ICDO’s projects support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
has had a heart for social impact since she was a young girl. Growing up in a family that opened its doors to help those in need, she saw first-hand the positive impact helping others brings. This ignited in her a passion to get involved with social change and to draw attention to problems in the world and to do her part to try to eliminate them and tear down barriers. This compassion, mixed with her focus and drive, is also what had her fighting for her first social cause back in primary school when she started her first NGO which focused on raising awareness to the problems faced in the eco-system and stressing the importance of people changing their living habits to help one another and nature. She was determined to show how easy it can be to unite and make a change – this determination is something that Josipa still has today. Over the years and throughout her travels in Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and North America, Josipa has recognized that humans all share a common thread, and she feels compelled to bring that awareness to those a
“I feel that my responsibility as a human being is to take actions and all necessary measures to promote and inspire modern society that promotes diversity, equality and inclusion. These are crucial perquisites that we as society, but most importantly – as individuals – have to uphold and protect”
Toni Pehar, is a co-founder of ICDO and holds a responsibility of a Treasury and Chief Financial Officer, oversees finance and accounting, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, funds, grants, development and contracts management, and several special initiatives. Closely collaborates with President/CEO and helps set the overall direction of the organization. Besides his voluntary work at ICDO, Toni primarily holds a position as a General Manager at Gentium Capital Consulting., a consulting firm, since August 2015 with permanent address in Vienna, Austria. In addition, holds a position of Honorary Consul of the Republic of Colombia to the Republic of Croatia since 2021.
round her to provoke a social change
Cultura Viva Perú
Casa Museo Sulca Textiles
es un lugar donde las tradiciones del Norte, Sur y Centro de Perú se unen entre sí. La familia «Sulca» proviene de Ayacucho, donde la tradición textil es muy antigua. Muchos ayacuchanos se han dedicado a tejer durante varias generaciones. Walter Sulca León es el tercero de los cinco hijos de Benigno Sulca y Teresa Leon Landa. Walter decidió mudarse a Cusco para poder compartir las obras de su familia y de su gente con una audiencia más amplia.
«Walter Sulca decidió mudarse a Cusco para poder compartir las obras de su familia y de su gente con una audiencia más amplia.»
Así nació la idea de Casa Museo Sulca Textiles, donde Walter Sulca, junto con su esposa Elizabeth Flores y la joven Genesis Lucero, lo invitan a explorar varias culturas Pre-Inka e Inka a través de telas y cerámicas hechas en su taller. Aquí, puedes ver las mantas funerarias de Paracas, así como las réplicas exactas de los Khipus, Tocapus y Cerámicas Incas de Chancay y Nazca. Los artefactos originales se pueden encontrar en los museos de Washington DC y Lima. La colección también se enriquece con tapices andinos modernos y coloridos, que presentan motivos geométricos tradicionales diseñados por Textiles Sulca.
Detrás de los textiles de Casa Museo Sulca hay una misión para fortalecer y proporcionar métodos de producción más sostenibles a las comunidades de artesanos. Las comunidades en El Sur del Perú se unen a través de la Asociación de Artesanos de Artesanías, «El Ayllu y Textiles Sulca». A través de la promoción y el mercadeo, la Asociación hace que el trabajo de estos artesanos sea más accesible, cada vez más valioso, al tiempo que preserva, eleva y explora la identidad sociocultural de estas comunidades de acuerdo con formas de vida y producción ancestrales.
