Our work is guided by advisors from indigenous tribes of Latin America and South East Asia to ensure the alignment of the fund to the interest of indigenous communities. 

Our Advisors

MARIE NGODDO
Marie is a Program Officer at The Center for People and Forests, an international NGO based in Bangkok focused on capacity building for community forestry in Asia.  She previously worked for Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education)  as a coordinator of the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) for Asia and the Pacific.  Marie is a member of the Kankana-ey, an indigenous group from the Mountain Provinces of northern Philippines.  She holds an MA in Social and Development Studies from the University of the Philippines and an MA in Lifelong Learning from Aarhus Universitet.
ROMAN VIZCARRA NORIEGA
Roman has worked to preserve and share his native Andean culture for most of his life.  As a UNESCO-sponsored artist, he traveled throughout Europe, exposing audiences to Andean art forms. He owns Kawsaypaq, a tour operator offering immersive cultural experiences of Peru's Sacred Valley. He also co-owns and manages an inn, a restaurant, and a spa that showcase indigenous culture. He is  a mentor for a youth-led organic farm and a founding parent of Kusi Kawsay Andean School in Peru, which strives to develop respect of culture and ecological diversity, while honoring the wisdom and dignity of indigenous traditions, reciprocity, respect and social justice.