International Indigenous Fund For Development And Solidarity Batani

"Made by Indigenous Peoples" (sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation).This project aims to promote cooperation between the indigenous peoples of the United States and Russia in the development of indigenous women's entrepreneurship. As part of this project, the Batani Foundation, with its Russian partners, provides consultations and training for Russian women entrepreneurs, created an international network of women entrepreneurs in Russia and the United States, financed 6 startups in Russia, and published a manual on business development for indigenous peoples of Russia. We are currently working on creating a portfolio of 6 indigenous women entrepreneurs in Russia and promoting their products on the Internet.

Expenses: $24K

"Defending Indigenous Rights" (sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy - NED)The project with NED is not public, since the Russian Prosecutor's Office has included NED in the list of undesirable organizations (enemies of Russia), and criminal cases are initiated against any Russian citizens and organizations that cooperate with NED and receive support from NED.This project is aimed at supporting independent leaders of the indigenous peoples of Russia who continue to fight for the rights of their peoples. The Batani Foundation supports the information network of the indigenous peoples of Russia, prepares and publishes analytical reports on the real situation of the indigenous peoples of Russia, provides legal assistance to the leaders of the indigenous peoples and their organizations against whom criminal cases are initiated (we helped 4 leaders and one organization). As part of the project, the Batani Foundation has created and maintains independent information resources (web

Expenses: $37K

"Support to the indigenous peoples of Russia for the Norilsk Nickel campaign" (sponsored by the Cultural Survival)This project is aimed at supporting indigenous activists who are fighting the Norilsk Nickel company, which pollutes the territories of indigenous peoples, and in May 2020 caused an ecological disaster in the territories of indigenous peoples, as a result of which the rivers and lakes where indigenous peoples lived and fished were polluted. The Batani Foundation created an international coalition in support of the indigenous peoples of Russia, helped organize meetings for indigenous peoples with business partners of Norilsk Nickel, and helped organize a trip for a delegation of indigenous peoples to Switzerland to meet with Swiss banks and politicians.