On May 7th & 8th, we held the 5th Traditional Indigenous Games in the community of Laguna Checa, Sector Bajo Río Vichada Uno; to strengthen Matavén indigenous cultural identity, preserve their ancestral knowledge and traditions.
The Traditional Indigenous Games are part of “Activity 3: ACATISEMA governance strengthening”, where we provide educational, economic, technical, logistics and other resources to support the Association and promote its leadership and autonomy to guaranteeing the survival of its indigenous peoples and the protection of their natural resources.
REDD+ Matavén is an environmental & social project tackling climate change and multi-dimensions of poverty. We stop deforestation, we protect tropical forests in the Indigenous Reservation of the Matavén Forest (Vichada, Colombia), while safeguarding its biodiversity and improving their indigenous people quality of life.