Social Management and Indigenous Peoples

Social management and indigenous peoples

Developing investment projects in indigenous areas requires specialized social management. Our experience includes technical support and facilitation of prior consultation processes, sociocultural diagnostic studies, participatory baselines, design of indigenous affairs management plans, benefit negotiation, mediation, development of indigenous policies and training, among others.

SCG accompanied the entire process, from the initial baseline studies and assessment of impacts and effects on indigenous rights, to community relations and execution of social investment projects.

Prior consultation with the Miskitu people and advice on social management - Honduras 2013 to 2019

SCG advised the Miskitu indigenous people on the prior consultation process, where their consent was obtained for the initial phase of offshore hydrocarbon exploration for BG Group.

Participatory Social Baseline of the Weenhayek People - Bolivian 2009

SCG worked with ORCAWETA, an indigenous organization that brings together the 29 Weenhayek communities in the Gran Chaco. The LBS was written in both languages, Spanish and Weenhayek, so that the communities can manage their own development and relationship with the state and the gas companies operating in the area.

SCG prepared and delivered, in coordination with the CRIC and the Universidad Autónoma Indígena Intercultural, a training course on mining so that the communities can manage the mining potential of the area.

Training in indigenous mining areas of Cauca - Colombia 2010

Commissioned by the IDB, SCG worked with the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) - which leads the autonomous political and organizational processes of 139 communities - to define its policy regarding mining.

Mediation process - Peru 2011 to 2012

SCG was part of the mediation team that facilitated the successful negotiation of an out-of-court agreement between five communities of the Achuar indigenous people of the Corrientes River and the Occidental Petroleum company, where all parties were satisfied with the solution reached.

Identification of indigenous peoples - Peru 2019

SCG carried out studies to identify indigenous peoples in the mining operations environment, based on the methodology defined by the Ministry of Culture of Peru and the objective and subjective criteria established in national and international regulations.

The importance of this service challenged us to develop and use an unprecedented system for the private part of the project, which we call Comprehensive Social and Communications Management (SGS), which analyzed:

? Mapping of Actors by construction phase.
? Analysis of impacts and social risks.
? Preparation of social maps by infrastructure for the Final Engineering Studies (EDI).
? Georeferenced information system

With this new tool we managed to meet all the objectives that we set for ourselves as SCG:

1. Generate a favorable social climate for construction
2. Prevent and manage construction impacts
3. Comply with the commitments assumed by the Concessionaire with the Peruvian State in the EIA and with the international standards required by financial organizations.

Today, 32 kilometers and 6 years later, we are carrying out social management and communication activities throughout the project, which involves conducting environmental monitoring workshops, detailed inspections, training and supervision of subcontractors, handling of complaints, digital communication , communication campaigns for diversion plans and direct coordination with businesses and neighbors in the area of direct influence of the work.

We currently coordinate, register and systematize the Social Management information of this project through DELFOS® in more than 5,500 Stakeholders and 20,000 Interactions. This software, created by SCG, allows us to generate permanent reports of indicators, both for state supervision institutions and for financial organizations.