Goals: Promote sustainable, whole-system approaches to meeting human needs and protecting wilderness

• promote sustainable energy
• strengthen protection for mountain territories and wildlife
• empower indigenous peoples
• strengthen cross-cultural collaboration, both within the region and between the region and the US

Objectives and Methods: Support the creation of sites demonstrating appropriate energy technology, serving indigenous populations, and helping protect wilderness areas

• promote sustainable energy
  • supply computer and energy technology and expertise to NGOs
  • assist in the creation of sites demonstrating sustainable energy technology
  • train others to install, utilize, & maintain sustainable energy technology
  • fund the publication of educational & promotional local-language materials
• strengthen protection for mountain territories and wildlife
  • fund publications and public presentations about local nature protection
  • organize service projects bringing US volunteers to protected territories for hands-on support work;
  • supply computer and energy technology to protected territories
  • support infrastucture development for small-scale local ecotourism
• help indigenous peoples preserve and protect their lands and cultures
  • sponsor seminars on civil rights of indigenous peoples, including land rights
  • sponsor celebrations & gatherings promoting cultural restoration for youth & elders
  • supply computer technology to NGOs and individuals advocating for indigenous people's rights
• strengthen cross-cultural collaboration, both within the region and between the region and the US
  • support multicultural local initiatives towards the other above objectives
  • bring US experts and stakeholders to region for training and mutual education
  • bring key regional activists to the US for info-gathering and contact-building

Overall methods:

• collaborative program development, implementation, and evaluation
• hands-on, direct, service-oriented approach
• preference for solutions that address several needs simultaneously