Mobilising Support Philantrophy
Full title: Indigenous and Afro-descendent Ancestral Practices and Community Philanthropy in the Americas
For centuries, communities in Latin America and the Caribbean have been practicing reciprocal assistance. Strengthening mutual trust, pooling assets, and building capacity helps people adapt to changing conditions and opportunities, and forms the basis for a growing global practice called community philanthropy that seeks to achieve lasting results that matter to communities, local civil society organizations, and donors.
Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities have evolving, vibrant practices of mutual community support passed down through generations, from tequio or faena in Mexico to minga/minka in Ecuador, Peru, and parts of Colombia. IAF grantees often tap into those traditions to make lives better for community members.
The three short examples of how people in rural communities help each other in times of need can be a source of inspiration: mutual community support provides resilience.
It may be good to know that the Inter-American Foundation is involved in supporting such initiatives.
Mutual support Community philanthropy
Author: Gabriela Boyer and Circe Peralta
Publisher/source/organization: Inter-American Foundation
Place and year of issue: 2021
Type: Article
Country/region: Latin America