Interethnic_Association_for_the_Development_of_the_Peruvian_Rainforest

Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

Indigenous rights organisation in Peru


The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana, 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]

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Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of Indigenous peoples.[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

See also


References

  1. "¿Quiénes somos?" [About us] (in Spanish). AIDESEP. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "¿Quiénes somos? - AIDESEP" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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