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Supported projects

Below you will find the Siemenpuu-supported projects, organised by funding themes, which started during the programme period 2022-2025. In addition, several projects continued from the previous programme period. The organisation names and locations of the projects in Myanmar are hidden due to security concerns.

Biocultural rights
Energy justice
Feminist agroecology and community forests

Biocultural rights

Organisation, countryProject nameSiemenpuu funding, project duration
Yiaku Laikipia Trust (YLT), KenyaStrengthening the role and capacity of the hunter-gatherer indigenous people in safeguarding their natural resources70 000 €
7/2022–6/2024
Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN), KeniaBuilding resilience of Endorois women on local governance and land ownership rights30 000 €
3/2023–3/2024
Sengwer Indigenous Peoples Programme (SIPP), KenyaImplementation of biocultural community protocol to restore Embobut and Kapolet forests and securing of Sengwer land rights36 021 €
7/2022–10/2024  
The Society for Alternative Learning and Transformation (SALT), KenyaStrengthening community and ecosystem resilience by asserting biocultural rights of Indigenous and local communities, Tharaka, Eastern Kenya70 000 €
9/2022–10/2024
Indigenous Information Network (IIN), KenyaTourism and Biocultural Community Rights76 407 €
8/2022–3/2024
Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT), KenyaStrengthening Indigenous Voices through Biocultural Protocols in Loiyangalani District, Lake Turkana Area79 000 €
10/2022–11/2024
Natural Justice (NJ), KenyaPromoting biocultural rights of the indigenous and hunter-gatherer Aweer community in Boni, Lamu County80 301 €
9/2022–2/2025  
Lokichar Action Network (LAN), KenyaDocument community customary rules to set evidence, strengthen protocols and tools for protection of community land, natural resources & traditional knowledge (Turkana South)34 000 €
3/2023–10/2024
Lamu Women Alliance (LAWA), KenyaCommunity Land Protection Program in Lamu County35 500 €
4/2023–11/2024
Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program (OPDP), KenyaStrengthening and realization of indigenous peoples’ biocultural rights with community protocols in Kenya77 000 €
11/2022–10/2024
Organization Xx, MyanmarIndigenous-led approach to conserve forests and natural resources in Xx River Valley, Phase 244 500 €
1–12/2023
Organization Yy, MyanmarEmpowering Indigenous biocultural rights and Strengthening Resilience of Indigenous Communities in Myanmar43 000 €
12/2022–3/2024
Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN), KenyaJoint Project: Empowering Indigenous Communities through Sustainable Bee-keeping Practices in Kenya50 000 €
1/2025–11/2025

Energy justice

Organisation, countryProject nameSiemenpuu funding, project duration
Organisation non gouvernementale JIGIYA (ONG JIGIYA), MaliIntroducing women and young people to renewable forms of energy in Bougouni municipality44 439 €
1–12/2023
Association Malienne pour le Développement, la Protection de l’Environnement et la Lutte Contre la Désertification (AMADE PELCODE), MaliStrengthening the livelihood and climate resilience of women’s groups and vulnerable communities in the municipality of Dio-Gare49 949 €
2/2023-1/2024
Réseau Genre et Energie Durable (ENERGIA-Mali), MaliStregthening of the economic autonomy with renewable energy in the village of Kéla             49 869 €
2/2023–1/2025
Organization Zz, MyanmarEnergy Justice in Myanmar: People Powered Decentralised Energy Solutions in Zz Land33 000 €
12/2022–12/2024
Association de Soutien aux Initiatives Communautaires (ASIC), MaliAdvocacy for the adoption of renewable energy facilities for better access for vulnerable communities in the Koulikoro region98 736 €
1/2023–12/2024  
Œuvre Malienne pour le Développement des Zones Arides (OMADEZA), MaliPromoting access to new energy to improve the living conditions of women and children in rural areas70 000 €
12/2023–12/2024
Fédération Nationale des Producteurs de l’Agriculture Biologique et Equitable (FENABE), MaliSupporting the economic and social development of rural communities through renewable energy in the Bougouni region70 000 €
12/2023–12/2024
ONG Carrefour Développement (CAR.D), MaliPromoting renewable energy in Banamba and Kolokani79 000 €
12/2023–12/2024
Terre Douce D’Afrique (TDA), MaliEngaging women and youth and citizen participation to improve access to sustainable energy in the municipalities of Pimperna, Gongasso and Fama67 000 €
12/2023–6/2025
Organisation non gouvernementale JIGIYA (ONG JIGIYA), MaliPromoting the use of renewable energy sources in rural communities53 756 €
12/2024–11/2025
Association Malienne pour le Développement, la Protection de l’Environnement et la Lutte Contre la Désertification (AMADE PELCODE)Solar photovoltaic energy for public lighting and further work to strengthen women’s groups and livelihoods in the rural community of Dio Gare50 000 €
12/2024–11/2025
Association Sahel Espoir (ASE)Solar microgrid in the village of M’Pédougou50 000 €
2/2025-7/2025
Organisation Zz, MyanmarEnergy Justice and Decentralized Energy Solutions in Zz area49 976 €
12/2024–2/2026
Organisation Xx, MyanmarPromoting Sustainable Renewable Energy in the Xx area55 000 €
11/2024–10/2025
Organisation Yy, MyanmarEmpowering Indigenous Self-Determination and Resilience through Renewable Energy in Myanmar59 070 €
2/2025-12/2025
Association de Soutien aux Initiatives Communautaires (ASIC), MaliJoint Project: A guide to the sustainable use of photovoltaic installations50 000 €
2/2025–11/2025
Organisation non gouvernementale JIGIYA (ONG JIGIYA), MaliActing for Global Change: New energy alternatives in empowering the countryside59 767 €
4/2026–5/2027
Organisation Xx, MyanmarPromoting Sustainable Renewable Energy in Xx area – Phase 2125 000 €
4/2026–9/2028

Feminist agroecology and community forests

Organisation, countryProject nameSiemenpuu funding, project duration
União Provincial de Camponeses de Nampula (UPC-NPL), MozambiqueEmpowering the Mecuburi Province local communities in natural resource management, agroecological farming and climate resilience50 751 €
1–11/2023
União Provincial dos Camponeses da Zambézia (UPC-Z), MozambiqueDevelopment of small scale farmers’ community based and climate resilient livelihoods in Zambézia32 290 €
1–11/2023
União Provincial de Camponeses de Niassa (UPCN), MozambiquePromotion of agroecological agroforestry and natural resource management in Niassa52 000 €
1/2023–10/2024
Associação Acção Académica para o Desenvolvimento das Comunidades Rurais (ADECRU), MozambiqueEnhancement of agroecological food production in Sofala108 000 € 1/2023–3/2024  
LIVANINGO – Associação para a Preservação e Defesa do Meio Ambiente, MozambiqueRural women’s movement building and strenthening of agroecological practises in Gaza129 492 €, 12/2022–3/2025  
Justiça Ambiental, MozambiqueAgroecology as a solution to the climate crisis in Zambézia180 000 €
2/2023–10/2025
Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), LiberiaWorking together to strengthen community forestry in Liberia264 128 €
11/2022–7/2025  
Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SESDev), LiberiaStrengthening sustainability practices in the management of community forests in Liberia – Phase 2344 300 € 10/2022–9/2025  
União Provincial dos Camponeses da Zambézia (UPC-Z), MozambiqueJoint Project: Strengthening of local communities’ climate resilience by protecting biodiversity in Nampula, Niassa and Zambézia40 600 €
2/2025–12/2025