Overview
The Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP, 1997–present) and the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP, 2005–present) are OHCHR’s flagship Geneva-based training programme designed for indigenous peoples’ and minority rights defenders. The IFP and MFP are designed as catalysts for building and reinforcing individual and institutional capacity of civil society actors, in order to engage more effectively in key human rights promotion and protection activities benefiting indigenous peoples and minorities at the local, national, regional and international levels.