1. Southern host organisation :
Federación regional única de trabajadores campesinos del Alti-Plano Sur de Bolivia (FRUTCAS)
The FRUTCAS is an indigenous peasant’s union whose mandate is to defend the rights of the region’s indigenous and peasant workers. The organisation represents men and women quinoa agriculturalists and llama breeders and promotes dialogue between the government and peasant organisations through conferences and training workshops on local issues. The FRUTCAS also acts as a lobby for the adoption of indigenous rights legislation.
FRUTCAS’ objectives:
1. Consolidate a strong union that represents the indigenous peoples of the Southern Altiplano region.
2. Promote unity amongst the region’s peasant communities.
3. Train peasant members on indigenous people’s rights and peasant worker’s rights
4. Promote access to natural resources for the region’s indigenous peoples.
2. Internship objectives
Region, city or village: City of Uyuni, Southern Altiplano region.
Résumé of internship objectives:
– Launch community radio programming
– Inform and mobilize the region’s population on issues that concern them
– Promote the integration of community members, especially women
– Train community members to use information and communications technologies
– Share Alternatives’ knowledge and best practice on communications strategies
– Acquire practical knowledge in communications for development
– Undertake public awareness activities to sensitize Quebecers to issues related to sustainable development and indigenous issues
Résumé of field activities:
– Visit a number of the region’s peasant and indigenous organisations represented by the FRUTCAS
– Install radio equipment
– Put together a radio committee, composed of members of the community
– Train members of the community on how to produce radio content
– Produce a radio program
– Air the radio program
– Launch the radio program
– Number of project participants : 8 interns and 1 accompagnier
– Overseas placement : From 1 June to 15 August 2009 (75 days)
– Pre-departure training : From 10 November 2008 to 1 June 2009
