Why we Indigenous people and our perspectives matter?
Indigenous Round Table Dialogues at Pakhuis de Zwijger Explore Critical Issues Through Indigenous Perspectives On October 14, 2024, Pakhuis de Zwijger, in collaboration with eight community organizations, including MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, Tribes Movement,...
Reimagining engineering for indigenous people’s rights
The demand for critical raw materials is soaring, driven by the urgent need for sustainable technologies and renewable energy solutions. However, this demand often comes at a high cost to Indigenous communities whose lands are rich in these resources. On October 14,...
October 12th calls for healing and reparations
On October 12, 2024, the Indigenous Liberation Movement (ILM) organized an impactful Indigenous Liberation Walk in Amsterdam, coinciding with the historical date of October 12, 1492. As part of ILM and also representing MABIKAs Foundation during the event was Myra...
Thank You to All Who Made the 11th ICBE A Huge Success!
We would like to acknowledge everyone’s invaluable support and contributions in making the 11th ICBE Conference a remarkable event…
WINNERS of the 11th ICBE Raffle Draw (Tombola)
MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, host of the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE) Conference, is happy and pleased to (re)announce the winners of the “Raising Funds to Keep Indigenous Societies Sustainable & Alive” fun-and-fund drive held on May 20, 2023...
WIN UP TO €300 for only €1 per ticket!
On May 18-20, 2023, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is privileged to host the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe Conference. The nearly 3-day gathering is also a celebration of solidarity in keeping our Igorot heritage and indigenous roots sustainable and alive...
MABIKAs Founding Chairperson Myra Colis Recognized Among the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World 2022
South Holland, The Netherlands, 15 October 2022: Myra Colis, Founding Chairperson of MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is selected for the 2022 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award™ (Founder & Pioneer Category) from the Foundation for...
Book Cover Design Competition
We are looking for someone to design the book cover to depict the triumphs, travails and travels of the Igorot Cordillerans in the European diaspora. The winning entry will be published as a front cover of the book, to be published in November 2022 in A5 size...
A call for a truly free, independent and sovereign Philippines
May God, Kabunian, Bathala, Allah empower us for our mission and vision of a truly free, independent and sovereign Philippines.
Knowledge Sharing is Empowering: The Case of the Philippine Indigenous People
On October 30, 2021, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, in coordination with SANDIWA Network of Advocates for National Minority Rights, held its first virtual celebration of the Philippine Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month. Guided by the theme “Bridging Gaps Through Knowledge Sharing”, the four resource speakers gave powerful yet heart-breaking presentations about the current situation of indigenous people in the Philippines from Luzon to Mindanao…