The main objective of the World Bank¡¯s Indigenous Peoples Engagement Strategy is to enhance the visibility of IPs in the Philippines and increase awareness of the need to address their development challenges and close the gaps in social inclusion. The strategy included four pillars: a) dialogue to proactively engage with IP leaders and government counterparts; b) partnerships with civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, and other development partners; c) analytics and knowledge sharing to produce empirical evidence on the challenges facing IPs and raise awareness across World Bank technical teams and government institutions; and d) policy and operations to use data and available information to inform policy recommendations and project design to address the needs of IPs and other ethnic minorities.
World Bank-led Indigenous Peoples engagement activities in the Philippines:
No Data, No Story: Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, a World Bank Report
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº launched its first report that assesses primary challenges confronting the IPs in the Philippines. It underscores the critical role of data in addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by IP communities in the Philippines and provides valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers.
Workshop on Data and Information on Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Minorities in the Philippines
Developing National Standards and Guidelines for Data Collection and Statistics
This workshop builds on the momentum from the May 2024 launch of the World Bank¡¯s report, "No Data, No Story: Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines." The goal is to develop government standards and guidelines for systematically incorporating ethnicity indicators into official government statistics, and to standardize data collection on indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities across national surveys and administrative systems.