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IFIP GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2023

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2023 IFIP Global Conference, Shifting Power: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Leadership and Self-determination. We are thrilled to be back in-person and look forward to seeing you in Mérida, Yucatán, México We are also excited to share that International Funders for Indigenous People (IFIP) will unveil its new Vision and Mission at the conference. IFIP's new vision and mission respond to feedback and requests from members and Indigenous partners alike and are guided by our commitment to address the imbalance of power to shirt towards a just and equitable and mobilize and advocate for direct access to funding Indigenous led organizations worldwide. Conference At Glance -Pre-Conference – Tuesday, February 213rd Gathering of Indigenous Led Funds to start the evening of February 20 with a welcome dinner and a day-long February 21st meeting. The agenda and program will be prepared with input from the ILFs in November.Indigenous Youth Dialogue, on the afternoon of February 21, co-designed and co-facilitated with Mayan Youth of the Peninsula of Yucatan. During our July visit, we met and heard from local youth and their strong interest in contributing to the conference and the desire to have a dialogue with Indigenous Youth from other regions. IFIP anticipates holding a dialogue of 40 to 50 Indigenous Youth. Additionally, IFIP and local partners prepared a survey to capture Indigenous youth challenges and aspirations, with results to be shared at the conference.Indigenous Philanthropy Community, the afternoon of February 21, a session for newcomers and funders to meet, map their funding, and share lessons. It is also an opportunity for funders to start their learning journey. We may link this session to the Funding Analysis research.  Conference Days – Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24Learning and Sharing Knowledge - 3 plenary panels and 15 parallel sessionsIFIP’s evolution – unveiling a new vision, mission, strategic goals, values, and new website.Dialogues for Collaboration - Indigenous Territories and Indigenous Women working groups and Indigenous Human Rights DefendersExperiential Learning - Four site visits and an Indigenous Film FestivalNetworking - extended lunch periods to facilitate networking and one-on-one meetings. And, optional self-organized meeting slots on the last day.Celebration - Dinner reception and cultural event

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