The MULOKOT Foundation

Ipomadi Pelenapin
Paramount Chief of the Wayana Indigenous and Founder of the Mulokot Foundation.
Feeling the necessity to take the future of our community in our own hands, The Mulokot Foundation was founded in April 2018 by the Paramount Chief of the Wayana community, Ipomadi Pelenapin. The goals of the foundation are to bring sustainable development to the Wayana community by capacity building, developing management skills, managing projects in the community, and provide training.
The foundation is the legal and the executive branch of the village leaders. They advise and coordinate projects and plans for the development of the Wayana community. The foundation coordinates the collaboration with the government and with NGOs, and also has a voluntary network of specialists in and outside Suriname.
The foundation and its board consist solely of members of the Wayana community, and the Chief, together with other village leaders, decides who will be part of the board.
We have our by-laws and are registered by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Suriname; KKF number 36436. Since 2019, The Mulokot Foundation is officially acknowledged by the United Nations as an Indigenous Community Based Organization.
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