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World Peasants / Indigenous Foundation

The World Peasants/ Indigenous Foundation's (WPIO) mission is to stop discrimination against pygmies and resource exploitation on their lands. It works to create awareness among the indigenous populations and empower them. Founded in 2003, the group teaches the surrounding communities about human rights and how to peacefully coexist with indigenous communities. WPIO also works to help indigenous people access public services like health care and education.

• WPIO carries out sustainable life, peace, civic & health education programs for indigenous communities and the surrounding communities.
• Conducts seminars to train indigenous community leaders in empowerment and awareness.
• Launched a civic education program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of the UN.
• Denounced and condemned human rights violations against indigenous people.
• Conducts civic and sustainable life education for indigenous people.
• Discourages all forms of slavery against the indigenous population.
• Conducts civic human rights education among the peasants and people who live near indigenous populations.
• Conducts peace education among indigenous and peasant people through cultural and social exchanges and understanding based on mutual dialogs for common developments.

• Newsletters

WPIO Newsletter #3

WPIO Newsletter #4

• Reports

Human Rights Violations And Massacre Committed Against Pygmy Family Gathering In Eastern DRC

• Blogs

Visit WPIO's blog.

• Advocacy Project News Bulletins: AP has published bulletins about BOSFAM through the news service, AdvocacyNet.

March 6, 2008
Advocates Draw on Communities to Free Enslaved Pygmies in Eastern Congo

• Homepage Features

Advocates Seek to Free Pygmy Slaves in Eastern Congo
(March 5, 2008)

King of Burhinyi (left) with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official (Photo credit: WPIO)Kampala and Washington, DC: The World Peasants Indigenous Organization (WPIO), a new partner of The Advocacy Project (AP), has launched a campaign to free pygmies who are enslaved by traditonal rulers in East Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC). WPIO's advocacy has freed 36 enslaved pygmy families since 2003, and persuaded several rulers to support the campaign. They include Mwami Mataboro, the King of Burhinyi (left), shown with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official. Please donate to support WPIO's work.

Contact:
C/o Amnesty International Regional Office for Africa
Plot 20A Kawalya Kaggwa Close, Kololo
P.O. Box 23966 Kampala/Uganda
Tel: +256 712 11 7438
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