Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana | |
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| Abbreviation | AIDESEP |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Indigenous rights |
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President | Jorge Pérez Rubio |
| Affiliations | COICA |
| Award(s) | Right Livelihood Award |
| Website | aidesep |
The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana, AIDESEP) is a Peruvian national Indigenous rights organization. A National Board of Directors is elected by nine regional organizations every five years. The organization comprises 109 federations, representing 2,439 communities of roughly 650,000 Indigenous people who speak a plurality of languages.[1]
Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of Indigenous peoples.
Since 2021 its president is Jorge Pérez Rubio[2] who succeeded Lizardo Cauper Pezo, Henderson Rengifo Hualinga, and Alberto Pizango.
AIDESEP is a member organization of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA).
Members
AIDESEP was founded by:
- Consejo Aguaruna-Huambisa (CAH), representing the Aguaruna and Huambisa people of the Amazonas region
- Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del valle de Pichis (ACONAP), representing the Asháninka people of Pichis Valley in the Pasco Region
- Federación de Comunidades Nativas del Ucayali (FECONAU), Ucayali Region
- Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), representing the Indigenous peoples of the Madre de Dios Region
- Mashco-Piro people of the Ucayali Region
- Amuesha people of the Pasco Region
- Matsés people of the Loreto Region
Board of Directors
The leadership of AIDESEP for the period 2021-2026 is composed by:[3]
- President: Jorge Pérez Rubio (Murui-Muinani people).
- Vice-President: Miguel Guimaraes (Shipibo people - Ucayali)
- Secretary: Tabea Casique (Asheninka people)
- Treasurer: Julio Cusirichi (Shipibo people)
- First Member: Teresita Antazú (Yanesha people).
- Second Member: Nelsith Sangama (Kichwa people)
See also
References
- ^ "¿Quiénes somos?" [About us] (in Spanish). AIDESEP. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "¿Quiénes somos?". AIDESEP (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "The largest Amazonian indigenous organisation renews its leadership | Servindi - Intercultural Communication Services". www.servindi.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.