Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest explained

Native Name:Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana
Native Name Lang:Spanish
Awards:Right Livelihood Award
Abbreviation:AIDESEP
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Purpose:Indigenous rights
Location:Peru
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Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Jorge Pérez Rubio
Affiliations:COICA

The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (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.

Its current 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:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Quiénes somos? . AIDESEP . 15 January 2023 . Spanish . About us . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210030655/https://aidesep.org.pe/quienes-somos/ . 10 December 2022.
  2. Web site: ¿Quiénes somos? - AIDESEP . 2023-05-25 . es.