In the Philippines, the Transformative Pathways project is focused on holistic support for inter-relationships of indigenous knowledge systems and values with nature through five inter-related workstreams: food systems and traditional livelihoods; health and well-being; youth leadership; indigenous voices in arts and literature; and national and international engagement and policy advocacy.
Key participants in this country’s project are indigenous communities in the Cordillera region, particularly in Baguio City, Benguet and Mountain Province.
The project in the Philippines is implemented by Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP).
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Key Activities
- Developing education sites for demonstration and advocacy on indigenous food systems and home gardening; traditional livelihoods; and medicinal practices
- Establishing indigenous youth networks and spaces, education programmes, and community hubs focused on leadership, capacity building, and through intergenerational skills sharing and knowledge transmission
- Convening of festivals and conferences on indigenous education
- Working with indigenous artists and writers and their communities to demonstrate the diversity and complexity of indigenous perspectives and identities
- Community-based monitoring and learning exchange on biodiversity and culture, including urban Indigenous Peoples and sustainable cities
- Convening of roundtables and dialogue processes between government agencies and indigenous peoples towards enhancing laws, policies, programmes and mechanisms relating to biological and cultural diversity
PIKP staff and partners divide heirloom seeds into small packages to be distributed to participants during a home gardening workshop help in Baguio City, Philippines. Photo by Ella Carino / PIKP
