Strengthening the Timbira Fund for autonomous territorial and environmental management

About this project

The objective of the support is for the Timbira indigenous communities to have reached a new level of social well-being and territorial management through the strengthening of the Timbira Fund. Outcomes include 1) Establishment of the Timbira Fund completed, 2) Timbira community projects supported and monitored, and 3) Wyty Catë Association strengthened as an implementing agency. The project reaches 4 indigenous lands (Apinayé, Kraolândia, Krikati and Governador) in the states of Maranhão and Tocantins, spanning 632.000 hectares and a little over 9.000 indigenous persons. The fund will have a specific thematic line to support women’s projects within the portfolio of micro and small community projects, in recognition of the role they play in territorial and environmental management and cultural strengthening.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Brazil

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil society

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focus

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

Wyty-Cate Association of Timbira Communities of Maranhão and Tocantins

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 7 Jan 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-BRA-24/0008.

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