Colectivo Oaxaqueno en Defensa del Territorio (CODT)

 

Country

Mexico

Organization

Colectivo Oaxaqueno en Defensa del Territorio (CODT)

CODT was founded in 2009 by six Oaxacan organizations as a space for NGOs and community-based organizations in the state to work together to defend and promote communities' rights to their territories. CODT's approach to defending natural resource rights integrates community organizing at the grassroots level, legal defense, public education, and research.

Project

Defending Territorial and Resource Rights in Oaxaca

To respond to threats to local territory and resource rights posed by mega-projects through community organizing and alliance-building, research and documentation, advocacy and legal defense.

Project Grant Amount $25,000
Total Grants Received $68,000
Years Supported 3
Theme Sustainable Development
Population Served Indigenous People, Workers
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