Saamaka

From November 16 to 18, about 45 traditional authorities, including 5 members of the VSG board, met in Menimi resort, in the Upper Suriname River to define strategic actions for 2023 in relation to land rights recognition and local readiness

Governance /

From November 16 to 18, about 45 traditional authorities, including 5 members of the VSG board, met in Menimi resort, in the Upper Suriname River, to hear about the roadmap developed by Saamaka representatives who were in the Gaan Kuutu in Colombia and, based on it, to define VSG priorities on land rights in 2023. […]

From November 16 to 18, about 45 traditional authorities, including 5 members of the VSG board, met in Menimi resort, in the Upper Suriname River to define strategic actions for 2023 in relation to land rights recognition and local readiness Read More »

About 20 Saamaka youth members, from the interior and from Paramaribo, meet in Eselie Resort, Nieuw Aurora from 4 to 5 November 2022 to discuss the role they want to have in territorial governance of the Saamaka territory

Youth /

They conclude that they want to get formally established as VSG youth and want to actively support the Association of Saamaka traditional Authorities (VSG) in their land rights recognition processes.

About 20 Saamaka youth members, from the interior and from Paramaribo, meet in Eselie Resort, Nieuw Aurora from 4 to 5 November 2022 to discuss the role they want to have in territorial governance of the Saamaka territory Read More »

Between June and November 2022, a round of 65 meetings with 137 Saamaka traditional authorities 640 Saamaka community members were completed by VSG, VSG youth and Tropenbos Suriname to discuss the legal personality that needs to be defined to administer land rights

Governance /

In the period of June to October 2022, 65 villages Saamaka villages were informed about the implications of the draft law Collective rights of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples for the communities. These consultations were part of the governance pillar of the Working-Landscape Programme of Tropenbos Suriname. During these community meetings the communities received information

Between June and November 2022, a round of 65 meetings with 137 Saamaka traditional authorities 640 Saamaka community members were completed by VSG, VSG youth and Tropenbos Suriname to discuss the legal personality that needs to be defined to administer land rights Read More »

Between August 7 to 13, eight Saamaka leaders (four women and four men) travel to Colombia to exchange knowledge and experiences on territorial governance with indigenous and local communities from Colombia and Bolivia

Governance /

From August 6 to August 13, three members of the VSG youth (Biza Akienboto, from Botopasi, Samunda Jabini from Nieuw Aurora, Ketura Adjako, from Kajapati), two Saamaka women representatives (Celestina, Alma), captain Stiefen Petrusi, from New Aurora and Hugo Jabini, a Saamaka leader, travelled to Colombia to meet peers from Bolivia and Colombia. This reunion

Between August 7 to 13, eight Saamaka leaders (four women and four men) travel to Colombia to exchange knowledge and experiences on territorial governance with indigenous and local communities from Colombia and Bolivia Read More »