Date: May 3, 2024
In recent years, the fundamental role of Indigenous Peoples’ leadership and ancestral knowledge in economic development and their Peoples’ survival has gained increasing recognition. Since 2018, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) coalition in Latin America has emphasized the importance of better understanding the roles of women in these communities, and how they contribute to territorial governance, women’s empowerment, and the strengthening of leadership.
In 2023, the RRI coalition conducted the study, Contributions of Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurships in Colombia to their Economy, Territorial Governance, and Climate Resilience During COVID-19, whose results are shared in the present document. The research included four case studies conducted in Colombia, which examine the contributions of Indigenous women-led entrepreneurships to local economies, territorial governance, sustainable natural resource management, and resilience to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
RRI’s consultant, Angélica María Lesmes, developed this research with the contributions of the Association of Artisans and Craftsmen of Cauca (Asociación de Artesanas y Artesanos del Cauca, ENREDARTE), the Association of Kankuamas Indigenous Artisans (Asociación de Artesanas(os) Indígenas Kankuamas, ASOARKA), the Artisanal Association Foundation (Fundación Asociación de Artesanas, KALEME) and the organization Rooting Our Ancestral Knowledge Following the Ancestral Footprints (Enraizando Nuestros Saberes Ancestrales. Tras las huellas ancestrales, ENRAIZANDO).
https://doi.org/10.53892/HXLA5068