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Martina Paloheimo

Head Bridge-Builder & Special Events

Martina coordinates and develops our Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution program at GIDT.

She also helps lead our cultural exchange program and works to help develop new projects & communication strategies. Her experience in conflict resolution and Indigenous issues around the world gives Martina a deep understanding of the needs and interests of GIDT and its mission in reaching out to partners, stakeholders, supporting organizations and connecting with communities.

She graduated from Dalhousie university with undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Environmental Studies, and moved to South America shortly afterwards. Ever since Latin America, sustainable development, and people have become her passion. Having done her Masters in International Peace Studies at Trinity College in Dublin, she focused on how to work towards solving the intersection of human rights and environmental issues through conflict reduction. From there her work has focused on Peace Process Design, Mediation, Training in Conflict Resolution & ADR Practices, Circle Keeping, Conflict Analyst, Reconciliation as well as Conflict Coaching. Martina has experience from her home locally in Toronto, and internationally as a mediator, conflict analyst and facilitator with Peacebuilders International, St. Stephens House, Lakou Lape in Haiti, the Glencree Center for Peace and Reconciliation & Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre.

Her greatest passion is working on issues that arise in environments and communities with resource development. With the International Conservation Fund of Canada, Martina conducted ethnographic fieldwork research of Brazil’s Indigenous tribe the Kayapo who protect the largest portion of intact natural rainforest in the world. Her work focused on an examination of how the urbanization and development of the Amazon is affecting Indigenous Communities as well as the ecology and conservation of the land. Though she also works actively in the fields of restorative justice, community mediation, reconciliation in Canada, international relations, violent conflict reduction and building resilient communities.

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Partner Spotlight - Teck, one of Canada’s leadin Partner Spotlight - Teck, one of Canada’s leading mining companies, focused on providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the globe while caring for communities and the environment.

We'd like to thank our newest partner for supporting our Champions of Change Program and making the work we do at GIDT possible.

If you'd like to be a Champion of Change, you can support our projects through the link in bio.
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Wishing everyone a truly blessed holiday season and a prosperous New Year! 🧡
Enjoy this short clip highlighting some of our wor Enjoy this short clip highlighting some of our work in Ecuador with the #shuar community. Our work includes: Participatory mapping, Traditional knowledge preservation, Plant medicines and Community based ecotourism! 

Music in the video by: @natemmashiant 
#ecotourism #tek #traditionalknowledge #plantmedicine
Please consider supporting this go-fund me to help Please consider supporting this go-fund me to help our affiliate organization in Ecuador and Shuar communities. Your donation goes to help preserve indigenous land + culture in the #ecuadorianamazon and to combat #climatechange 

This way we can help Shuar families have their basic needs met, they can keep theirs and protect their lands from from exploitation + development 

Read more in the go-fund me page: Land Back for Amazonian Community

https://gofund.me/400d58c9
Meet Jenny Chiriap @yanua_artesanias_ a Shuar Wome Meet Jenny Chiriap @yanua_artesanias_ a Shuar Women and Plant Medicine Teacher who makes Beautiful Artisanal Jewelry based on her visions from the Ecuadorian Amazon! You can support her work and give amazing gifts! Yanua means Star in the #shuar language ✨✨ @yanua_artesanias_ makes custom pieces as well! Get in touch with her today or DM us for inquiries #supportsmallbusiness #supportindigenousartists #womenempowerment
So excited to share with everyone some of the amaz So excited to share with everyone some of the amazing work that’s been going on in Ecuador with our partners @inishanunka we have been supporting the #shuar and their ecotourism, cultural resurgence, land mapping and plant medicine projects! Stay tuned for project insights, info and ways to get involved or go visit! This photo was taken from the community of Buena Esperanza - the jungle sunsets never fail 🌅🌋💜
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