In April 2021, along with the The Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) we sought out to change the Resource Hub’s logo. To do so, we invited all indigenous creators and graphic designers to participate in this competition. The competition was held between Tuesday, March 9 to Monday, March 22, 2021.
Participants were asked to submit original and creative sketches for the logo incorporating an indigenous world view.
Participant’s Average Age
We had a total of 26 participants registered and 11 participants who sent over proposals that met all the criteria (check out the sketches here!).
The winner of the competition was Abel Apaza, a young indigenous student from Puno, Peru (Quichua). Abel was chosen by a selecting committee made up of Tuntiak Katan (COICA’s Vice Coordinator), Soledad Mills (EO’s Chief Executive Officer) and Antonio Medina (Red Indígena de Turismo de Mexico Representative).
Abel’s design incorporates an indigenous world while linking indigenous rights to the access of information through connectivity.
«I would like to thank all of you for permitting me to have this space to express my ideas and encouraging participation. This is a good opportunity to see the creativity of Indigenous Peoples who carry the legacy of their peoples. This allows us to understand different points of view. I’m sure that these initiatives will help us understand the indigenous world view better.»
– Abel Apaza
