Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest
| Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana | |
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| Abbreviation | AIDESEP |
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| Purpose | Indigenous rights |
| Location | |
President | Henderson Rengifo Hualinga |
| Affiliations | COICA |
| Website |
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The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana - AIDESEP) is a Peruvian national indigenous rights organization, presided over by a decentralized National Council. The organization comprises 57 federations and territorial organizations.[1] These organizations represent 1,350 communities of roughly 350,000 indigenous people who speak a plurality of languages.[1]
Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of indigenous peoples.
Its current president is Henderson Rengifo Hualinga, who succeeded Alberto Pizango in 2014.
AIDESEP is a member organization of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA).
Members
AIDESEP was founded by:
- Consejo Aguaruna-Huambisa (CAH), representing the Aguaruna and Huambisa people of the Amazonas region
- Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del valle de Pichis (ACONAP), representing the Asháninka people of Pichis Valley in the Pasco Region
- Federación de Comunidades Nativas del Ucayali (FECONAU), Ucayali Region
- Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), representing the indigenous peoples of the Madre de Dios Region
- Mashco-Piro people of the Ucayali Region
- Amuesha people of the Pasco Region
- Matsés people of the Loreto Region