Centre for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North / Russian Indigenous Training Centre

CSIPN/RITC is a non-governmental organization that provides training and development in practical revenue-generating activities, in capacity building and institution strengthening, and in traditional knowledge and cultural heritage. CSIPN/RITC implements its educational commitments by offering practical training in the following interrelated areas: institution-building, economic development, land and natural resources use, legislation, environmental protection, and aboriginal culture. CSIPN/RITC initiates and implements projects according to the priorities and wishes of regional indigenous peoples’ associations and to the CSIPN’s own strategy. The Centre provides for intense communication between indigenous people communities, potential donors, big private companies, governmental agencies, NGOs, and all wider public willing to support sustainable development of indigenous peoples in Russia.