We work to preserve and sustain the Altai Republic and the cultures who steward these precious lands. We stand in solidarity with all cultures who protect and heal the earth.

• Practical educational and technological tool sets are in use by key sectors (inclusive of gender and indigenous culture) to support sustainable and peace-enhancing development in rural southern central Siberian region, focused on the Altai Republic.

• Whole-system planning is integrated across sectors and regions, optimizing strengths and remediating weaknesses.

• Special efforts are made to find positive, inclusive solutions to the issue of land registration and ownership—especially communal and ancestral lands.

• Urgent needs for healthcare and civil society-building are addressed through targeted multi-stakeholder planning, and implementation of seminars and distance-learning programs concurrently with projects necessary to build a functioning technical infrastructure.

• The valuable culture and ecology of the Altai region are internationally nurtured according to local indigenous leadership, so that the legacy is available to meet global needs, especially the health and spiritual resources for which the region is renowned.

• Internationally collaborative research for “best practices” accelerates development innovations.

• Preservation of indigenous land rights and cultural heritage, including ancestral lands.

• Leadership development and trans-regional strategic planning, focusing on youth, women, and indigenous peoples.

• Establishment of technical infrastructure and access, including broadband internet access in rural regions, and distance-learning training systems for both users and technicians.

• Implementation of broad-based e-health and civil society-building programs, as a necessary pre-condition for cultural and economic sustainability.