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Indigenous People of Africa Coordinating Committee

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Social Development: Indigenous issues Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Desertification and Drought Forests Gender equality Land management Sustainable development for Africa
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	Congo Morocco Rwanda Uganda Ethiopia Niger Gabon United Republic of Tanzania Namibia Democratic Republic of the Congo Botswana Burundi Cameroon Chad Angola Central African Republic South Africa
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	* Promote recognition of and respect for indigenous peoples in Africa; * Promote participation of indigenous African peoples in United Nations’ events and other international forums; * Strengthen leadership and organisational capacity of indigenous civil society in Africa in particular strengthening subregional networks of indigenous peoples. IPACC’s view is that all peoples in Africa should be able to contribute to the economy and governance of our countries. There was a time when indigenous peoples were respected for their advanced spiritual and technical knowledge of the forests, savannah and deserts. Indigenous peoples are still often sought out as healers, trackers, rainmakers and animal behaviourists. However, due to their marginalisation under colonialism, indigenous peoples are sometimes ignored by African states or are seen as anachronistic and ‘backwards’. The cultures and economies of many indigenous peoples are at risk due to policies and practices that do not take their needs and knowledge into account. The impact of globalisation of communications and economies means that the activities of multinational companies are reaching deep into remote areas of Africa. Globalisation comes in the form of uranium or diamond mining, logging, agriculture or oil exploration. Where indigenous peoples are not part of national development planning, they can become victims of major environmental changes which destroy their livelihoods and cultures. Even conservation of the environment can cause unnecessary displacement and marginalisation of indigenous peoples. Numerous African national parks have caused the expulsion of indigenous peoples and then not offered them opportunities to assist in conservation activities.
Year established:	1997
Year of registration:	2006
Organizational structure:	We are a membership organisation. We have divided Africa into six regions: East Africa, North Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa and Sahal. From each of the regions we democratically elect a Regional rep a Deputy Rep and a Womens rep. We then have the 155 member organisations which are represented by these regional representatives.
Number and type of members:	155 member organisations
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources

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