Impact stories
New IEF Board members and corporate review
One key objective for IEF over the past twelve months has been to strengthen our Foundation’s Governance. As part of this, we have appointed five new members to the IEF Board. In no particular order, we are delighted to introduce Dr. Stephen Duns (Director), Nicole Murphy (Director), Tri Duc...
IEF documentary film is screening at the Environmental Film Festival Australia
Our award-winning documentary film, As Worlds Divide, is screening at theEnvironmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA)in Melbourne on Sunday, October 14th at 8pm. This will be followed by a Q&A with Producer and Director, Rob Henry; moderated by Dr Alexander Cullen from the University of...
YPSM’s Cultural Performance Festival
Thank you to all IEF donors who support the work of our Mentawai partner Foundation, Yayasan Pendidikan Suku Mentawai. They continue to grow and inspire. Last week, the YPSM team initiated a community Cultural Performance Festival to coincide with the celebration of Indonesia’s 73rd anniversary....
Mentawai’s Indigenous education program – video update
As we've highlighted previously, the Mentawai people are facing many very serious issues, stemming largely from the impacts of deforestation and globalisation. Over the past 12 months, IEF has been working closely with the Yayasan Pendidikan Suku Mentawai (YPSM) team to help strengthen the...
Suku Mentawai performs at the Indigenous Celebration Festival, Bali
From May 11th - 15th, we attended the Indigenous Celebration Festival in Ubud, on Bali Island. It was incredible - a testament to the united strength of Indigenous peoples and the unique and everlasting value of their cultures. We travelled with 8 Mentawai students / teachers from the Yayasan...
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