Mingarã - Association for Sustainable Development.
Paraguayan nonprofit working with Indigenous, rural and urban communities for sustainability, resilience and civic participation.
Mingarã – Association for Sustainable Development is a Paraguayan nonprofit civil society organization founded in 1999. We work alongside Indigenous, rural and urban communities, particularly in the Paraguayan Chaco, to advance sustainable territorial development, climate resilience and meaningful civic participation.
Our work combines local knowledge, intercultural dialogue and technical expertise. Our main areas of action include water, sanitation and hygiene; climate change adaptation and environmental governance; intercultural education; community communication; food security and healthy environments; sustainable livelihoods; the protection of children and adolescents; and the participation of women and young people.
We support community-led processes that respond to local priorities, strengthen organizations and networks, and contribute to practical and lasting solutions. We also work with municipal and departmental governments, civil society organizations, educational institutions, community leaders and international cooperation agencies.
Throughout its institutional history, Mingarã has worked with or implemented initiatives supported by UNICEF, the Inter-American Foundation, the European Union, the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fundación Avina and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Mingarã is a member of Redes Chaco, a cross-border network that connects organizations and territorial stakeholders across the Gran Chaco Americano in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. The network promotes dialogue, cooperation and collective action around a shared regional agenda. Mingarã also participates in MIAS Chaco, a multi-stakeholder platform focused on water and sanitation, and OSCASH, a citizen observatory for water, sanitation and hygiene.
Our approach recognizes communities as holders of rights, knowledge and solutions. We develop initiatives together with local actors, respecting cultural diversity, community governance structures, Indigenous languages and local knowledge.
Mingarã is legally registered in Paraguay as a nonprofit civil association and manages its projects through established technical, administrative and financial procedures, including planning, monitoring, documented expenditures and accountability processes.
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Support Indigenous Community Radio in the Paraguayan Chaco
Community radio is a vital source of information, cultural expression and community participation across the Paraguayan Chaco. Indigenous radio stations broadcast in local languages, share traditional knowledge and provide culturally relevant information on water, health, education, climate change, wildfire prevention and territorial rights. The Chaco Communicators Network brings together community radio directors and broadcasters from different Indigenous peoples and territories. It provides a space for coordination, shared learning and joint action among radio stations serving communities across the Chaco. Through this campaign, Mingarã will organize one gathering of the Chaco Communicators Network and initially provide direct technical and operational support to two Indigenous community radio stations. The gathering will allow communicators to identify shared priorities, exchange experiences, strengthen coordination and plan collaborative initiatives. Support for the two radio stations will respond to their most urgent needs and may include basic equipment, technical assistance, maintenance and improved capacity to produce locally relevant programming. The campaign will also encourage the participation of women and young communicators and promote content in Indigenous languages that reflects community knowledge, culture and territorial priorities. Your donation will help community radio stations remain active, connected and better prepared to communicate from their own languages, cultures and territories.
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- Goal
- $10,000
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