Publication

This report evaluates the cooperation between the Norwegian section of the Saami Council and two independent organizations in Africa since 2002: the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Africa, based in Tanzania, and the First People of the Kalahari, in Botswana. The report concludes that both organizations are potentially very relevant, but that for different reasons, full potential has not been reached. Recommendations for how to strengthen the work are given, including the need to clarify what indigenous means, the setting up of a three- to five- year strategic plan for organizational development and a strategy for recruiting new members.