OXFAM AUSTRALIA – This guide is an introduction to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). It provides basic information about the right to FPIC and how this right can help people to have a say about development projects, such as dams, mines and, logging and other large infrastructure projects, which affect them in some way.
The guide is designed to assist the organizations supporting communities affected by large-scale development projects. It is a practical tool to facilitate dialogue between communities and the project developers — including companies, government and financiers.
The guide contains a practical seven step framework which aims to assist Indigenous Peoples affected by a project to collectively claim their right to FPIC. It also outlines the same principles as they apply to all project-affected communities. It includes a section as a resource to help communities understand their rights, with useful tips and information. The guide also contains some ‘red flags’ describing what can go wrong and difficulties that communities may encounter.
FPIC guides are currently available here in: English, Khmer, Laos, Mongolian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Tetum and Vietnamese. The trainer’s manual Strengthening Community Understanding of FPIC complements the guide and is a practical resource for trainers to help them plan and deliver FPIC training programs. FPIC trainer’s manuals are currently available here in: VI; PT; SW; EN; PT; FR; ZH. Oxfam has also produced a series of Free, Prior and Informed Consent training cards to be used in FPIC training programs. FPIC training cards are currently available in: SN; PT; EN; SW