Ranu Welum Wins UNDP’s 2025 Equator Prize for Indigenous-Led Environmental and Cultural Advocacy

Ranu Welum Wins UNDP’s 2025 Equator Prize for Indigenous-Led Environmental and Cultural Advocacy

by IEF-admin | Aug 22, 2025 | Impact stories

We are delighted to share incredible news from our Kalimantan partner, Ranu Welum, who has been awarded the prestigious Equator Prize 2025 granted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Equator Prize is an internationally recognised award celebrating...
A struggle to keep the Dayak flame alive in Borneo

A struggle to keep the Dayak flame alive in Borneo

by IEF-admin | May 12, 2025 | Impact stories

Reposting an article published by our Kalimantan partner, Ranu Welum: Fire is a key element of Dayak culture. Can it survive an Indonesian ban? As the Indigenous Dayak peoples of Borneo, storytelling is a core pillar of our way of life. Ibu Mardiana is a village elder...
New initiative to revive Kalimantan’s Dayak culture among children in Talekoi

New initiative to revive Kalimantan’s Dayak culture among children in Talekoi

by IEF-admin | Dec 21, 2022 | Impact stories

Ranu Welum Foundation’s Sekolah Adat Anri Arai Atei customary school was formed with the mission to revive Indigenous Dayak culture among the children in Talekoi village. Students from the Talekoi village in Kalimantan being taught traditional Dayak dance as part of...

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