The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) is an innovative funding instrument that indigenous communities can use to find solutions to the challenges they face. The objective of the Facility is to strengthen indigenous peoples’ communities and their organizations. It finances small projects that foster self-driven development. IPAF supports projects designed and implemented by Indigenous Peoples’ communities and their organizations through small grants. Supported projects build on Indigenous Peoples’ culture, identity, knowledge and natural resources.