safari (DRC), Technical Assistant at PIDP
Please follow this link to register for the event