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The initiatives of the Cerrado peoples supported by DGM Brazil participated in workshops for the preparation and adaptation of projects in Montes Claros, Cuiabá and Brasília during the second half of 2018. The activities were designed to empower the leaders of each initiative in SIGCAA when they were submitted to the system

During the meeting, the members of the NSC were updated and the coordinators were elected for the 2018/2020 biennium. The indigenous Srewe Xerente and the quilombola Lucely Morais Pio, who took over the coordination and vice-coordination, previously held positions by the indigenous João Nonoy Krikati and the babaçu coconut breaker Maria do Socorro Teixeira Lima (2016/2018), respectively.

From December 11th to 13th, representatives of 16 subprojects selected in the first call for proposals of DGM Brazil participated in an exchange of experiences with market-oriented projects.

The main objective of [the seminar] (October 18-20, 2017) in Brasilia was to include Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas and Traditional Communities in the debate on the national strategy for [REDD+].

The Global Executing Agency for the DGM is hosting a planning and coordination meeting of 6 of the 7 DGM National Executing Agencies (NEAs) from Thursday- Saturday. We have representatives from the NEAs in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Peru, Ghana and Mexico.

The last of four learning exchanges hosted this year by the DGM is taking place from June 15-18 in Minas Gerais, Brazil! The DGM Brazil National Executing Agency, CAA is co-facilitating the event. 

DGM Global, with the support of DGM Brazil, is preparing for the last exchange of the fiscal year to be held in Minas Gerais, Brazil between June 15-20, 2017.  Participants will have the opportunity to see first-hand community-driven projects that have been funded at the DGM national level that focus on income-generating activities and sustainable forest management.

George Weyasu from DGM Indonesia, Srewe da Mato de Brito from DGM Brazil, and Grace Balawag, GSC co-chair participated in the World Bank Side Event at the DGM and FIP Update and Discussion panel at the UN Permanent Forum.

The DGM is getting ready for the Third Annual GSC Meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil! The GSC will be reviewing proposed activities for the upcoming fiscal year, approving important documents such as the Communications Plan, and learning about the progress of implementation in the various DGM countries.

Our third issue of the DGM Digest newsletter is now available. The issue focuses on DGM activities in Brazil and an update of the process to establish the DGM Ghana project.

DGM Brazil, approved in March 2015 with the aim of strengthening Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, and Traditional Communities, published its first Call for Proposals on January 25th, 2016, which will support projects in natural resource management, market oriented projects, and projects that respond to immediate threats in the Brazilian Cerrado biome.

On March 31, the World Bank announced that its Board of Directors approved the Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM).  The first country project, in the Cerrado region of Brazil, was also approved.