Kuykuitin: Mitigating Conflicts Through Education in Chile
- Education
- Conflict resolution
- Intercultural relations
- Mediation
- Terrorism
- Human Rights
- Cultural preservation
- Indigenous cultures
- Media
- News & knowledge
- Public policy
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Impact: What is the impact of the work to date? Also describe the projected future impact for the coming years.
Spread Strategies: Moving forward, what are the main strategies for scaling impact?
Financial Sustainability Plan: What is this solution’s plan to ensure financial sustainability?
Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?
Founding Story
Team
Ashoka website
co-Founder of Kuykuitin
No Poverty, Decent Work and Economic Growth.
For more than 10 years I have been working with Mapuche communities in Southern Chile, mainly in Tirua. Therefore I know the territory, the people, their problems and how these problems have been evolving-escalating over the years. From this biographical experience Kuykuitin emerged. During this time I have worked closely with Mapuche organizations helping them to achieve their particular goals. Among them I can name: 1) Relmuwitral: helping them to apply for international funds to expand their market of traditional Mapuche handicrafts; 2) Jesuit Mission in Tirua: designing and implementing scholarship programs for Mapuche children who cannot afford school tutions
1) Supporters: Berkeley University of California; Big Ideas Berkeley team; Berkeley Graduate School of Education; Georgetown University; Center for Latin American Studies Georgetown University; Conflict Resolution Program Georgetown University. 2) Advisers: Patricia Richards (Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, at the University of Georgia); Sergio Caniuqueo (Mapuche historian). 3) Partners: "Nativo Digital" Foundation (www.http://fundacionnativodigital.com/); Idea Pic Productions; Municipality of Tirua, Chile; "Relmu Witral" Cooperative of Mapuche Weaver Women (http://www.relmuwitral.cl/index.php); Jesuit Mission in Tirua, Chile (http://tiruasj.blogspot.com/)