SIHF is a small, independent international NGO. We are guided by Indigenous leaders and their communities, in relationship with an international, ecumenical advisory board. All SIHF projects are led by Indigenous partners.
In partnership with indigenous people in transition from their traditional lifestyle to one based on a Western money-based economy, the Suriname Indigenous Health Fund (SIHFund) collaborates with an international team to give communities access to the tools and expertise they need to address, for themselves, the challenges that they face. For more information, please see the SIHFund webside at www.sihfund.org
SIHF affirms self-determination by supporting indigenous communities as they define their own priorities and initiatives concerning private and governmental land development programs impacting their health and traditional way of life. The focus of the SIHF includes human rights, land rights, the social determinants of health, community health and environmental health.
