About
The Caraga Initiative is a comprehensive economic development initiative designed to launch a sustainable market-based economy in an emerging Indigenous region and one of the richest, most bio-diverse, untapped regions in the tropics. Encompassing several million acres united for development by the Indigenous People's Economic Union (IPEU), the Caraga Initiative is launching multi-sector businesses to produce a sustainable economy benefiting the indigenous people of the Caraga and other regions that ultimately includes 10M acres granted to the indigenous people by the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of the Philippines.
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Global Action Platform is the exclusive NGO strategic partner for the Caraga Initiative. In partnership with Indigi, PTE, our commercial partner, we are working to create new global standards for comprehensive economic/environmental/social development that will directly benefit poor, land-holding indigenous people of the world. Working with Global Action Platform's alliance of universities, global businesses, and NGOs, The Caraga Initiative will integrate business development, action research, global management practices, and metrics from the Sustainable Development Goals to create models that can be replicated in other under developed regions around the world.
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Businesses, investors, foundations, NGOs and individuals may participate in the development of the Caraga Initiative through investments or philanthropic contributions. For interested business and investors, please contact Jonathan Gershon at jonathan.gershon@indigi.earth. For those interested in making a tax deductible donation, donations may be accepted via PayPal either using a PayPal account or a credit card.
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On 18 Nov 2015, Global Action Platform and the Indigenous People’s Economic Union (IPEU) announced the launch of an unprecedented development project for an initial 1.2 million acres in one of the richest and most biologically diverse undeveloped tropical regions remaining in the world.
The work will directly benefit poor, land-holding indigenous people and align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project, when fully implemented, will require cooperation, collaboration, and capital from foundations, government agencies, development funds, investors, corporations, and individuals.
Specifically the goal is to build a competitive, shared value economy for indigenous people through sustainable global businesses, including large-scale agricultural projects in fiber and other commodities.
According to Dr. Scott T. Massey, Chairman and CEO, Global Action Platform, “Our goal is to set a new global standard for sustainable development in underdeveloped and rural regions. We will work for scalable, sustainable solutions for abundant food, health, and prosperity that make the local people beneficiaries and stakeholders, alongside investors and business partners.”
The potential for the groundbreaking new initiative was created in 1997 when the Philippine government declared IPRA Law – The Indigenous People’s Rights Act, which allows the Indigenous People of the Philippines to govern their own people, to own their land, and to manage the natural resources on their land. As a result of this law, title to up to 10M acres in one of the world’s richest undeveloped regions has been legally transferred in large blocks back to 21 tribes.
Those desiring to learn more or to inquire regarding collaboration may contact: Dr. Scott Massey: stmassey@GlobalActionPlatform.org, or Jonathan Gershon: jonathan.gershon@indigi.earth