2021 COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
In 2021, Seeds of Wisdom (formerly Sacred Fire Foundation) funded 33 projects in 19 countries, totaling over $150,000.
Drua Sailing Experience
Country: Fiji
Community: Viti Levu
Project: Drua Sailing Experience
Friends of the Snow Leopard
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Community: Kyrgyz people (bugu and saruu)
Project: Friends of the Snow Leopard
IP Youth Workshop and Documentation on Traditional Instruments
Country: Baguio City, Philippines
Community: Cordillera Region: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province
Project: IP Youth Workshop and Documentation on Traditional Instruments
Wimbum Ancestral Agriculture Through Agro-ecology
Country: Cameroon
Community: Tabenken
Project: Wimbum Ancestral Agriculture Through Agro-ecology
Protecting Bimbia Bakweri Indigenous people sacred natural sites by restoring old cultural practices
Country: Cameroon
Community: Bimbia
Project: Protecting Bimbia Bakweri Indigenous people sacred natural sites by restoring old cultural practices
Traditional Knowledge Enhancement for Conservation of Sacred Forest
Country: Ghana
Community: Anfoeta Tsebi, Ho District of Volta Region
Project: Traditional Knowledge Enhancement for Conservation of Sacred Forest
Promoting Nsukka Indigenous Language, Traditional Food and Healing Sources
Country: Nigeria
Community: Obollo Afor, Enugu Ada, obollo Eke (Ada Nkpunator Indigenous communities) in Enugu state
Project: Promoting Nsukka Indigenous Language, Traditional Food and Healing Sources
Youth Led Revitalization and Protection of Sacred Rambotemwa Sites
Country: Zimbabwe
Community: Karanga, Ndebele and Kalanga in Mazvihwa, Zvishavane
Project: Youth Led Revitalization and Protection of Sacred Rambotemwa Sites
Community-based Sustainable Development Through Traditional Knowledge
Country: Kenya
Community: TRANSMARA, NAROK COUNTY (MAASAI AND KISII)
Project: Community-based Sustainable Development Through Traditional Knowledge
Cultivation of Traditional Medicinal Herbs
Country: Uganda
Community: Kasese District - Nyamwamba
Project: Cultivation of Traditional Medicinal Herbs
uMoya (The Spirit)
Country: South Africa
Community: Mgababa, Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Coast
Project: uMoya (The Spirit)
Bushmen Healing Renaissance Journey
Country: South Africa
Project: Bushmen Healing Renaissance Journey
Rituals for Eli Community and the Sacred Forest of Kotan-Ségbé
Country: Benin
Community: Avrankou and Katé-Kliko
Project: Rituals for Eli Community and the Sacred Forest of Kotan-Ségbé
Saving Sípàapu and Believing in our Prophecies
Country: Turtle Island (North America/United States)
Community: Hopi
Project: Saving Sípàapu and Believing in our Prophecies
Indigenous Music in the Park
Country: Turtle Island (North America/United States)
Community: O’ga P’ogeh Owingeh (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Project: Indigenous Music in the Park
Creating Youth Pathways to Cultural Connections
Country: Turtle Island. (North America/United States)
Community: Lipan Apache (Texas)
Project: Creating Youth Pathways to Cultural Connections
Tusweca Tiospaye Lakota Dakota Nakota Language Summit
Country: Turtle Island (North America/United States)
Community: Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Oglala Sioux Tribe
Project: Tusweca Tiospaye Lakota Dakota Nakota Language Summit
Facing Fire: Cultural Resilience
Country: Turtle Island (North America/United States)
Community: Winnemem Wintu Tribe (Northern California)
Project: Facing Fire: Cultural Resilience
Establecimiento de Biohuerto Ancestral Shuar y Registro de Plegarias Sagradas de Producción
Country: Ecuador
Community: Shuar – Morona River Basin
Project: Establecimiento de Biohuerto Ancestral Shuar y Registro de Plegarias Sagradas de Producción
Nourishing the Hearts of our Elders
Country: Guatemala
Community: Ki’kotemal
Project: Nourishing the Hearts of our Elders
Sana Guatemala
Country: Guatemala
Community: Quiche’ communities
Project: Sana Guatemala
Bats’il Son (“Real” Music)
Country: Mexico
Community: Chilolja', municipality of San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas
Project: Bats’il Son (“Real” Music)
Strengthening Women and Youth for Peacebuilding in Chiapas
Country: Mexico
Community: Tseltal and Tsotsil, Chiapas
Project: Strengthening of Women and Youth for Peacebuilding in Chiapas
La farmacia en el patio de la escuela: preservación del conocimiento tradicional de herbolaria
Country: Mexico
Community: San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Project: La farmacia en el patio de la escuela: preservación del conocimiento tradicional de herbolaria
Asociación Intercultural Bari Wesna
Country: Peru
Community: Shipibo Konibo
Project: Strengthening and Promotion of Cultural Identity in the children and adolescents of the Bena Jema Intercultural C.N.
Mirning Language Protection Project
Country: Australia
Community: Mirning
Project: Mirning Language Project
Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura – IMAP
Country: Guatemala
Community: Municipality of San Lucas Toliman
Project: Strengthening Ancestral Knowledge
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE AND ECOLOGY(AFRICE)
Country: Uganda
Community: KAMPALA - BAGUNGU CUSTODIANS OF SACRED NATURAL SITES IN BULIISA
BULIISA TULIMWE HAMU MBIBO ZIKADE WOMEN FARMERS
BANYABUTUMBI WOMEN FARMERS IN RUKUNGIRI
Project: Deepening Spirituality Around Sacred Natural Sites, Custodianship of Indigenous Seeds, and Community Seed Learning Center
Repairing the Lifeblood (Water) of the Planet
Country: Nepal
Community: Indigenous Tibetans
Project: Repairing the Lifeblood (Water) of the Planet
Caminos de esperanza y vida, fortaleza indígena Chuj y Q’anjoba’al en La Trinitaria, Chiapas
Country: Mexico
Community: Lakes of Montebello and Cañada de Las Margaritas,Chiapas
Project: Caminos de esperanza y vida, fortaleza indígena Chuj y Q'anjoba'al en La Trinitaria, Chiapas
