Impact stories

New IEF Board members and corporate review

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...

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YPSM’s Cultural Performance Festival

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....

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Mentawai’s Indigenous education program – video update

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...

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Suku Mentawai performs at the Indigenous Celebration Festival, Bali

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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To achieve our mission supporting Indigenous-led cultural and ecological education programs, IEF relies on support from public and private donors.

IEF supports the 2030 UN
Sustainable Development Goals
and Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples
.

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